All Stars Project / UX HIP HOP DEPT FALL 2011 CLASSES

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UX HIP-HOP DEPARTMENT FALL 2011 WORKSHOPS
All workshops are free and are held at the
All Stars Project, 543 W. 42nd Street, between 10th and 11th Avenues

Break Dancing Workshop
Saturday, October 15, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Break Dancing, also called B-boying or B-girling, is an athletic form of dancing developed on the streets of New York City in the early days of hip-hop by African American and Latino youth. It remains a vital element of Hip-Hop culture all over the world. This class will introduce the four primary elements of break dance: top rock, down rock, power moves and freezes/suicides.


Hip-Hop Performance Coaching
Saturday, November 5, 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Instructor: Antoine “RL” Joyce
Get tips on how to improve your rapping, dancing, singing and spoken word performances from Antoine "RL" Joyce, the chair of the UX Hip-Hop Department. Joyce has been national producer of the All Stars Talent Show Network, international tour production manager for Grandmaster Flash, and co-director of the All Stars Hip-Hop Cabarets. This is a rare chance to get free professional Hip-Hop coaching.

Beat Box Workshop
Thursday, November 10, 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Instructor: Emanon (http://www.myspace.com/emanonthebeatboxking1)
Beat boxing is a form of vocal percussion in which the artist's voice creates the sounds of drumbeats, rhythm, and other musical sounds, or as people on the street put it, "It's when you make a beat outta your mouth. "It's considered one of the nine basic elements of hip-hop culture. Join master beat box artist Emanon for this introduction to the basics of beat boxing.

Sampling, Hip-Hop and Postmodernism Workshop
Thursday, December 15, 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Instructor: DJ Demo, Antoine "RL" Joyce and Dan Friedman
A core creative method of hip-hop is "sampling" , the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or beat or break in a different sound recording of a different song. It reflects both the change in musical composition made possible by the computer and the postmodern contention that the "new" consists of the recycling and reorganization of the "old." Join hip-hop artists DJ Demo and Antoine "RL" Joyce and cultural historian Dan Friedman in a conversation and listening workshop that explores the questions and challenges raised by "sampling."

To register of for more info:
Antoine Joyce, Chairman, UX Hip-Hop Dept. - 212-356-8483 or ajoyce@allstars.org
UX is a unique development institution, free of cost, forward thinking and open to people of all ages and backgrounds who want to grow and develop. Lenora B. Fulani, Ph.D. is its dean. UX incorporates the ongoing programs and activities of the All Stars Project (ASP), including visits to Broadway theaters and other cultural institutions, and numerous workshops, classes and lectures by guest artists, business professionals, community and educational leaders. www.allstars.org/UX