Free Hip-Hop Workshop February 24 and 26 at Mercer County Community College
Open to Mercer County residents age 16 and up. New hip-hop curriculum to begin in the fall.
2/22/2023
West Windsor – To celebrate its new hip-hop dance curriculum beginning in the Fall of 2023, the Mercer County Community College (MCCC) Dance Ensemble will host a free “Hip-Hop Intensive Workshop” on Friday, February 24 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and on Sunday, February 26 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The workshop will be held at the college’s West Windsor campus at 1200 Old Trenton Road in the physical education building, room PE203. Registration is required.
The free workshop is open to Mercer County residents age 16 and up who would like to learn the latest hip-hop dance moves. No previous dance experience is necessary. Taught by Professor Theresa Flim, participants will learn the moves and then learn how to put them all together in a 3-hour class.
Creator of the program, MCCC Theatre Program Coordinator Professor Jody Gazenbeek-Person, expressed his excitement about the new addition of hip-hop to Mercer County Community College’s roster of dance choices.
“We want hip-hop to become a mainstay in the college’s Fall 2023 dance curriculum and beyond as part of MCCC’s commitment to furthering DEI, education, and the future of dance at the college,” said Gazenbeek-Person. “And I am happy to welcome our talented dance instructor, Theresa Flim, a pillar of the Mercer County dance scene, who will join me in embarking on this new dance journey,” Gazenbeek-Person said.
In addition to the workshop and new curriculum, hip-hop will also be showcased as part of the Dance Ensemble’s new production, “The Shadow Men,” from April 14 through 16 at MCCC’s Kelsey Theatre. The hip-hop infused show, produced by Jody Gazenbeek-Person and Kitty Getlik, takes the audience inside the mind of the artist, and exposes the issues faced when creating art. The cast features Mercer County Community College students, staff, faculty, alumni and dancers who all come together to tell their stories, sway emotions and weave a spell with music and movement. For more information about this theatre-dance production visit kelsey.mccc.edu.
For more information about the free hip-hop workshop or to register, email flimt@mccc.edu or scan the code below.
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This program is made possible, in part, by the Mercer County Cultural and Heritage Commission through funding from the Mercer County Board of Chosen Commissioners and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.
Students practicing hip-hop dance moves for MCCC’s upcoming production of “The Shadow Men.”
Pictured from left: Shayna Ryan of Allentown, Jordan Shutz of Chesterfield and Trinity Miller of Trenton. (Photo credit: Cole Chulamanis)
Scan the code above to register for the free hip-hop workshop or email flimt@mccc.edu.