Jazz to House Intensive

When: Monday, December 29th
Where: Hilton Seattle Airport Conference Center
Single day pass info coming soon! Intensive is included for full event pass holders.

This intensive is designed to bring together the House and Jazz dance communities to intentionally explore their shared movements, history, and culture. We’re bringing in instructors that are experts in the intersection of these art forms, so don’t miss out on this rare opportunity!

Instructors

Moncell Durden is a dance educator, choreographer, ethnographer, embodied historian, author and associate professor of practice at the University of Southern California’s Glorya Kaufman International School of Dance. He specializes in pedagogical practices that prove cultural and historical context in what he calls the morphology of Afro-kinetic memory.

“Jiggyman” is is currently Faculty at Ryerson Dance School, educating students on these vernacular dance forms that helped shape him into the man he is today. As a student of dance, he continues to live by the quote, “ See the music, Hear the Dance” by Balanchine.

Tyedric Hill carries their legacy through dance, honoring the cornerstones of Black art: personal authenticity, community, hope, and dignity. He consistently draws back to authentic jazz as the foundation of modern Black social dance. He is proficient in various styles, from authentic jazz and Lindy Hop to hip-hop and house, with a focus on preserving cultural lineage and personal style.