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Hip Hop Experience Dance Class (Spring)

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Through experiential and interactive instruction, youth will explore the fundamentals of Hip Hop dance while learning specific technique, vocabulary, dynamics and the musicality of Hip Hop. Students learn the elements of Hip Hop culture while experiencing the culture through each era. Students learn a variety of movement and styles that are traditional to Hip Hop dance in each era. Check out this video for a look at our students in action:
https://youtu.be/1763rtb7LuE

Time: Junior: Mondays beginning April 7, 5–5:50 PM (6 sessions). Ages 5–8. 
         Youth: Mondays beginning April 7, 6–6:50 PM (6 sessions). Ages 8–11.
         No class on April 14. 
Place: Forest Road Park building
Price: $75, plus cost of class shirt of $25 to be paid in cash to instructor by 2nd class.

María Daniel, the 2024 Community Impact Award Recipient for Dance Education, is a National Dance Foundation Partner and creator of the copyrighted Hip Hop Experience (HHE) Dance Class and Curriculum, featured on CBS and NBC. As Founder and Artistic Director of iDance Ministry (dba iDance Experience), she serves culturally and economically diverse dancers through impactful dance education and mentorship throughout New Jersey and New York City. HHE explores the potential therapeutic qualities of Hip Hop Dance and María has conducted innovative research in this area. With decades of experience as a dancer, choreographer, educator, author, and attorney, María has earned five mayoral proclamations. She received a 2023 NJ Senate and Assembly Joint Resolution for her meritorious record of service, leadership, and commitment as a dance educator who leverages the creative arts to improve life in the community. Certified to teach Hip Hop Dance to youth with special needs, she promotes equitable access to dance while also coordinating National Dance Week programs and workshops. Her accolades include the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Volunteer Service Award, the Professional Woman of the Year Award (NANBPWC), and a Director Award (Dance the World – Disney).

 

This program will be run in accordance with New Jersey Department of Health COVID-19 safety guidelines. If required by NJDOH guidelines, registrants should bring their own face coverings. Parents/guardians of minor registrants will need to read and agree to an online COVID-19 legal waiver.

 

Registration: To register, please go to Community Pass, log in, click on “Browse Activities,” select Spring 2025 Programs for Children & Adults, find this program, and follow the instructions on how to register online. If you haven’t created a family account on Community Pass yet, it’s free! No paper registrations or checks will be accepted for this program. For more information, call Fanwood Recreation, 908 370-7092.