POP UP classes happen in Los Angeles at Stomping Ground LA. Stay tuned.
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This guided freestyle/improvisation classes merges practices from the social and exploratory natures of Hip Hop and Contemporary dance, while acknowledging the complex nature of dance hybridity. Open to all styles of dancer, this class playfully explores patterns, grooves, textures, and mood in music. Weekly playlists are curated by Amy O and include the genres of hip hop, house, trip hop, electronica, and experimental pop music. This class will help cultivate your individual style of movement and empower your free style/improvisation skills from the audition, to the creative process, to the battle, the club, and the party.
The Rhythm Assembly (formerly called Rhythm is a Dancer) started in 2011 as a workshop in Seattle WA at Velocity Dance Center then evolved at Ryan Heffinton’s The Sweat Spot in Los Angeles 2016-2020. As a hybrid dance artist participating equally in street and club dance culture and contemporary dance performance, Amy acknowledges and honors the cultural heritage of Hip Hop and Black dance history, people, ritual, community values, and technical drills in this class. The class is about cultivating the individual’s ability to dance for dance’s sake, to dance for one’s life, and to grow through community exchange.