The class is scaffolded that start with cardio and strength building as a warm-up, followed by a high intensity, high energy and super fun dance combinations to develop your confidence.

We use age-appropriate music and dance movements, so you can fully express yourself physically with confidence. The emphasis is not just on technique and proper alignment, but most importantly the student’s safety and taking into consideration the unique physicality of the individual.

What will you learn

Part 1: Musicality

What is dance musicality? Why is it important in learning Hip Hop dance? Dance musicality is how dancers hear, interpret, and dance to music. It sets the tone for our movements and gives sounds to follow.

But, in order to start leaning about music and how we dance to it, the first step is learning how to count music itself.

Part 2: Body Awareness

Just like taking a yoga class. A big objective of yoga is simply to be present – in the mind, and the body. By doing so, you're bringing together your mental and physical. Similarly, as a dancer, your mind and body must be working together – your mind is the part that understands the music and the intent behind the movement, and your body is the actual tool for moving. Here are ways to train your body to learn to dance Hip Hop.

Body Placements In Dance

When you know what each part of the body feels like in a resting position. You learn to create some pictures to explore how bodies look and feel in certain placements. We'll be using 3 main ideas for these exercises:

• Focus

• Posture

• Angles

Part 3: Execution of movement

Grooving!!!!

Chances are, you probably already know how to dance. When you go to a club, or listen to music on the radio, do you bob your head or sway side to side? These are grooves – which is the foundation for Hip Hop dance and Open Style choreography. Hip Hop Dance grooves were invented by people who were dancing at parties to just vibe with each other.

What the choreographer or dance instructor means...

When they say to "Watch"

This is when it's polite for the people in the front of the class to take a knee/seat. Even if you know the moves, really WATCH the choreographer demonstrate the piece. While you watch, take note of where the piece counts in, the true tempo of how fast the song goes, and how the choreographer is hitting each move. The closer you pay attention, the closer you'll know what to emulate.

When they tell you to "Mark it"

Marking means that you are doing the piece more in your head than on your body – but you should still be doing it with your body. Think of it as doing the piece, but with less energy. Be more conscious of the music, timing, and where your body placements are rather than releasing your bankai. The choreographer might use percentages to indicate how much energy you should be putting into your mark. Example: "Let's go just 50% for this first run-through!" or "Mark it around 80%"

When they tell you to "Go full out"

All right, THIS is when you go 100% with your energy. Think of it as the most you can do for everything: cleanliness, timing (that you should've perfected in your mark), but now with power!

Choreographer's execution

WATCH them demonstrate for the class! Take note of texture, dynamics, milking, everything from their demeanor and posture to their facials and energy levels.

Listening to the music

A huge huge huge huge huge part of being able to get a piece is knowing the music. Know what sounds you're hitting, when those sounds come in the music, the tempo, mood, and style of the song.

Practice performance

If you're satisfied with starting out learning just the choreography, that's fine! But if you feel comfortable with the piece, try and add a little pizzazz to it! Your freestyle, your facials, your personal swag.

After you take a Hip Hop dance class

A class experience is not limited to just learning choreography. After all the moves are taught, there will be a few things the choreographer has you do.

Groups

This is when the room is divided into sections, and that group will perform the piece as the other students watch. Groups can get intimidating! But it's also an integral part to your growth. Push yourself outside of your comfort zone and just go for it!

Select group

The choreographer may or may not call out a "select group" – a group of students that they noticed and want the rest of the class to watch. The selected dancers may have been really clean, not so clean but performed the crap out of it, had a lot of personal style, or were just fun to watch. There are so many reasons you can get chosen or not for a select group, so don't overthink it! If the choreographer calls out a "any 10 people" or "any 5 people" to be in a group, and you feel comfortable with the piece, you should volunteer to go up!

But most importantly just have fun and enjoy being expressive.

It will be taught by Ms Fasihah

Fasihah has been dancing and performing since 2008. Her speciality is hip hop but has versatility in many other genres like street jazz, contemporary and reggae. She has won championships in international’s competitions like Super 24 (2013,2014, 2015, 2016), All babes cineleisure dance (2013, 2015, 2017), The royal dance off (2014) and many more.

Through her experience, she was also exposed to taking up important role in many various level of dance production such as chief choreographer, stage manager and a director in her own independent dance production and advertisements.

Currently she is focused on these two dance forms, Street Jazz and Hip Hop, at Danzpeople and currently holding a CSTD Jazz certificate

June 14, 15 ,16, 17, 20, 21

6 Sessions for $180

10.00am to 11.30am

Only for 14-26 years old participants.