The Village Culture Collective

YOUTH HIP HOP SUMMER INTENSIVE
AGES 7-15

August 2-6 

Gibney is thrilled to partner with The Village Culture Collective (VCC) to offer a summer program designed to introduce young minds to the ideas and possibilities that were created out of the street and club dances that are collectively known as Hip Hop. Each week we will offer different themes for the students to explore, giving a 360 degree view of the culture and the roles involved in its development and proliferation.

Join us for this one-week, half-day program that will offer participants the chance to:

  • Find their own voices and build self-confidence
  • Learn how to work well in a group while maintaining their individuality
  • Explore the many aspects of Hip Hop dance with renowned faculty members
  • Have FUN!!

The VCC collectively have over 40 years of experience in the street and club dance community. They have created projects such as Next Generation, The Ladies of Hip Hop Festival, I Love My Hood, Kids Breaking League, Dynamic Rockers, and other world-renowned programs and events in the New York City area.

Learn more about the program below!

Group A Schedule: Ages 7-12

August 2-6, Monday-Friday, 9:00am-12:00pm EDT

Each group will be limited to 9 students for safety and to provide individualized attention to all.

Daily Schedule:
8:30am-9:00am Drop-off
9:00am-9:45am Warm -Up Stretch / First Class
9:45am-10:00am Class Break
10:00am-10:45am Second Class
10:45am-11:00am Class Break
11:00am-12PM Third class / freestyle circle
12:00pm-12:10pm Final parting words for the day

Friday is Virtual Presentation Day!

First Hour, 10:00am-11:00am EDT: Rehearsing
Second Hour, 11:00am-12:00pm EDT: Parents, caregivers, and staff are invited in to see and experience the students’ work. Depending on current COVID-19 restrictions, these showings will happen virtually.

Group B Schedule: Ages 13-15

August 2-6, Monday-Friday, 1:00pm-4:00pm EDT

Each group will be limited to 9 students for safety and to provide individualized attention to all.

Daily Schedule:
12:30pm-1pm Drop-off
1:00pm-1:45pm Warm -Up Stretch / First Class
1:45pm-2:00pm Break
2:00pm-2:45pm Second Class
2:45pm-3:00pm Class Break
3:00pm-4:00pm Third class / freestyle circle
4:00pm-4:10pm Final parting words for the day

Friday is Virtual Presentation Day!

First Hour, 10:00am-11:00am EDT: Rehearsing
Second Hour, 11:00am-12:00pm EDT: Parents, caregivers, and staff are invited in to see and experience the students’ work. Depending on current COVID-19 restrictions, these showings will happen virtually.

Faculty

We have some of the top youth dance faculty from the Hip Hop street and club dance culture excited to share with your child. We look forward to connecting, building, and sharing in an environment that is conducive to being as creative as possible through music, feeling, and dance at Gibney 280!


TweetBoogie
Always representing The South Bronx, TweetBoogie is devoted to the street styles of hip-hop. Her passion lead her to work with top artists like Jay-Z, LL Cool J, Mary J Blige, Shakira, Kanye West & Nicki Minaj, 50 Cent, and the most recent iconic Miss Janet Jackson in her amazing “Made For Now” video. Tweetie was also the host of MTV’s “Dances From Tha Hood” with Sway Calloway as her executive producer. Some of her biggest clients were teaching Gail and Oprah some of the latest hip-hop moves as a guest choreographer on The OPRAH Show. As the Ambassador of the Ladies of Hip Hop Festival, TweetBoogie believes in helping Ladies of all ages and sizes across the world to come together and celebrate street dance culture thru music & dance one Ladie at a time. Lastly, TweetBoogie was a guest artist teaching hip hop dance at the Juste DeBout School located in Paris as well as the Hip Hop judge for there Juste DeBout Global 2019 tour. One of the biggest international underground dance battles that travels worldwide.



Chrybaby Cozie
From Harlem, NY, Chrybaby Cozie is one of the founding fathers of the Hip-Hop freestyle genre called Lite Feet. Being raised in Harlem in the late 80’s was a source of great influence for Chrybaby, as it was his foundation for dance, music and the source of inspiration to uplift the youth and communities around him today.

Chrybaby has been teaching Litefeet and Hip-Hop and has been cultivating and keeping the Litefeet culture alive for ten years with the NYC youth. Through the culture he has created a Hip-Hop dance organization called The Bwreckfast Club E.A.T (Earning All Together) in 2005. The Bwreckfast Club is a platform for youth to build upon their passion, talent, and to be given an opportunity to promote themselves in a positive light. After the creation of The Bwreckfast ClubChrybaby created The Lite Feet Nation; a community connected by individuals who were there from the conception of the dance genre, to the youth who keep it alive today.

His extensive knowledge and connection to Hip-Hop and Litefeet has led him to working with artists and at events such as Chris Brown (Kiss Kiss), Ron Browz (Pop Champagne) ft. Jim Jones and Jules Santana, ASAP Ferg (Dope Walk), Swag Kidz (5000), Kiesza (Give It To The Moment), The Bad Boy Reunion Tour, Halo Awards (Hosted by Nick Cannon), ABC’s The View, The Apollo Theater (Breakin’ Convention), Hot 97’s Summer Jam.

Chrybaby’s passion is to empower the youth with knowledge and dance, and continue to spread the culture of Lite Feet and Hip-Hop. His dedication and love for the culture has changed his life and inspired many others around him.

“Leveling up is my way of life. Level Up Amongst The Greatest.”

Pricing & Refund Policy

One Week: $589

Full refunds will only be processed with a doctor’s note before May 14th, 2021. All requests must be in writing sent to classes@gibneydance.org. Refunds after that date will be taken on a case-by-case basis.

Register

Registration for the Youth Hip Hop Summer Intensive is open now! All applications must be received by Monday, July 26 at 11:59 pm EDT.

After completing the application form, you will receive a link to complete your registration and submit payment to reserve your spot in the intensive. Take a look at our step-by-step guide, here in both English and Spanish to help you successfully register your kids and teens!

Keeping Your Children Safe

We have upgraded our HVAC at 280 to MERV-13 filters and we have optimized our fresh air intake by disinfecting our AC units, supplying additional supply air fans, and opening the windows.

These guidelines would also allow for in-person classes to resume at 33% capacity. We hope to launch a schedule of hybrid classes in late spring 2021.


Gibney x The Village Culture Collective

Gibney is proud to join forces with the Village Culture Collective not only to help move their community forward, but also to infuse more diversity and offer a broader range of perspectives into Gibney’s Training programming.