Class Cancellation!

Yo students..Please be informed that classes will be cancelled for the following date:

18.12.09 (Friday) – 25.12.09 (Friday)

All 3 studios will be closed from 18th Dec till the 25th Dec 2009. This is due to the whole UGDN team performing in Sarawak. There will be NO extensions on the class validity period. Please ensure that all your classes are used up by then.

For more information, please refer to your dance teachers or call us directly.

Thank you very much.

Have A Blessed Christmas!

Updated New Schedules

Hi students, below are the new schedules for our all 3 branches. The new schedules will be effective from 2.11.2009(Monday) onwards. Please download from BELOW, under each Urban Groove Logo. Thanks for continue supporting us!

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KEPONG CLASS SCHEDULE

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Urban Groove Kepong Class Schedule

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Address:

No 31-1, Jalan Prima 7 Pusat Niaga Metro Prima Kepong

52100 Kuala Lumpur.

Operating Hours: 3PM-10PM Daily

CALL/SMS :  Joel @ 012-3896588    Alyssa @ 016-5584466

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SUBANG CLASS SCHEDULE

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Urban Groove Subang Class Schedule

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Address:

No 7, 2nd Floor USJ10/1C 47620 Subang Jaya, Selangor.

Operating Hours: 3PM-10PM Daily

CALL/SMS :  Joel @ 012-3896588    Alyssa @ 016-5584466

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SUNWAY CLASS SCHEDULE

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Urban Groove Sunway Class Schedule

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Address :

No 45-3, Jalan PJS11/28B Bandar Sunway 46150 P.J, Selangor.

Operating Hours : 3PM -11PM Daily

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BBOY FOUNDATION

BBOY FOUNDATION

The Bboy Foundation class is suited for individuals who have no background whatsoever in Bboying and would like to start from scratch. The class follows a four-phase system, which teaches basic toprock, footwork, balancing/freeze positions and physical conditioning such as strength and flexibility. The aim of this class is to prepare the students for more difficult levels and to avoid injuries from occuring due to a lack of physical conditioning.

THE WAVE/LIQUID ROBOT/G-STYLE CLASS

THE WAVE/LIQUID ROBOT/G-STYLE

We have started a new class for all you popping enthusiast, which is the wave/G-style/liquid robot class. This class will be centered around waves in detail, more variation of waves, advanced styles of waves and waves combos. In general the material taught can be cataloged as swipe waves, drop waves, wave-roll combos, technical wave tricks, finger waves, wave through combos, spiral waves, ticking waves, segmented/catepillar waves, reverse palm waves, body wave combinations, wave-floorwork combos. energy ball and many more. The liquid robot style is based on a combination of bodywave, snaking, and arm hydraulics with stop actions in between. The G-style of popping is another original popping style. which originated from Pomona, california around the early 80s. This style is based around very freestyle wave combination centered around the dancer manipulating an energy ball through his body. Most significantly identified as done by the Legendary Slick Dogg, the G style is a unique style in its own right along with the boogaloo and animation styles of popping. This class is suitable for poppers who have completed all the basic technicals in wave foundations and would like to specialize. I would like to strongly emphasize that the material taught is meant to help the individual create their own style and direction and are not fixed.

UGDN DANCE STYLES DESCRIPTION

HIP HOP STYLES

HIP HOP

New Jack Swing/Rap Dance/Hype Style

Made famous by the type of sound called the New Jack Swing, which was popularized by the likes of Bobby Brown, New Jack Swing is easily identified by the type of style of dance done by the legendary MC Hammer. Also known as Rap dance or Hype Style, the New Jack Swing style is a highly energetic dance with a lot of flavor. The class is a more technical class with less choreography but full of energy. This class offers a great workout.

HIP HOP FOUNDATION

The foundation class is suitable for individuals who are very new to Hip Hop styles. The class is predominantly technical with very little emphasis on choreography. The foundation follows a module of elementary techniques and basic steps to help individuals get started with Hip Hop. The class focuses on building the individuals rhythm and coordination and teaching them how to dance first before dancing a particular style. This class is suitable for adults and kids who have no dance background.

