A fun, upbeat but challenging class for students that have little dance experience that can learn at a slower pace. The street dance music is current, fun and energising and this class is great for students that have lots of energy to burn. Teachers Charley and Maizie both home trained at BDC since small children and Maizie has since gone to further education at Shockout London graduating with a Masters in dance.

Uniform: Tracksuit bottoms or leggings and T-shirt. Clean trainers.
Long hair Hair tied up.

A bit of History on Street dance:

Street dance evolved during the 1970s outside dance studios in any available open space. This includes streets, dance parties, block parties, parks, school yards, raves, and nightclubs. This is partly because African American and Latino people who created the style were generally not accepted into dance studios because of their race.

A significant feature of street dance is that it was historically a dance of young people offering a sense of freedom and giving a 'voice' to unrepresented communities.