Urban Movement Arts

Learn House Dance @ this June! 🏠Check out our program for ABSOLUTE beginner dancers!

🕺🏾The UMA Dip: House Dance (best for folks who know they are interested in HOUSE dance and music. Could also be folks who have completed the Standard Dip and now want to dive deeper into House Dance)

June 6- 27

Saturdays 2-3pm
@ 812 Chestnut

OTHER DIP PROGRAMS IN JUNE:

🕺🏾The UMA Dip Standard Program (best for folks who have NO experience and aren’t sure what path or style interests them most)

June 4-27

ON- RAMP CLASS TIMES:
Thursday 7-8pm @ 812 Chestnut
Saturday 1-2pm @ 812 Chestnut

🕺🏾The UMA Dip: Femme (best for folks who know they are primarily interested in femme styles such as heels, vogue and waacking)

June 6- 27

Saturdays 2-3pm
@ 812 Chestnut

 is back June 12th @   2100 Chestnut location

Why We Strut
Workshop with Rashaad Hasani

June 12th
6:30-8:00pm
@ 2100 Chestnut St

Price: $35

Head to urbanmovementarts.com for more info and registration (link in bio)

On June 13th UMA awards $900 in prize money in its American Street Dance Battle, supported by

We are particularly excited about the event’s 3v3 funk category. Philly is a funk city, full of lockers, waackers and poppers. We can’t wait to see what happens when representatives from each dance form team up.

Registration is open. See the link in our bio.

$900 in prizes across all categories
1v1 All Styles ($500 Prize)
3v3 funk, each team must have one locker, waacker and popper. ($300 Prize)
Open To All Kiki Performance Category ($100 prize)

Judges for 1v1 All Styles & 3v3:


DJ:


Witness + Party + Participate

Saturday June, 13th
4pm-10pm
Sedgwick Theatre
7137 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia

has taken over Waacking on Wednesdays at 7pm @ 2100 Chestnut location 🕺

Get down weekly!

Waacking is a dance created in the clubs of LA during the disco era. It was made and pioneered by Black men living on the West Coast. It’s loved by many for it joyous, flirtatious and bold nature. It’s dance style about flare, character and sexiness. Technically, it is centered around poses, intricate arm maneuvers and grooves. It’s a great style experienced beginners and above. You’ll walk away from waacking class feeling a sense of jubilee and love. Come get funky with Waacking at UMA

Calling all beginners! Learn to dance in June @ !

🕺🏾The UMA Dip Standard Program (best for folks who have NO experience and aren’t sure what path or style interests them most)

June 4-27

ON- RAMP CLASS TIMES:
Thursday 7-8pm @ 812 Chestnut
Saturday 1-2pm @ 812 Chestnut

🕺🏾The UMA Dip: House Dance (best for folks who know they are interested in HOUSE dance and music. Could also be folks who have completed the Standard Dip and now want to dive deeper into House Dance)

June 6- 27

Saturdays 2-3pm
@ 812 Chestnut

🕺🏾The UMA Dip: Femme (best for folks who know they are primarily interested in femme styles such as heels, vogue and waacking)

June 6- 27

Saturdays 2-3pm
@ 812 Chestnut

Dwele shares his experience @ MoveMakers Summer Camp! 🕺🏾Donate to Say Yes Philly to nurture and fortify MoveMakers presence in its scholarship students lives. 

Say Yes Philly is proud to enter its 5th summer of offering summer camp scholarships. There are a number of students that have been with us since the summer of 2021. We are proud that we have been a stable resource for over 30 families since our start 💪

All of the scholarship students attending this season are returning students. These children have become pillars in our program, championing MoveMakers values, spirit and knowledge. Their dedication and commitment to our camps raises the standards and impact for all participants.

Head to the link in our bio to make a tax-deductible donation today! 🔗

Our goal is $3,000 this summer!

  powers UMA and Vince Johnson to bring together two incredible forces of Black American Vernacular expression Untethered by  and  . This performance also features a new film by Aidan Un.  Join these Philly based powerhouses on Sunday, June 7th, 2pm, at the Sedgwick Theatre

Untethered in Motion + The Hood Lockers
Experience spontaneous creative composition

This interdisciplinary and collaborative performance features
Music by Paul Giess’ Untethered
Dance by The Hood Lockers
Film by Aidan Un

Sunday, June 7th
2pm
Sedgwick Theatre
7137 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia

With the support of  UMA and Vince Johnson continue collaboration with filmmaker Aidan Un, presenting his film “ You Don’t Have to Go Home, But..”  Join us at the Louis Bluver Theater at the Drake on June 2nd at 8pm.

Tuesday, June 2nd
8pm
Louis Bluver Theatre
302 S Hicks St, Philadelphia

You Don’t Have to Go Home, But… (2024) is an ode to dancing bodies, a grimy love letter to Philadelphia’s hip hop scene, and a story about what happens after the DJ plays the last song. Composed of a decade’s worth of frenzied, funky footage from the legendary Second Sundae party, this documentary film follows three dancers on and off the dance floor as they navigate how to pursue their passion in a world that doesn’t value what makes us free.

Director/Cinematographer/Editor: Aidan Un
Cast: Jazmine Gilbert, Bryant Lee, Christian Walker, Anthony Lloyd
Producers: Steve Lunger, Mark Wong, Vince Johnson
Screenwriters: Aidan Un, Vince Johnson
Graphic Design: Bret Syfert
Composers: Alex Shaw, Daniel Barbiero