NEW STYLES

The New Styles classes are basically a fusion of different Hip Hop styles based on the taste and interpretation of the teacher. It is a fun and highly energetic class which is more geared towards routines and choreography, similarly to what is seen in most popular hip hop music videos. Different types of New Styles available in our classes are street Jazz, LA styles, Lyrical Hip Hop and R&B get downs. This class is suitable for adults with an adequate basic in dance.

GIRL STYLES

The Girl Styles class is a unique class specifically created for choreography, which appeal to the feminine body line of girls. Focusing on girl power, this class is a big favorite among female dancers looking to make their mark among a highly male dominated dance form. This class is suitable for individuals with an adequate foundation in dance.

POPPIN’ STYLES

POPPIN’ STYLES

POPPIN’ FOUNDATION

This class concentrates on building up the adequate basic and foundation for any individual looking to specialize in New Styles Hip Hop, Boogaloo, G Styles or even Animation. It provides you with the necessary tools to either freestyle or be a technical performer. The foundation class focuses on a lot of hitting and popping drills to ensure that each student is able to pop at every angle and on the beat accurately all the time. Apart from that, the class works on developing all the fundamental techniques such as isolation, dime stopping, basic hydraulics, waves, glides, footwork, and basic tutting.

BOOGALOO STYLE (BOOG STYLE)

This class focuses on the style made popular by the Electric Boogaloos in the early seventies. In this class, students will be taught the foundation moves and techniques laid down by the EB members, who established the Boogaloo Style as arguably, the most original and important of all Poppin’ styles. The foundation moves taught will include the following; twist-o-flex, neck-o-flex, master flex, boogaloo rolls, walk outs, snaking, cobra, Fresno/funky angles, funky footwork/crazy legs, old man style, floor work, strutting, sleepy style, toy man, filmore, shadow box ,Egyptian twist, romeo twist. This class is suited only for students who have completed a few weeks of foundation classes in Hip Hop and Popping.

ANIMATION & TRICKS

The Tricks and Animation class is a highly technical class with a lot of emphasis on the following: hydraulics, robotics and animatronics, animation, ticking, ticking waves, caterpillars, advanced isolation tricks, strobing, puppetry, advanced tutting, wave-roll combinations, glides and walks, blow ups, hat tricks, and so on. This class suitable for students who have completed a few weeks of Popping and Hip Hop Foundation classes.

THE FUNK STYLES

LOCKING

The first of all the street dance styles in this era, Locking is the ultimate expression of funk music, the derived and improvised form of Jazz, fused with soul, which was created by the legendary and late James Brown in 1969. Locking is a highly energetic style of dance, which is funky, fun and suitable for both adults and kids. Having its roots in soul dance, locking is full of groove and enjoyable to learn. This class focuses on the style made famous by the original Lockers and the near accurate techniques, which the group created. The following will be taught in the Locking class; soul dance, Locking attitude and groove, basic bounce, the lock, points, pace, funky walk, wrist rolls, scooby doo, skeeter rabbit, stop n go, scoot-bot, iron horse, leo walk, and so on.

BBOY STYLES

BBOY STYLES

The Bboy classes have been segmented into four types of classes as described below. The main purpose is for the instructor to focus on delivering the required teaching material effectively. Beginner students are advised to join in the footwork and toprock classes for a at least two months before progressing on to the more physically challenging classes such as freezes and spins. It is important to develop their rhythmic side of the dance first before embarking on the stunts and flashy moves.

TOPROCK

The most ideal for beginners, this class focuses on teaching the individual how to dance first. As the name suggest, top rocking means to dance in a standing position and it is important for all boys to learn the basic fusion between music and movement first before getting down to a blow up or floor move. This class is also ideal for dancers who started out with power moves but did less dancing.

FOOTWORK

The most important of Bboy foundations is the footwork. It identifies the dancer as a true and original bboy. This class works on the technical accuracy and near perfection of each basic footwork technique notably the six step and its commonly used derivatives and variations. The class aims to teach the student to be able to use the foundation techniques with the beat and to help them develop their own style.

FREEZES

The freeze class concentrates more on the physical aesthetics of the bboy style, teaching the five basic balance/freeze positions which are the head; chair, shoulder elbow and hand stand, allowing the student to have a strong base for developing more advanced and signature freezes or freeze combinations.

