Upcoming Events

The International Soul Society Festival is here!

December 6 – December 19

See the full schedule of FREE programming and register to attend at www.internationalsoulsociety.com!

*Please note that regularly scheduled weekly classes are not taking place; they are replaced by ISSF programming during this time.

The International Soul Society Festival is an all ages series of events celebrating the full spectrum of Hip-Hop, Urban Arts and its many influences. This action-packed festival creates the much needed opportunities for inspiration and collaboration amongst global artists right here in our Nation’s capital. Through dance battles and workshops, DJ competitions, film viewings and graffiti exhibitions, there is something for everyone at the International Soul Society Festival, from age nine to ninety-nine.

Stay linked with Urban Artistry’s and ISSF’s social media for event and schedule details.

Urban Artistry Dance Academy offers classes both IN-PERSON and ONLINE!

Please review Urban Artistry’s COVID-19 Protocol and check the class schedule for online only classes.

Register for class at Urban Artistry’s Mindbody site

Having an issue registering for class? Please see our step-by-step instructions and contact information for support.

Urban Artistry presents a new Directorate:

THE AFRO CONTINUUM CULTURAL EXCHANGE INITIATIVE

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The Afro Continuum Cultural Exchange Initiative is a diasporic family reunion that is grounded in holding space for ethnic specificity, amplifying living traditions, and embracing the connection and continuation of arts in multiple local and global communities. Despite centuries of efforts to break, erase, and devalue ancestral traditions throughout the African diaspora, this Urban Artistry, Inc. initiative connects a global network of organizations and artist-educators to decolonize and unlearn the myth of a monolithic Black Aesthetic.

Through dialogue, workshops, panel discussions, and exchanges, tradition bearers insist that when linguistic, regional, ethnic, and communal specificities are shared, Black Excellence- the vastness of its complexity will continue ad infinitum. Be sure to follow @theafrocontinuum to stay updated on all that is to come!

New Weekly Classes Offered featuring excellent instructors, Kati Hernandez and Adrian Valdivia!

Afro Cuban Dance Oricha Therapy As a Way of Knowing: Mondays from 6-7:30pm EDT, taught by Kati Hernández
Foundations of Cuban Casino: Wednesdays from 7-8:00 pm EDT, taught by Adrian Valdivia

ONLINE WEEKLY CLASSES: REGISTER NOW!

Urban Artistry Dance Academy is offering all youth and adult weekly classes online! Please note there are no in-person classes and all open sessions are canceled until further notice. See our weekly class schedule and register for your online class!

Styles of dance include:

Urban Artistry is excited to have participated and supported the virtual Wheaton Arts Parade 2020! To view Urban Artistry’s cypher, please check out the Wheaton Arts Parade Dance Party Video (Urban Artistry’s performance takes place between 28:25-48:23). For more information about the Wheaton Arts Parade, visit their website and check out their social media:

Instagram: @wheatonartsparade
Facebook: www.facebook.com/WheatonArtsParade

URBAN DANCE & DIALOGUE SERIES ONLINE

Get to know the person behind the movement!

View past dialogues on our Facebook page videos

Urban Artistry’s Dance & Dialogue Series invites influential urban dancers to participate in a dialogue to share a bit about their story of how they developed into the artist they are today. After learning about the person behind the movement, the guest artist will teach a workshop. All dialogues and workshops will be recorded and added to Urban Artistry’s Urban Dance Digital Archives.

Past interviews can be viewed on our Facebook page videos. include the following guest artists:

Raphael “Vaizeen” Xavier
Damon “Rubberband Man” Frost
Alain “Hurrikane” Lauture
Henrick “Locksmith”
Samantha Mavinga
Shelby “Gameova Skip” Skipper
Anthony “YNot” Denaro
Kosi Eze
Deandre “OG Dre” Byers
Torrence “Tea-Buggz” Griffin
Derick Grant
Lisa La Touche

THE PRESERVATORY PROJECT

Check out the The Preservatory Project, the archival of the voices of the urban dance community in Maryland and the greater Washington, DC area.

Directions to our studio

Our 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.

Urban Artistry Dance Academy
11308 Grandview Ave Suite 200
Silver Spring, MD 20902

Studio landline: (301)348 – 8782

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