Urban Kulture – Hip Hop Summer Program for Youth
July 2014 at Arts Continuing Education, MacEwan University
A first in Canada, MacEwan University is offering youth aged 13 and up a unique Hip Hop program with workshops in Deejaying, Rap/Emcee, and Urban Art with B-Boy/B-Girl and Hip Hop dance. These workshops are a unique opportunity to explore hip hop and use creative skills in art, writing, music and movement.
The Urban Kulture program will be highlighted at the first outdoor City Market of the season on May 17th downtown. DJ Dice, Dre, Sean Arceta and the United1ne crew will perform from 11 am – 2 pm at the 104th street market with deejaying, rap/emcee, b-boy/b-girl hip hop and urban dance.
The professional artists instructing in our summer program are performers, producers and activists for hip hop as a powerful art form. With a great learning environment, small hands-on classes and performance opportunities, this will be a great summer experience.
Our summer program was inspired by the 2013 Hip Hop Heads symposium organized by Michael MacDonald, Associate Professor in the Music program at MacEwan, and the positive work done by artists from the Hip Hop Preservation Society and Cipher5 Hip Hop Circle which promote the positive potential for hip hop to create environments and activities which engage youth with creative expression, communication and self-actualization. Many of the Urban Kulture instructors have roots in MacEwan University either as instructors, graduates, students or consultants.
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July Urban Kulture – Hip Hop workshops:
Courses are Monday to Friday. Workshops are $315 each. Hip hop classes are $110. Urban Kulture Packages combine a workshop and hip hop dance class for a full day of Kulture for $405.
July 7 - 11
The Art of Rap / Emcee Workshop
Learn the art of rap and emcee with a professional artist. 9 am2 pm. Instructor: Dre
Hip Hop Dance
A creative exploration of this energetic, raw and fast-paced style. 2:15-4:15 pm. Instructor: Carla Benevides
July 14 - 18
Urban Beat / DJ Workshop
Learn mixing and scratching - from beat counting and hands-skills to creative transitions, blends and intros. 9 am2 pm. Instructor: DJ Dice
B-Boy/B-Girl Hip Hop Workshop
Learn the original music, roots and culture of hip hop with break-dancing. 2:15-4:15 pm.
Instructor: Sean Arceta
July 21 - 25
Wild Style / Urban Art Workshop
Graffiti inspired art with characters and letter styles to explosive colour and expressive line. 9 am2 pm.
Instructor: Dre
Hip Hop Kulture - Urban Dance
From east coast raw street styles to west coast R & B styles, popularized by singers and professional dancers. 2:15-4:15 pm. Instructor: Sarah Dharshi
Urban Kulture Packages
Take an Art, Rap or DJ class with a Hip Hop, B-Boy or Urban Dance class for a full day of hip hop for the special price of $405. Monday to Friday, 9 am to 4:15 pm.
Hip Hop Kulture - Instructors:
Dre
- Rap/Emcee
- Wild Style / Urban Art
Teaching the Rap/Emcee and Urban Art classes is the Hip Hop pioneer Dedaliss. Andre Hamilton is one of the founding fathers of Hip Hop in Canada and has mentored generations of Hip Hop artists from around the country. Celebrated with Juno and Much Music awards, Andre is a graduate of MacEwan University and the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, and has performed with a range of national and international recording artists. Dre Pharoh is an educator at Cipher5 in Edmonton, a founder of the weekly Cipher5Hip Hop Circle, Director of the Hip Hop Preservation Society of Canada and Co-Director of Zulu Nation of Canada. Dre’s work focuses on providing a forum for hip hop education, therapy and activism using music and art as mediums for cultural exchange and understanding for youth and adults. For classic hip hop see Cause for Alarm and the Hip Hop Circle.
DJ Dice
- Deejaying
The legendary D.J. Dice has been crowned as one of Canada's top Hip Hop Deejays. Chris Cousino is a performer, music producer and educator, and one of the rare DJ’s willing to share his knowledge and skills with youth. A Board Member of both the HHPS and Zulu Nation of Canada, Chris was a key speaker and participant in the Hip Hop Heads symposium. DJ Dice Chris has a hip hop radio show on CJSR, Saturday evenings at 11 pm, and was formative in establishing Cipher5 and the Hip Hop Circle; an open forum for the understanding of hip hop’s past and present. Dice is currently in his Edmonton music studio producing Hip Hop and performing shows at venues across Canada.
Pharush
- B-Boy/B-Girl (break dancing)
Pharush has been b-boying for 10 years; travelling across Canada to battle in other major cities. Sean Arceta is also a graduate of the Social Work Program and the Digital Media and Design program at MacEwan University. A performer, instructor and public speaker for the dance group United1ne and the Red Power Squad, Sean has gone across Canada to schools, communities and reserves to perform and communicate hip hop as a positive experience for youth.
Experience United1ne at www.united1ne.com.
Carla Benevides
- Hip Hop Dance
Carla is an instructor at MacEwan University in our dance program. Always challenging our ideas of hip hop dance, Carla has been instrumental in developing new courses in Latin Hip Hop, Jazz Funk, and Jazz Funk in Heels.
Sarah Dharshi
- Urban Dance and Hip Hop
Sarah Dharshi is a MacEwan University Bachelor of Arts student, Edmonton-based
dancer, instructor and innovative choreographer. Sarah is the founder of BBM Dance Company, a dance crew with the mission of inspiring creativity, empowering women and promoting independence through movement. In 2009, she received an Artist's Emerge scholarship which allowed her to train with some of the world's most famous hip-hop choreographers in LA. She has danced for Juno award winning artists as well as in music videos, and in 2013 received the Choreographer of the Year award. As well as teaching dance, Sarah owns and operates Flavor Studios, trains with WE Dance Project, and dances and choreographs for YEGrBombs Dance Crew.
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