Registration for this schedule starts on 08/19/2024 and ends on 11/06/2024
Participants must be 6 years to 12 years old when the program starts.
This class is part of CCAC'S FAIR SHARE PRICING program. Learn more in the green box.
This class will Focus on the explosive style of Breaking! Kids will learn fundamental footwork, grooves and freezes.
But wait; there's more! Not only will they learn Breaking, they'll learn other Street Style dances as well. These will include fundamental Hip Hop party dances and Popping.
At the end of session we'll have a presentation showcase and cypher where students will show off what they've learned!
Ages 6 – 12
Lead Instructor – Julius 'Eclypse' Jenkins
Julius Eclypse Jenkins is a street-style dance professional who has been engaged in the street dance world for over two decades. His training has taken him around the world teaching and performing. While his primary focus is Robotic animation, he has an intimate knowledge of the most popular street dances of Hip-Hop, Breaking, Popping, Locking, House and Krump. Eclypse has performed with a variety of artists like Krs- One, Mr.Carmack, Lupe Fiasco, Herobust, Flux Pavilion, and many others. He’s created Cincinnati’s largest Street Dance Festival, Cincinnati’s first Street Dance program, the Heroes Rise Street Dance Academy, as well as founded the Non-Profit organization, Heroes Rise Inc.
Eclypse is a teaching artist at the Cincinnati Ballet Center for Dance and an adjunct Instructor at The University of Cincinnati-CCM and Miami University-Oxford. Eclypse also provides street dance enrichment programming for Cincinnati Public Schools and various studios around the area.
Eclypse is passionate about street dance culture and is always open to opportunities to share his passion with others.
At Clifton Cultural Arts Center, we believe that everyone has the right to access the arts and to express themselves.
With Fair Share Pricing, we are simplifying the scholarship process by eliminating the need for an application. If you are unable to pay the full tuition amount, you may simply choose one of the provided scholarship levels instead. You can find guidance on which scholarship level we suggest HERE, but the decision is up to you. We will never ask for additional verification or paperwork.
If you are able to cover the tuition cost for a student in need, we encourage you to select the Supporter Level or to make a donation upon checkout to ensure we always have funding for the Fair Share Pricing program.
Support for the Fair Shair Pricing program comes from the Gerald H. Fitzgerald Scholarship Fund and contributors like you.
Please contact Clifton Cultural Arts Center if you have any questions.