Friday Class Series
Make a date to dance every Friday this fall from 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon.
From September 27 through and including November 22, 2024 new instructors every week, drawn from Chicago’s wealth of dance talent, visiting artists, and exceptional students lead this sampler series of a kaleidoscope of techniques, styles, and approaches. All classes take place in the Dance Center theater and movers at all levels are welcome. Fall Class Pass holders receive friendly reminders each week with information about each instructor and any special instructions.
Come dance with us!
Hip-Hop Meets Dance Hall Workshop
by Lady Sol
Hip-Hop meets Dancehall Workshop is an Afro-Caribbean and Hip-Hop movement MASHUP of music, community ritual, social dance, and FIYAH energy led by Leyda "ProFeSOL" Garcia!
We will explore the riddims and street dances of Jamaica at the intersection of American Hip-Hop music from artists such as Wyclef Jean, Nicki Minaj, and Foxy Brown (all of whom are of Caribbean descent).
Leyda “Lady Sol” Garcia is the daughter of Mexican immigrant parents and was raised in Chicago. She was born a dancer who spent her teens and twenties training in dance clubs throughout Chicago, NYC, and L.A. Leyda was mentored and taught by numerous Black Dance masters including Mama Efe McWorter of Joseph Holmes Dance Theater, Baba Idy Ciss of Muntu Dance, Hip-Hop legend, Leslie "Big Lez" Segar, the Body Love Empress Jessica Phoenix Fiyah, and Fada Bogle's prodigy Chad Global Bob Torrington from Kingston. Lady Sol is a Co-Founder of Kuumba Lynx, Chicago's premiere Hip-Hop Arts and Education organization. She is also the Founder and former Manager/Director of the globally recognized FootworKINGz whose notoriety includes work with Missy Elliott, Nicki Minaj, and Madonna. Lady Sol's life work has been committed to the empowerment of marginalized communities through social dance learning with a Hip-Hop foundation and a Reggae/Dancehall attitude.
