Street + Cultural Foundations + Technique

 4-Week Summer Training Experience

Styles and schedule subject to change while remaining within the conservatory’s street, cultural, technique, and commercial dance training focus. Open to ages 13 through adult.

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WEEK 1-Body Awareness, Rhythm & Foundations

Wednesday

Time                          Class

1:00–2:00 PM                Stretch & Conditioning
2:10–3:10 PM                West African + Rhythm Studies
3:20–4:20 PM                Jazz Foundations

Saturday Specialty Labs

Time                          Class

1:00–2:00 PM                Rhythm, Musicality & Groove Lab

2:00–2:45 PM                Improvisation Foundations

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WEEK 2- Technical Development

Wednesday

Time                         Class

1:00–2:00 PM                Ballet Foundations
2:10–3:40 PM                Turns + Leaps Lab
3:50–4:50 PM                Commercial Dance / Performance Lab
 

Saturday Specialty Labs

Time                          Class

1:00–2:00 PM                 Krump Foundations
2:00–2:45 PM                 Battle Culture + Freestyle Session

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WEEK 3-Hip Hop Culture & Street Styles

Wednesday

Time                          Class

1:00–2:00 PM               Hip Hop Foundations
2:10–3:10 PM               House Foundations
3:20–4:20 PM               Breaking Foundations

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Saturday Specialty Labs

Time                       Class

1:00–2:00 PM             Popping Foundations
2:00–2:45 PM             Cypher + Freestyle Lab

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WEEK 4-Artistry, Choreography & Creation

Wednesday

Time                      Class

1:00–2:00 PM            Contemporary Foundations
2:10–3:10 PM            Afrobeats Foundations
3:20–4:20 PM            Commercial Dance / Choreography
 

Saturday Specialty Labs

Time                     Class

1:00–2:00 PM          Horton Technique + Movement Exploration     

2:15–3:00 PM          Improvisation + Creative Practice
3:00–4:30 PM          Final Concept Session + Media Capture

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Additional Conservatory Information

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Saturday Specialty Labs

Saturday conservatory labs occurring during designated conservatory hours are included with Session 1 enrollment.

Additional guest workshops, pop-up intensives, specialty classes, and special events scheduled outside designated conservatory hours may require separate registration and payment.

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Schedule Flexibility

Styles, instructors, and weekly class offerings are subject to change while remaining within the conservatory’s street, cultural, technique, and commercial dance training focus.

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Training Environment

The NCUNDERGROUND Conservatory is designed as a community-based training experience focused on artistic growth, cultural foundations, versatility, performance development, and movement exploration.

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Age Recommendation

Recommended for ages 13+.
Younger dancers may participate with approval.

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Session Format

Session 1 serves as an introductory conservatory experience exposing dancers to a variety of traditional technique, foundational street, cultural, and commercial dance forms. Future sessions may include deeper specialized training tracks and expanded areas of study.