IT'S BACK, IT'S BETTER, IT'S BIGGER AND IN MORE LOCATIONS.
Kwesi Johnson directs this programme that enables Kompany Malakhi to work with a strong team of established artists, who's profession is the very thing they teach. There are classes Breakin' Turntablism, Graffiti Art and MC skills, the four key elements of Hip Hop culture under one roof. The academy will help to train a new generation of versatile artists that will supply the increasing demand for skilled and professional performers with a grounding in Hip Hop culture, for dance, theatre, film, television, in fact, across all the creative industries. Kompany Malakhi will also be looking out for potential apprentices and trainees for their touring company. The programme is professionally delivered by a collective of DJ's, music producers, dancers, MC’s and graffiti artists who are passionate about their work, are excellent teachers, and they are also good people.
The Hip Hop Akademy began with familiar forms, such as the original street dances; Breakin’ (Breakdancing), Lockin and Poppin, alongside Graffiti Art, Turntablism, Music Production and Rap\Spoken Word. In the future we will offer supplementary session such as graphic design, script writing, choreography and physical theatre in order to give more tools to the creative process and to illustrate how the skills are transferable to other industries.
The Hip Hop Akademy is open to everyone aged 13 upwards. The beauty about Hip Hop is that you can be 13 to 40 and still be obsessed. This is a training ground to nurture, inspire and develop through Hip Hop Culture and it’s original philosophy of Peace, Unity, Love and Having Fun, Supported by Knowledge and Wisdom.
The competition is now closed.
PAST SESSIONS FROM MARCH TO JUNE 2007
Saturday Sessions
THE HIP HOP AKADEMY SATURDAY SESSIONS
BRINGING SOME OF THE BEST TEACHERS AND DANCERS FROM THE UK AND ABROAD.
NO MATTER WHAT YOUR LEVEL THERE’S SOMETHING HERE FOR YOU!
‘DENNIS DANEHY SON OF DON ‘CAMPBELLOCK’ CAMPBELL TEACHING LOCKIN? NAARGH!! YES HE DID!!!!
ARUNA VERMEULEN DIRECTOR OF HIP HOP HUIS ROTTERDAM TEACHING A B-GIRL SPECIAL? NAARGH!! YES SHE IS!!!!
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May 26th
Aruna Vermeulen (Rotterdam)
Breakin (B-Girl Special) 12.00-14.45 (Beginners)
Breakin (B-Girl Special) 15.15-18.00 (Advanced)
Paris
Graffiti Art 12.00-14.45 (Open Level)
Flitz (Philadelphia/London
Lockin 15.15-18.00 (Beginners)
Street Dance/Choreography: For dancers with experience and dance teachers.
These sessions will teach an ‘Urban’ dance technique, creativity, performance and choreography.
Turntablism, Lockin and House Dancing is for beginners and those wanting to improve.
Turntablism: Learn basic scratching; beat mixing and other foundation techniques needed to take you onto more advanced DJ/Turntablist techniques.
Lockin: Originating in the west coast of USA is one of the original street dances. The whole body interprets syncopated funk rhythms and accents the music with ‘points, locks, wrist rolls and splits'.
House Dancing: Originating in Chicago with the house music explosion. Using the base of Jacking and drawing on movements from Breakin, tap, and Hypin’.
Graffiti Art: You will easily learn essential techniques such as letter styles, characters and outlines to enable to take your art to a higher level
New Jack Swing/Hypin: This high energy dance style coming out of the late 80's early 90's, made famous by Nice n Smooth's dancers and Kid n Play. Dances such as the running man became part of this style
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24th February
Kwesi Johnson Bristol Street Dance/Choreography 12.00 - 18.00
DJ Para Swindon Turntablism 12.00 - 2.45
ChimpChilla London Poppin 15.15 - 18.00
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31st March
Del Mak London Street Dance/Choreography 12.00 - 18.00
DJ Para Turntablism 12.00 - 2.45
Epic Phlave Philadelphia/London House Dancing 15.15-18.00
Saturday 24th February 2007
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Kwesi Johnson
Kwesi Johnson is the Artistic Director of Kompany Malakhi. Formed in 1994 out of a desire to fuse commercial and artistic art forms and dance styles in performance and to develop an education programme that ensures the nurturing of the artists and audiences of tomorrow.
He coined the phrase ‘Griographer’ to best describe his approach to making dance theatre. ‘Griot’ being an Afrikan story teller/social commentator who utilises many art forms to tell stories and pass on history, and a choreographer who creates movement.
Kwesi is part of a new generation of artists who are bringing their eclectic cultural experiences to dance. He graduated from the Northern School of Contemporary Dance in 1991 and has trained in Hip Hop dance styles, contemporary dance, ballet, jazz, Capoeira, and is experienced in Afrikan and Caribbean dance.
Kwesi will teach elements of Breakin’, Lockin’ and Poppin in the morning part of the session. He will then use these elements combined with lyrics and images to generate movement.
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DJ Para
DJ Para acquired his taste for Hip Hop around 1989. At this time his close friends were listening to the likes of Public Enemy / Big Daddy Kane and after borrowing a few tapes Para became instantly hooked. Through the local Hip Hop community, he experimented with all the elements and settled with DJing.
DJ Para will teach the foundations of Turntablism, particularly scratching and beat mixing.
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ChimpChilla
Chimpchilla started dancing in 1999 and is now one of the UK's top poppers. He has represented the UK twice at the UK Bboy Championships (2004 & 2005). He is a member of the Electric Boogaloo family and creator of the Funkstylerz UK dance company. Chimp has traveled worldwide to compete and perform and has learnt from many of the pioneers of funkstyle dance.
Recent Credits:
Fergie - 'London Bridge' music video choreography
Madonna - 'Hung Up' music video dancer
Intel 'Multiply' Commercial
Chimpchilla will teach a combination of the above Funkstyles. You will sample them all and be encouraged to create you own routines and experiment with the foundation movement.
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Saturday 31st March 2007
Del Mak
Born & raised in London UK, Del discovered dance late in life whilst studying at university. Since then, he has had the opportunity to train & work with some of the world’s best choreographers. Starting with Breaking, he then moved on to Latin American, other styles of Hip Hop (Locking, Popping and Commercial), Ballet, Jazz & House.
He has spent an extended period of time in the United States visiting Florida, San Diego, Los Angeles & New York. Studying at Broadway Dance Center on the International Program in NY, he met his mentors Jermaine Browne, Brian Thomas (BT), Rhapsody James, Luam Keflezgy & Prosenjit 'Tony' Kundu (Peridance Center). He was also awarded a scholarship by Rhapsody James to attend the Monsters of Hip-Hop tour in Orlando.
Selected Credits:
Gwen Stefani
Fergie
All Saints
Mis-teeq
Jamelia
Corinne Bailey Rae
Del will teach his unique style of Street Dance and progress into giving choreographic tools and developing the routines created in the morning part of the session.
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