In-Person Class
Donation – $5-25

It’s a party! It’s a party! It’s a party! Line dancing is the essence, the core, the heart, the unifier at any backyard party, family cookout, wedding or anything where there’s an open space. Black American culture is rich with so much diversity, but one thing is common across the country – line dancing. From the Electric Slide to the Cupid Shuffle, no party or gathering is complete without a little line dancing. It has the power to bring families together and the magic to break the ice among strangers. So join us for a four week immersion into this classic Black American party staple.

Instead of having to pick the moves up impromptu on the dance floor, allow us to teach you some popular Line Dances in this workshop series. From the popular Line Dances like the Electric Slide and the Wobble to some more intricate ones such as the NA Hustle, Kendra will break down each dance step-by-step so you feel comfortable making it your own when we turn on the song and dance together. Each session we will review the dances from the previous session then add on, so by our last session we will be able to just groove and party. And you’ll be able show off at the next gathering. Come get your hustle on!

Participants in this series will have the opportunity to show off their moves at our student showcase Dec. 12, 2021.

Kendra J. Ross is a Pilates instructor, dancer, choreographer, teaching artist and community organizer from Detroit, MI. A graduate of the BFA program from Ailey/Fordham University in Dance, Kendra has worked with Urban Bush Women, Andrea E. Woods/ Souloworks, Ase Dance Theater Collective, Ronald K. Brown/Evidence, Monstah Black, MBDance, Oyu Oro, Ase Dance Theater Collective and Movement of the People Dance Company. Kendra is a certified instructor in the Silvestre Technique created by Roseangela Silvestre of Salvador, Bahia, Brasil. She is also a Power Pilates Certified Mat instructor who has taught Pilates, fitness and dance fitness classes at Power Pilates, Crunch, And Yoga Studios and various NYC public schools. Kendra has taught as an artist in residence at Detroit School of Performing Arts, Brooklyn School of the Arts, Brooklyn Studios for Dance and Bates College. She has been a guest teacher at Florida A&M University and Florida State University. An avid student of many different movement modalities, Kendra’s classes focus on understanding the history, cultural contexts and idiosyncrasies of the various styles she employs while recognizing the connections and applications in each body, mind and spirit. Kendra specializes in teaching Pilates, Hip-Hop, Afro-Cuban, and Contemporary dance. She challenges students to train their minds and bodies to understand the focus and initiation points of the various forms of dance and how to seamlessly move between each modality.