Gideon is a dance artist, interior designer, and full-time creative who pours himself entirely into every project he touches. Widely recognized for his mastery of Bboy and Krump, he fuses multiple dance styles into a signature voice that defies easy categorization. These days, the stage lights have shifted: he now spends most of his time behind the camera — editing, photographing, shooting videos — channeling the same all-out intensity into visual storytelling.
That relentless work ethic traces back to a guiding scripture: do all you do as unto the Lord. It is the engine that has powered every move, from the earliest days to the present.
The spark for dance ignited in his mid-primary years. Watching The Karate Kid movie, he was struck by Jaden Smith’s dance scene. His friend turned to him and said that if he could move like that, he’d go places. That moment lodged deep. From then on, Gideon trained relentlessly. By high school, he had become a phenomenon. Word spread beyond the school gates — people traveled from nearby villages just to watch the kid who could pull off flips and flares with impossible ease.
During a morph production at Watoto Church, he executed a flip that seemed to hang in the air longer than physics allowed, landing with velvet precision. The crowd started calling him “Slomo,” a name that captured the slow-motion illusion of his aerial control. The nickname stuck and still follows him today.
As a child, Gideon’s curiosity ran toward technology. He would dismantle gadgets, televisions, and radios, eager to understand the inner workings of each component. That particular spark dimmed over the years, but the instinct to take things apart and rebuild them found new life in dance and design.
Church played a formative role. He danced alongside the choir whenever his parents brought him to service. One moment stands out: someone snapped a photograph of him mid-movement. Gideon took the image as a quiet prophecy — that dance would become his way of serving God throughout his life.
Dance
Gideon begins every dance piece with a theme. He listens to the track on repeat, mapping its rhythm and pattern before a single step is taken. Only then does he unleash random freestyles, mining the chaos for fragments that feel right. Those fragments are stitched, refined, and re-tested in an iterative loop until the final piece locks into place. When momentum stalls, he studies other artists for sparks of inspiration, but the finished work is always unmistakably his own.
Interior Design
Gideon is the lead designer at TimTen interior & Landscape Design Company Limited where the mantra is simple: “We design your dream.” Every project starts with the client brief, which Gideon treats as sacred text. The goal is alignment — every texture, fixture, and hue must reflect the client’s vision. Budget, however, is the hard boundary. The Ugandan design industry just like any other operates amidst a number of constraints. Gideon employs his expertise, experience and design knowledge to bring clients’ dreams to life. The dream stays intact; only the materials shift.
When it came time for university, Gideon was accepted into interior design at Kyambogo University and industrial art at Makerere University simultaneously. He weighed both paths: industrial art promised theory and textbooks, while interior design offered a direct line to applying art principles in real spaces. He chose Kyambogo. His mission remains clear — to transform environments into places where people feel truly comfortable to live and work.
Highlights and Impact
Since 2011, Gideon has been a fixture in Uganda’s dance scene, competing on platforms like the 60 Seconds Dance Competition at Watoto Church, Breakfast Jam, Skillz Africa, and Batalo East. Through movement, he built a social network he never could have accessed otherwise — connections that span cities, studios, and stages.
The pandemic forced a pivot. Instead of retreating, Gideon chose self-employment, launching fully into his creative path when the world stood still. During that same period, he designed the Agandy Studios space — one that has since launched and sustained the careers of countless artists, becoming a hub for creative growth and collaboration.
The influence runs deeper than infrastructure. People approach him with wide eyes: “You make this look so easy.” They look up to him, and that recognition humbles him. Dance gave him reach; design gave him purpose. Together, they have allowed Gideon — Slomo — to leave footprints far beyond the floor.
The Challenges
Gideon has never lacked motivation, but the road has not been smooth. In Uganda, monetizing dance remains a steep uphill climb. Opportunities for professional growth are not what one would typically wish for, and the market offers little infrastructure to sustain a full-time career in movement. Holding fast to his Christian faith in a largely secular dance world has demanded constant navigation — balancing conviction with the demands of a field that often celebrates the opposite.
Interior design brings its own grind. The business side — spreadsheets, taxes, invoicing — pulls him away from the act of creating, which is where his heart lives. The field itself is small and fiercely competitive. Without the right networks, survival is nearly impossible. Knowing the right people isn’t optional; it’s oxygen.
Dreams Still in Motion
Not all ambitions have landed. Since childhood, Gideon has carried a playful fantasy: a cameo in a Hollywood dance film. He laughs about it now — if that call ever comes, he jokes, early retirement might follow immediately. The dream persists, lighthearted but real, a reminder that even Slomo hasn’t touched every stage he imagines.
To the Next Generation
For those just stepping into dance or design, Gideon offers three anchors. First:
“Don’t be single-minded — try to diversify.” Tunnel vision can blind you from paths that might carry you further.
Second, a line borrowed from Uganda’s President Museveni: “Avoid arrivism.” Reach one milestone and keep moving — complacency kills distance.
Finally, and most vital: “Always seek God’s counsel.” Gideon never imagined he’d stand where he does today, but he is here because God has guided every step.
