Hip Hop Workshop

Dance is an excellent way of building pupils’ confidence, aspiration and self-esteem as well as being a great way for getting students active and healthy in a fun way.  Our sessions build on coordination, flexibility and rhythm whilst encouraging children’s natural creativity

• Choice of 30 minutes to 60 minute programs

Session Includes

• One professional instructor per 14 children
• Partner drills and teamwork
• Warm up & cool down

Hip Hop & Breakdance is a street-dance style that evolvedin the early 1970’s. Following the release of James Brown’s hit ‘Get on the Good Foot’ in 1969, youths of New York began mimicking Brown’s footsteps in the streets of South Bronx. The ‘Good Foot’, soon to be coined ‘B-boy’, combined high energy and acrobatic like dance moves. Breakdancing offered youths a constructive alternative to street gang violence. Requiring discipline and upper body strength, breakdance appealed typically to athletic men and was well suited for competition. By the time breaking had gained popularity, dance battles were well established. ‘Battles’ were performed either one-to-one or in crews. The winning side was determined by the breaker/s who could outperform the other by displaying a set of faster, more complicated and innovative moves..

• Maximum of 30 students per teacher

Suggested durations
Early Stage 1 & Stage 1 – 30 minutes
Stage 2 & 3 (Ages 8 to 12) – 30 to 45 minutes
Stage 4, 5, 6 (Ages 12 —>) – 30 to 60 minutes

What to Wear?
Loose fitting/PE clothes & sports shoes (flat rubber soles)

Requirements
School to supply a CD Player/Sound equipment with an ipod plug in
Hall or empty classroom with enough room for the children to move

For bookings & other information contact us on 1300 189 187