Class Descriptions
The Diasporic Movement Collective practices forms of African Diasporic street dances (poppin, salsa, locking, krumpin, hip-hop, house dance, freestyle, Cuban rumba, capoeira, soca, son, breakin, merengue, cumbia, etc). Working both in and out of the dance studio, we are at home on the concert stage as well as a cipher at a house party.
We do
- Residency Programs (Long and Short Term)
- Workshops
- Multi-Cultural Performances
- Staff Development Workshops
- Movement Workshops for Teachers and Students
Middle & High School Courses Titles
- African Hip- Hop
- Rumba Cubana (Guaguanco, The Dirty Version)
- Poppin, Robot, Wavin (Funk Styles)
- Merengue (Hard Celebration Technique)
- Que Rico Boogaloo ( Bronx style)
- Bachata (The Zoo York Version)
- Samba ( Salvador da Bahia Pelourinho Style)
- Tales From the Crypt (Black Swan Diaspora Choreography)
- Harlem Disco
- Afro-Caribbean salsa (Bomba, Plena, and Rumba)
- Saucy Soukous (Extreme Hips)
Academic and Studio Classes Offered:
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The Diasporic Movement Collective practices all forms of African Diasporic* street dances (poppin, breakin, locking, krumpin, hip-hop, house dance, ragga, freestyle, Cuban rumba, capoeira, soca, son, merengue, cumbia, etc) to teach, research, fellowship, choreograph, and perform. This organization seeks to use Diasporic dances as a tool for personal expression, community, and social change. The amalgamation of different forms transcends boundaries that create unmistakably new dance styles. Additionally, we:
Goal 1: Build a classroom community based on understanding, dialogue, and learning through movement.
Goal 2: Socialization through the Arts: This trains students not only to be artists, but also as skillful communicators in multiple settings.
Goal 3: Cultural communication and literacy: Student can learn about their culture as well as that of others.
Goal 4: Enhance students' understanding of the possibilities, limitations, and functions of their bodies.
* WE IMPLEMENT THE N.Y.S. LEARNING STANDARDS FOR THE ARTS