MYSTIC ROOTZ - Studio 303

PROJECT // Grimasque

BIOGRAPHY

Born in Montreal with Haitian roots, Mecdy Jean-Pierre, also known by his artist name Mystic Rootz, is a dancer, choreographer, judge, and educator who has helped shape Montreal’s dance scene since 2005. Recognized by legendary street dance elders worldwide, he carries their legacy forward, having begun his journey in competitive battles before expanding into contemporary dance, sound healing, and sacred geometry.

As Canada’s representative in international street dance battles, Mystic Rootz has brought his movement philosophy to global stages. His style fuses high-precision intentionality with reclaimed bodily rhythm, grounded in breath, weight, and alignment, what he calls bodily intelligence. His credits include collaborations with Cirque du Soleil, Blueprint Dance Company, Gadfly, We All Fall Down, Tentacle Tribe, and Nyata Nyata, alongside appearances in dance films Sur le rythme, Step Up All In, and Full Out.

A Reiki master and elite dancer, he’s also a visionary mentor who uplifts Montreal’s community through expressive dance workshops and events like Soul Bangin’ and Rythme & Danse. As founder/artistic director of Wee Verse, his interdisciplinary leadership fosters street dance as embodied expression, movement research, and ancestral connection.

A Reiki master and elite dancer, he’s also a visionary mentor who uplifts Montreal’s community through expressive dance workshops and events like Soul Bangin’ and Rythme & Danse. As founder/artistic director of Wee Verse, his interdisciplinary leadership fosters street dance as embodied expression, movement research, and ancestral connection.

Currently at Nyata Nyata, Mystic Rootz deepens his contemporary dance studies, refining his body’s rhythms, redefining time and space, and channelling energy into therapeutic dance forms that articulate his life philosophy through layered conceptual work.

PROJECT DETAILS
Mask Off is a group project aimed at revealing the beginnings of our reflections about the masks we wear. The symbolism of Afro-descendant masks, the masks we wear at home, at work, in society, racial/identity masks, and more… We, as men, navigate challenges rooted in upbringing, from the past to today. We question: Why are we afraid to live our emotions? Why do we avoid expressing them? Is it because we must “stay strong”? What does “strong” even mean? Why are we afraid to cry? A series of questions confront us on this path, leading us to explore how to cultivate emotional security without shortcuts or resentment. Through movement, rhythms, and song, we aim to ground our bodies, demonstrating an example of taking responsibility—owning these roles/masks that have been given to us or that we’ve lost. With the help of Congolese Ngoma drums and Afro-descendant polyrhythms, we ride our ideas through explorations in different settings—studios, nature, circles, and beyond.

PROJECT DETAILS

Mask Off is a group project aimed at revealing the beginnings of our reflections about the masks we wear. The symbolism of Afro-descendant masks, the masks we wear at home, at work, in society, racial/identity masks, and more…

We, as men, navigate challenges rooted in upbringing, from the past to today. We question: Why are we afraid to live our emotions? Why do we avoid expressing them? Is it because we must “stay strong”? What does “strong” even mean? Why are we afraid to cry? A series of questions confront us on this path, leading us to explore how to cultivate emotional security without shortcuts or resentment.

Through movement, rhythms, and song, we aim to ground our bodies, demonstrating an example of taking responsibility—owning these roles/masks that have been given to us or that we’ve lost.

With the help of Congolese Ngoma drums and Afro-descendant polyrhythms, we ride our ideas through explorations in different settings—studios, nature, circles, and beyond.