Ages 5 to 7
A first hip hop class
Hip hop first steps is for dancers who have never taken a class, or who have only danced in the living room. We count the beat out loud, learn one groove, and finish with a combination short enough to remember the next day.
Ages 5 to 7
Forty-five minutes, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays
Classes of up to 8
Taught by Alecia Batres
In class
What a class is like
- 01
Step 1: Warm-up in a circle
We shake out arms and legs to music and learn one another's names, which is how every class begins.
- 02
Step 2: Find the beat
Clapping, bouncing and counting to eight until the whole room is on the same beat.
- 03
Step 3: One groove
A single basic move, shown slowly, then at the speed of the music.
- 04
Step 4: A short combination
Four counts of eight, put together from the grooves of the day, and a cool-down to finish.
First class
Before the first class
What to wear
Clothes that move, and clean sneakers that stay in the studio. Socks are fine for the first weeks.
How long, how many
A class is forty-five minutes, with up to 8 dancers and one teacher.
Where grown-ups wait
In the lobby, which has a window onto Studio A. The teacher hands each dancer back at the door.
Ready for a first class?
Book a trial class, and Alecia will meet you at the door.