Martine Castera

Martine Castera

Émilie Wilson

© Marie-Ève Dion

A graduate in contemporary dance from UQAM, Martine specializes in street dance, more specifically popping, waacking and hip-hop, and has 14 years of karate training. She has taken part, among others, in several training programs, including at the Broadway Dance Center in New York, Springboard, and numerous workshops at Circuit-Est in Montreal, as well as Eleganza in Italy, in Vancouver, Las Vegas and with Alleyne Dance in London.

She recently represented Canada at the Waacking World Festival in Peru, where she won 2nd place in the All Styles battle. She has also won several battles, including the Intimacy battle two years in a row and the SuperNature battle in April 2024.

An established freelance artist active in the Montreal scene, she works with various companies and projects, including Hudu, a piece by Aluma that toured internationally (Tunisia, France, Mexico, Canada), the Canadian tour of SAM: Articule by Prestigo, Manger nos racines by Léa Tremblay Fong, Chanteurs masqués, as well as Find Your Light at the 100lux festival in 2020 and 2025.

She is also a choreographer and performer in several multidisciplinary collaborations, including Pelures, O:DOOZ, Ma cage berçante, Je dis ça, mais j’dis rien, and the creation Déglingué.

A member of the RQD, she continues to refine her practice and remain actively involved in the dance community through teaching and cultural mediation. Inclusion, individuality and authenticity are at the heart of her artistic approach.