lady sol 

Leyda “Lady Sol” Garcia is the daughter of Mexican immigrant parents who was raised in Chicago. She was born a dancer who spent her teens and twenties training in dance clubs throughout Chicago, NYC, & L.A.

Leyda was mentored & taught by numerous Black Dance masters including Mama Efe McWorter of Joseph Holmes Dance Theater, Baba Idy Ciss of Muntu Dance, Hip-Hop legend, Leslie "Big Lez" Segar, the Body Love Empress Jessica Phoenix Fiyah, and Fada Bogle's prodigy Chad Global Bob Torrington from Kingston.

Lady Sol is a Co-Founder of Kuumba Lynx, Chicago's premiere Hip-Hop Arts & Ed organization. She is also the Founder and former Manager/Director of the globally recognized FootworKINGz whose notoriety includes work with Missy Elliott, Nicki Minaj & Madonna.

Lady Sol's life work has been committed to the empowerment of marginalized communities through social dance learning with a Hip-Hop foundation and a Reggae/Dancehall attitude.