Dancing in the Streets: Martha Graham Dance Company
Thursday Jul 30, 2026 5:30 pm
MASTER CLASS: STREET DANCE WITH RENNIE HARRIS PUREMOVEMENT
The goal of Rennie Harris Puremovement is to empower community through history, embodied movement, and dialogue surrounding the roots, power, and politics behind Hip-hop culture’s origins. This multi-dimensional exploration incorporates body awareness, physical practice, and lecture-demonstration. Characterized as a contemporary indigenous form, Street Dance encompasses the diverse and rich African American traditions of the past, while simultaneously presenting the voice of a new generation through its ever-evolving interpretations of dance. We seek to give the student a deeper sense of self, purpose, and individual power as they engage in our educational programs. Students will develop their voices through this dynamic and holistic approach to learning the history of Street Dance and Hip-hop culture.
This class will feature 1-2 Rennie Harris Puremovement company members teaching Street dance technique in styles such as, but not limited to: Popping, Campbell Locking, House, Hip-hop, Wu-Tang, Waacking, and Breaking. Students will receive an outline Hip-hop dance and culture timeline, including details on innovation/creation periods and pioneers. Community members will gain a contextual and historical understanding of Street dance and its roots, identifying basic style, technique and vocabulary of various Street dance styles that are associated with and/or considered Hip-hop dance and identifying the pioneers and innovators of Hip-hop and funk styles. Class will include a thorough warm-up, foundational technique study, across-the-floor, sequencing, and culminate with a post-class discussion.
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EVENT DETAILS
The Vail Dance Festival hosts a series of Master Classes each summer with Festival artists from July 31-August 10.
Students have the opportunity to take classes from some of the dance world’s best and brightest in ballet, tap, jazz, repertory, ballroom and more.
- This class will be taught at an advanced level and is intended for pre-professional students. Must be 14 years or older to participate.
- Classes are 80 minutes long.
- Please check in 15 minutes prior to class in the Vail Mountain School lobby.
- THIS WAIVER must be completed prior to attending master classes.
CLASS ATTIRE:
Proper dance shoes are required for each class. No rings, dangling earrings, or necklaces. Hair should be neatly pulled back into a bun or ponytail.
- Women – Solid-colored leotard with pink, white, black, or skin-colored tights. Ballet shoes or appropriate footwear for non-ballet classes required (barefoot or socks are not permitted unless specified by the instructor). Demi skirt is optional.
- Men – Solid colored t-shirt, dance pants or tights. Ballet shoes or appropriate footwear for non-ballet classes are required (barefoot or socks are not permitted unless specified by the instructor).
*SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
Photo credit: Rennie Harris Puremovement American Street Dancers. Photo by Steven Pisano.
Ticketing
VAIL MOUNTAIN SCHOOL | 9:00AM-10:20AM
$30 | participate
$15 | observe (parent, guardian, or dance instructor)
**Ticket sales close at 8:00pm the night before the class.
MORE TICKETING INFORMATION:
- Ticket prices are subject to change.
- Price of tickets does not include service fees.
Questions? Contact the Box Office at [email protected] or call 970.845.TIXS(8497)
Community Arts Access
To learn more about attending a performance through our Community Arts Access program or providing support to eliminate socioeconomic barriers to the arts, please contact Martha Brassel ([email protected])