Class
Hip hop foundations, ages 10 to 12
This is where most dancers begin. The class is 60 minutes, it meets twice a week, and Layal teaches every groove and step slowly enough to catch. By the end of a session, a dancer has a combination they can show.
60 minutes, Monday and Wednesday
Classes of up to 10
A grown-up collects every dancer
Layal Younis
Teacher
In the room
What a foundations class is like
Five parts, in the same order every class.
- 01
Step 1: Warm up
A few minutes on the floor to wake up the legs, back and shoulders.
- 02
Step 2: Grooves
Bounce, rock and a few other basic grooves, counted out loud and then to the music.
- 03
Step 3: Across the floor
Steps in lines, a few dancers at a time, with the teacher calling the count.
- 04
Step 4: A combination
A short phrase, built up a little each class, that the group performs together.
- 05
Step 5: The circle
Everyone stands in a circle to cool down, and anyone who wants to can step in for a few counts.
Before you start
Before the first class
What to wear
A T-shirt, joggers or shorts, and clean sneakers that only come out inside the studio. Hair is tied back.
Length and size
Sixty minutes, in classes of up to 10, on Monday and Wednesday afternoons.
Moving on
When a teacher thinks a dancer is ready for the teen class, she says so at the end of a session and talks it over with the family.
Teen hip hop
Come and move with us
Try a class, and the teacher will tell you where to start.