We have a new home! Please join us at our new location in Wheaton for our weekly classes and more! The new studio is just 10 minutes north of the Silver Spring exit off of 495 and a 5-minute walk from the Wheaton Metro. Convenient parking is available.
June 17 – June 24: Urban Artistry hosts the 10th Annual International Soul Society Festival, a week-long series of events celebrating the full spectrum of Hip-Hop, Urban Arts and its many influences. See a complete list of events on our homepage! View or download the International Soul Society Festival events flier here.
**Please note: Weekly classes are canceled to allow everyone to attend the festival events taking place each evening this week**
July 9 – July 20, Monday – Friday 8:30 am – 4:30 pm: Funkateers Summer Camp is being offered for our young movers and groovers, ages 5-12! The camp will be full of Urban Dance Styles, Music, Culture, Games/Activities, Educational videos, and more. Students will learn to work in diversity, be apart of a team, share their individual expression, and ultimately enjoy the amazing art of urban dance and all of the aspects it brings to its participants. Please see details on our homepage.
August 25-26: Urban Dance and Dialog at Harper’s Ferry National Historical Park in West Virginia. Working through the lens of an interdisciplinary urban dance education, students will become advocates of cultural preservation and artistic innovation as they discover dance, vocal, and instrumental traditions that have endured through America’s history of slavery, Civil War, and Civil Rights. Everyone is welcome!
| Class | Time | Teacher(s) | Monday | Funkateers Breakin’ (ages 5-7)* | 5-5:50pm | Russell Campbell | Funkateers Breakin’ (ages 8-12)* | 6-7pm | Russell Campbell | Intro to Breakin’ | 7-8:30pm | Russell Campbell | Applied Breakin’ | 8:30-10pm | Russell Campbell | Tuesday
Funkateers Popping (ages 5-7)* 5-5:50pm Ryan Webb, Rashaad Pearson |
Funkateers Popping (ages 8-12)* | 6-7pm | Ryan Webb, Rashaad Pearson | Applied Popping | 7-8:30pm | Ryan Webb, Rashaad Pearson | Applied Locking | 8:30-10pm | Ryan Webb, Rashaad Pearson, Leslie Liao | Wednesday
7-8:30pm Rizqi Rachmat, Rashaad Pearson, Johnte Cunningham |
Applied Hip Hop | 8:30-10pm | Rizqi Rachmat, Rashaad Pearson, Johnte Cunningham | Thursday
6-7pm Russell Campbell |
Intro to House Dance | 7-8:30pm | Junious Brickhouse, Leslie Liao | Applied House Dance | 8:30-10pm | Junious Brickhouse, Leslie Liao | Open Session ($5) | 10pm-Midnight | Dancers of any style and level of experience are welcomed to our studio for an open session | Friday
Competitive Dance 7-8pm Junious Brickhouse |
Memphis Jookin’ | 8-9:30pm | Ryan Webb, Johnte Cunningham | Saturday
Funkateer Youth Program Urban Dance (ages 3-4)* 9-9:50am Ryan Webb, Russell Campbell |
Funkateer Youth Program Urban Dance (ages 5-7)* | 10-11am | Ryan Webb, Russell Campbell | Funkateer Youth Program Urban Dance (ages 8-12)* | 11am-12pm | Ryan Webb, Russell Campbell | Funkateer Youth Program Urban Dance (ages 13-17)* | 12-1pm | Ryan Webb, Russell Campbell |
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* First youth class at our new studio is free! Just use promo code FUNKY. Siblings purchasing either a 1-month or 3-month pass also receive a discount. Youth classes are designed for elementary through high school students. Currently, these classes are provided on Mondays, Tuesdays and Saturdays during the Funkateer Program. If a student is unable to attend or would like to attend one of the adult classes, please contact Ryan Webb at ryan.webb@urbanartistry.org.
2018 SCHEDULED HOLIDAY AND CLASS CANCELLATIONS
January 1, Monday – New Year’s Day
June 17, Sunday – June 24, Sunday – International Soul Society Festival! Regular classes will be canceled so all instructors and students can attend our daily events.
November 22, Thursday – Thanksgiving Day
December 24, Monday – Christmas Eve
December 25, Tuesday – Christmas Day
December 26, Wednesday – Day after Christmas Day
December 31, Monday – New Year’s Eve
