MOVEMENT workshops
We are proud to offer 2 unique, movement workshops that provide supportive environments for self-discovery, increasing cultural understanding, and engaging in new cultural movements. Each workshop also has the option to upgrade to {Deluxe} for a longer, deeper, more enriching format.
ASIAN ~ FLOW
Cultural Movement Workshop by House of Chow
Run Time: 45 min
Tech Needs: sound system + wireless mic
Open to: all levels and experiences
Featured at: Perelman Performing Arts Center 2024 Family Programming Series, New Jersey Futures 2024 Artist Disruptor Fellow Showcase
Workshop Description
ASIAN ~ FLOW is a 45-min cultural movement workshop that promotes greater cultural understanding and empathy through the diversity of practices and music exposed. The experience explores the history and practices of Black & Latino American cultural movements of Hip-Hop Dance as well as Asian cultural movements of martial arts. Participants will lift their spirits with a guided cypher of foundational Hip-Hop grooves, all accompanied by a curated playlist of exclusively Asian music artists. Moving from high to low energy, participants will then ground themselves with a Kung-Fu meditation practice. Participants should leave inspired with everyday movement practices they can easily incorporate into their lifestyle to deepen their relationship with their body.
*Upgrade to ASIAN ~ FLOW {Deluxe} for a 75-min workshop that features a performance excerpt showcasing exceptional Hip-Hop dance choreography and freestyle as well as an open dialogue session with the performers.
GET SERVED!
Hip-Hop Dance Workshop by House of Chow
Run Time: 60 min
Tech Needs: sound system + wireless mic
For: all levels and experiences
Featured At: Culture Lab’s 2024 PROUD LEGACY
Workshop Description
Get Served! is a 60-min Hip-Hop Dance workshop that serves up a 3-course experience surrounding the roots and history of Hip-Hop culture. We’ll whet your appetite with a guided cypher, providing participants a taste of foundational Hip-Hop Dance grooves. The main course includes a community choreography session where House of Chow educators will teach select Hip-Hop Dance vocabulary from the East Coast to the West Coast. Dessert arrives in the form of a low-pressure, party setting where participants will have the tasty opportunity to showcase what they learned! Participants should leave energized with more clarity in the core essence and practice of Hip-Hop dance.
*Upgrade to Get Served! {Deluxe} for a 120 min workshop that provides either the option for a wider range of Hip-Hop Dance vocabulary drilling or a deeper dive into one particular foundation of choice (Popping, Boogaloo, Locking, Rocking, Breaking, Waacking) History lessons will be supplemented by digital archives.
