Five styles. Five teachers. One place to try them all. Street Styles 101 is a workshop series designed for anyone who wants to explore the many dance styles presented at Urban Dansdagen. No experience needed, no Dutch required, and open to all ages from 7 to 80. Each workshop is taught by a specialist in their own style.
Engage
Sunday 24/5
13.00
- 16.00
Grote Foyer (incl. Culture Market)
Street Styles 101
Join in
Saturday
13:00 Popping
14:00 Locking
15:00 Waacking
Sunday
Want to register? Head over to the NewDance app and create a free account. Find all programmes under the festival Urban Dansdagen, click on the festival and pick the programme you want to join. Fill in your details and you’re all set! At the festival, simply check in at the venue and join the fun. Just so you know: on top of your registration, you’ll need a day or weekend ticket. So make sure you’ve got one sorted.
About the styles
Not yet familiar with these dance styles? Here is a quick breakdown.
Popping
Popping is built around rapidly tensing and relaxing muscles, creating a sharp popping effect in the body. You can see it travel through the body as waves or hit as hard pops on the beat. The style has something robotic to it, but can just as easily be fluid and illusionary.
Locking
Locking is energetic and playful, with big movements and sudden locks. Moments where the dancer stops sharply in a pose mid-movement. The style has a lot of character, humor and interaction with the audience. You will often see stretched arms, finger and thumb gestures and funky footwork.
Waacking
Waacking is powerful and expressive, with fast whipping movements of the arms. The style was born in disco culture and has something theatrical about it, it is just as much about who you are on the floor as it is about technique. Poses, attitude and drama are a big part of waacking.
Hiphop
Hiphop is a broad style rooted in street and club culture. Think bouncy movements that sink into the music, freestyle, hitting hard and a heavy emphasis on feeling and personality. It is less formalized than the other styles and leaves plenty of room for personal interpretation.
House dance
House dance is fluid and fast, with a strong focus on footwork. The feet keep moving constantly and the emphasis is on rhythm and connection to the music. The style comes from the house music scene in Chicago and New York. You can spot jazz influences in there, but looser and more improvisational.
