Mason Artist-in-Residence

In this collaborative workshop with Lion’s Den DMV, a Filipina-founded organization dedicated to inclusion and positive wellness through dance/movement/fitness programming, Mason Artist-in-Residence Versa-Style Street Dance Company teaches fundamentals of street dance forms originating in California, including Popping and Krump. The workshop will explore the foundation of each respective style, including understanding the rhythm and timing of movements in relation to each style of music, the foundational grooves and vocabulary, and combining these fundamentals to develop a foundation for choreography and/or freestyle. The cultural and historical context for which each style was developed will be discussed to give students a deeper understanding of these street dance forms. The Q&A will be moderated by Lion's Den DMV founder Lauren DeVera. 

• 45 minutes - Popping w/Precise (Versa-Style/Soulbotics Krew)
  
• 45 minutes - Krump w/BeastBoi (Versa-Style/The Beast Camp)
  
• Panel/Q&A 
  

The Mason Artist-in-Residence program is supported in part by the Wendy Frieman and David Johnson Fund and the City of Fairfax Nonprofit Grant Program.