FLOOR SPINS

This class concentrates on the other power segment of the dance, which is floor spins such as windmills, swipes, flares, halos, air flares, nineties, headspins and so on. This class is suitable for individuals who have done a few months in the footwork, toprock and freezes class.

HOUSE DANCE

The House dance style is a type of urban street style to House music, a highly rhythmic form of dance music, which finds its roots and origins in disco funk. House dance has been around as early as the late 1970’s upon the end of the disco era with influences improvised from African, Lindy, Latin, Brazilian Jazz and Tap dance. House dance is commonly described in being improvisational in nature with a lot of emphasis on fast footwork accompanied by fluid torso movement. The House dance class focuses on teaching the three main styles of House dance, which is footwork, lofting and jacking and also its accompanying sub-styles such as skating, stomping and shuffling. This class is suitable for individuals who have done a few weeks in the Hip Hop foundation class or have adequate dancing background.

KRUMP STYLE

KRUMP STYLE

The Krump Style is highly volatile, freestyle and energetic form of Hip Hop, which emerged in the nineties. The class covers the foundation moves such as chest pops, arm swings, buck bangs, puzzles and so on to allow the dancer to develop his own style. This class is suitable for individuals with adequate dancing background.

REGGAE

REGGAE

This form of dance was inspired by the sound of the African Caribbean style of music developed on the island of Jamaica. It is identified for its lament-like style of chanting with an emphasis on the syncopated beat. This dance focuses on percussive hip movements accompanied by accurate isolations in the body. It is a great dance style for both guys and girls of any age to enjoy

 

WACKING

WACKING

Wacking originally came in the 70s as gay people’s interpretation of Locking. It involves highly dynamic movements of the arms, which resemble the wrist roll in locking but more exaggerated and extended. This style of dance also incorporates sharp angular poses, which is called Vogueing, a style commonly done together with Wacking. Wacking is more frequently done by girls now and it can be danced to a wide genre of music from house to Hip Hop. This dance style is also commonly incorporated together with other forms of dance such as Locking and House.

Despite gaining popularity only in the recent years, wacking has established worldwide as an urban dance form. It is fun, cool, energetic and suitable for any dance enthusiast who wants to try something fresh.

A NEW UPGRADE

Yo….to all our fellow students, as u all know from February 2009 onwards we will be implementing a brand new system to enhance and upgrade our overall class quality…as u all know, the Urban Groove has always been on the forefront of bringing u the most original, detailed, specialized of Urban Street Styles, and this year we are expanding our variety to include more..

For example, our Poppin’ class has been divided into three types of classes such as the Foundation, Boogaloo and lastly Animation/Tricks. Well, the reason for such a divide is because there is simply too much material to just pile up in one class. In each class, u will have lotsa new stuff to learn and most importantly find the direction u wanna go. There are some people who use the moves from Popping in Hip Hop therefore creating a New Style..in this case the foundation class will be perfect for such individuals, where as the hardcores could either choose to go into Animation Style or become a Boog Style dancer…cool eh!!!

Thats not all..even the Hip Hop and Bboy classes will become more specialized with classes specifically on Top Rock, Footwork, Freezes and Floor Spins..this will be great for a particular bboy who has good power but lacks ootwork..he can work on his weakness by attending more towards the footwork and toprock classes…Well, for the Hip Hop junkies, there are choices of doin different types of New Style choreographies such as Street Jazz, Lyrical Hip Hop, New Jack Swing and so on…

Thats just the icing….whats so awesome is that we have a whole new range of styles just for girls…such as Girl Styles, Wacking/Punkin, Vogue and also Reggae..the Girls Style Hip Hop will be choreographies suited for the feminine yet agreesively finesse movements that girls do so much better than guys..honest!!!!..in the Wack, Vogue class, u will get to learn and appreciate more technicals and rhythmic patterns of this other unique urban dance forms.

Well, what r u waitin for, get all ya friends…Keep Groovin y’all!!!

…PEACE…

Jo.L Tan

Urban Groove New Class System

Urban Groove will start a new class system from 1st February 2009 onwards ! Kindly check out this blog for class schedule updates. We reserve the right to make class changes or cancellations with prior notice to students for purposes such as events, holidays, appearances or emergencies. Any inquiries please contact/sms Joel @ 012-3896588 or Alyssa @ 016-5584466. U can also email to urbangroove@ymail.com

Thank You !