Late Nite @ DNA: Roots of Hip Hop

February 5-6
Performance Times: Friday and Saturday at 9:30pm
Ticket Prices: $15 ($10 members, $8 RUSH tickets)
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Dance New Amsterdam (DNA) is proud to present Late Nite @ DNA: Roots of Hip Hop, hosted and curated by the matriarch of hip hop, Robin Dunn.

When the business day comes to a close, and the television lineup just isn’t cutting it, there is a new home to go to for your after hours delights: DNA. Get ready to grab a drink and bust a move as this later-than-average series furnishes some wilder-than-average experiences.

Featuring some of hip hop’s most respected artists, including Buddha Stretch/Mop Top Music & Movement, Jazzy J & Electrify, Violet Galagarza’s KR3T’s, Kim Holmes, Tweetie, Spex, and two members of DNA’s all-star faculty, Jason “Mouse” Vasquez and Jonathan Lee– Roots of Hip Hop is DNA’s hottest Late Nite yet!

*There will be a pre-show panel discussion on the topic of “Roots of Hip Hop and the Pop Culture Massacre” on Saturday, February 6 at 7pm in Studio 2.
Discussion panelists will include Crazy Legs, Popmaster Fabel, Buddha Stretch, Jonathan Lee, and Violet Galagarza. This distinguished panel will explore the roots of hip hop dance and culture and their controversial effects.

Robin Dunn, F.A.C.E. Coach, Choreographer, and Dance Teacher, has established herself as one of the key community leaders within the entertainment industry today. Ms. Dunn is a graduate with a BBA degree in Marketing from Baruch College and has appeared in and choreographed several Off Broadway and Dinner Theater productions. She is the former Director of Amateur Night at the world famous Apollo Theater. Her client list includes Saturday Night Live, Nickelodeon, Missy Elliot, Teen Vogue featuring Jive Recording artist ‘Chris Brown,’ Tony Award winner, Heather Headley, The Braxtons featuring ‘Jay Z,’ Brian McKnight, Sean Kingston and Disney’s Raven-Symone. Robin’s method for breathing life into a performance is through her patented Robin Dunn’s F.A.C.E. method. F.A.C.E., an acronym for Focus, Attitude, Confidence, Energy and Eye Contact, is a tightly constructed method designed to develop and enhance artists, business professionals and individuals with being more comfortable on stage, camera, the work place and in their everyday lives. Ms. Dunn teaches Hip Hop dance at The Ailey School, The Ailey Extension, Hunter College, and Steps on Broadway, among others. Robin has also taught at NYU, Syracuse University, East Stroudsburg University/PA Dance, Harlem School of the Arts and Connecticut Ballet in Stamford, CT. She was the first to introduce the art of Hip Hop dance to the east coast at New York’s Broadway Dance Center and The Ailey School.

Events in conjunction with this series:

Three Decades of Tats Cru
A Graffiti Art Installation featuring work by Tats Cru
Curated by Popmaster Fabel
DNA’s Main Entrance Gallery
February 5 – March 1

In the mid ’80s three teenagers began their artistic careers by creating subway graffiti. What began as an adolescent hobby and recognition tactic has evolved into a powerful, expressively iconic style that has brought TATS CRU to the forefront of the advertising mural industry. For over two decades TATS CRU has spearheaded the battle to change people’s perception of graffiti as an art through their respected work. In addition to the recognition they receive throughout the world as leaders in mural advertising and art, proof of TATS CRU’s success and the acceptance of graffiti as an art form can be found in their murals that adorn the walls of hospitals, museums, schools, businesses, and New York City institutions.

DNA’s installation of Three Decades of Tats Cru was funded, in part, by a grant from New York State Assemblymember Deborah J. Glick through the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.

*There will be an opening reception for this exhibit Friday, February 5 at 8:30pm.

Admission to the exhibit is free and open to the public. DNA’s Main Entrance Gallery hours are 9am – 10pm Monday – Sunday.

Roots of Hip Hop Dance Workshop

Friday February 5
3:00pm – 4:30pm: Popping with Jazzy J
4:30pm – 6:00pm: Hip Hop with Buddha Stretch

Saturday February 6
3:30pm – 5:00pm: Locking with Popmaster Fabel
5:00pm – 6:30pm: Breaking with Crazy Legs

Workshop Fees
Single class: $20
Pre-register* for 2 classes and pay: $18 per class (single class after that will be $18)
Pre-register* for 4 classes and pay: $16 per class

*Pre-registration needs to be made no later than Monday, February 1.

Photo by: Elle Chyun

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