About
Built from Ubuntu, biomimicry, and ancestral wisdom.
Ivan Touko is a Cameroonian-Canadian creative based in Edmonton, Alberta and Victoria, BC. Bilingual in English and French. He holds a BSc in Environmental and Conservation Sciences from the University of Alberta, Campus Saint-Jean.
He travels the world to teach and facilitate. He has led workshops and experiences in Sweden, Mexico, and all over Canada. The work goes wherever the rhythm is needed.
He builds experiences that treat human bodies like ecosystems: interconnected, rhythmic, built to thrive.
His philosophy is simple and deep at once. I am because we are. Groove isn't just movement. It's a way of building cohesion, belonging, and aliveness across communities, classrooms, companies, and dance floors.
Sub-brands
The Groove State, corporate wellness
Rhythms of Africa, K-12 schools and residencies
Groove State of Mind, music curation and playlists
La Connexional / Feel The Grooves, dance-driven cultural events
Di Groove State, future Caribbean and Afro-diaspora identity
Core belief
Groove creates cohesion.