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Urban Movement Arts (UMA) welcomes adults of all ages and experience levels to explore Hip Hop, American folk dance, and African Diaspora movement genres. We guide movers and dancers to develop true connection to community and style.
Our programs and classes bring out the joy of discovering new ways of being and moving in the world. *Artwork by Lynnea Holland Weiss and Dan Isaac Bortz how to start dancing:
Drop In : Class SCHEDULE is HERE. Just show up to a class and pay us in person. We take cash and major credit cards. You are not required to sign up ahead of time. Seriously, take a deep breath and come dance! We can walk you through the details when you get here.
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valentines vibes:Bring your Valentine (or just a friend) to select classes 2/11 - 2/17 FOR FREE
For general participants: two for the price of one per class (class card holders can apply one class. this will also work for anyone purchasing a drop in. This special doesn't apply to $40 intro month pass holders) UMA Members: bring one friend free / per class (keep in mind that the class cards and the $40 intro month are not considered a monthly membership) See list of eligible classes. |
Eligible classes:
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featured class
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Beginner Partner Salsa with Laurel Card
Sundays 4:30 - 5:30 pm | Feb 10 - March 31 | 8 Week Course Valentine's Day Special: Save $10 off the regular price if registered by February 3rd * (Levels 1 and 2) : This 8 week course is for the absolute beginner or those that want to strengthen and improve their salsa foundation. This course will give you all that you need to know about the basics of Salsa dancing: footwork, timing, dance positions, leading and following, and turns. Each week we will build on material from the week previous. And it's fun! *No partner needed. Classes are taught as a group with rotating partners. For those that have taken Laurel's beginner course, new elements will be taught in this series while offering the opportunity to refresh and improve basics. Regular Price: $75 for registering as an individual ( *$65 with Valentines Day special) $125 for registering as a pair (*$115 with Valentines Day Special) |
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Locking with Dru
Sundays 2:30 - 3:30 pm Locking is a dance that was born out of the funk social dances of the late 60s and 70s like the funky chicken, the funky robot and the rock steady. Like funk music, the dance has stood the test of time, influencing early New York pioneers of New Jack Swing and Hip Hop party dances. And in the hip hop dance competition circuits, it remains an upbeat category. Here's a clip of Dru in action against another world class dancer named Firelock. Dru is also a part of an amazing crew called the Hood lockers. Enjoy them here, performing at one of Movemakers' youth concerns. Locking is a fun and expressive style. You'll certainly leave class happy and grooving. |
The Hoodlockers: Dru is on the far right! You might also recognize Ricky next to him who teaches one of our House Classes!
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Lindy Hop 6 Week Series Starts Feb 24
Sundays 5:30 - 6:30 pm with Ragtag Empire Purchase 6 week series HERE Lindy Hop is a joyful, rebellious partner dance created by black teenagers in Harlem in the 1930's. It also fun to dance to soul music or early rock and roll. For Total Beginners: Even those with two left feet can learn the Lindy Hop in this six week course. Intermediate-ish: is for those who can already swing out and are comfortable social dancing out in the wild. This class goes deeper into partner dance topics like musicality, improvisation, Charleston, and even Balboa. These classes occur simultaneously in adjacent studios. |
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parties & performances
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SALSA PARTY!
FEB 15 | 8 pm Lesson | 9 pm - 12 am dancing Our salsa parties are a warm and welcoming atmosphere for newer salsa dancers to get their feet wet. No partner necessary. First-timers welcome. $12 online | $15 at the door |
Amalia Waitr Lewis shares ginger chews and a dance experiment during July 2018's WORKINONIT.
photo: paige dixon
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WORKINONIT
Feb 21 | 9 pm - 10 pm | $10 suggested See what everyone is working on! WORKINONIT is our seasonal works in progress community night. We invite different members from the UMA world -- teachers, students, collaborators -- to share their work in progress, hypothesis, process, and experiments. An awesome chance to experience both professional creative process and amateur growth spurts. Social and saucy cabaret vibes. Line up includes: Phil Cuttino, Ani Gavino, Evelyn Langley, and more! |
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Spring Artist in Residence: Sanchel Brown presents
Home to Homeland March 2 & 3 | 8 pm | $12 You can also get to know Sanchel by taking her Bmore Afro House Class on Sundays at 3:30 pm. |
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and also!
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LATE NIGHT HOUSE PARTY
Feb 23 | 2019 | at UMA OPEN CALL: Artists in Residence March 2019 UMA presents: THE HOODLOCKERS APRIL 6 | 6 pm + 8 pm | 2019 at UMA |
Vince Johnson, Denzel Thompson, and Mark Wong doing...???...at a Philly Kerplop performance Summer 2018. photo: lily kind
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COMMUNITY:
UMA is here for marginalized and oppressed populations of all races, genders, sexualities, ages, and body types.