Level: Advanced

Credits: TBD

Format: Studio-based training with professional choreography labs

Recommended for: Dancers pursuing pre-professional/commercial dance careers

Course Description: Hip Hop III represents the pinnacle of hip hop training within the conservatory, pushing dancers to the highest level of technical and artistic excellence. This course is designed for those with extensive hip hop experience, demanding mastery of intricate choreography, rapid tempo changes, and seamless execution of advanced floor work. Dancers will refine their ability to adapt to a variety of musical textures and rhythmic structures, enhancing their versatility across hip hop’s diverse sub-styles. With an emphasis on stage presence, performance energy, and artistic interpretation, this course prepares students to move with power, precision, and authenticity.

Throughout the semester, students will tackle choreography that incorporates complex isolations, dynamic weight shifts, intricate footwork patterns, and explosive transitions. Freestyle development will be a major component, requiring dancers to push their creative boundaries and cultivate a unique movement identity. Advanced elements of popping, locking, house, and breaking will be explored, deepening dancers’ technical range and cultural understanding. In addition to executing challenging movement phrases, students will engage in performance coaching, learning how to command an audience, enhance their storytelling, and bring emotional depth to their movement.

By the end of Hip Hop III, dancers will demonstrate the highest level of technical mastery, musicality, and performance confidence, fully embodying the essence of hip hop with both skill and originality. They will possess the adaptability to transition between hip hop’s foundational and contemporary styles while maintaining a distinct personal voice. This course serves as a professional launching pad, equipping students with the tools needed for careers in commercial, theatrical, and competitive hip hop dance, ensuring they leave with the discipline, artistry, and authenticity required for success in the field."

Course Expectations:

• Full mastery of foundational hip hop technique

• Ability to learn, clean, and perform complex choreography quickly

• Strong performance energy in all settings

Assessment Methods: Performance evaluations, mock auditions, and freestyle showcases.

Attendance Requirement: Strict attendance required due to high-level performance preparation.

Course Attire: NB T-shirt. black leggings/sweats, and sneakers

Notes: Designed for dancers preparing for commercial, tour, or company contracts.