Darrio’s Hip Hop Basics  6 week course is now in Blacktown.  So after one successful cycle, we’re ready to do it again.  Hip hop basics is a slow paced course that is aimed at the beginner hip hop dancer or at someone returning to dance and looking to brush up on their technique.

Held in the dance studio of the Blacktown PCYC we have the facilities for a small and intimate group of dancers.  All ages are welcome.

For more information and/or to make a booking, please don’t hesitate to contact us on Mob: 0409772143 or email inquiries@darriostreet.com.  You can also secure your position by going to the class page and clicking on the paypal sign to pay a $30 deposit.

Course: Hip Hop Essentials (Beginners)

Start Date: Thursday, 12th November, 2009 (6 week duration)

Time: 8pm (please arrive early first night)

Location: Blacktown PCYC, 30 Second Avenue, Blacktown

Cost: $99/ 6 weeks (please note PCYC do require annual membership fee)

See you there!

The channel Ten documentary City Fringe that we participated in about a year ago is about to air this Sunday 25th October, 2009 at 2pm.

It is about Punk, Goth, Rock and Metal, decades old now reinvented and still popular. City Fringe discovers why people gravitate to certain music or styles, political views or social scenes & the unwritten codes determining how a person achieves and maintains acceptance.

So, if you are home and just hanging out, check out subcultures around Australia.  Including the Krump scene in Sydney.

Elyard Street will come alive on Sunday October 24th with Narellan Rhythms 2009. We will transform Elyard Street into a community space for all ages. A space where you can build a drum, Krump, learn how to play it, do some Tai Chi, visit a refugee camp, learn how to belly dance and more.

The event aims to bring together our many geographically and culturally diverse communities via performances, music and artistic workshops and roving performances. The event will be held between the Narellan Library and Narellan Town Centre, with Elyard Street being closed for the day to enable these two important community spaces to unite in a day of celebration.

The next Hip Hop Basics course is due to start this coming Monday @ 7pm on the 19th October, 2009.

Complete with a warm-up and stretch, this class is a slower paced class with a simply choreographed Hip-hop routine, teaching you many of the foundation moves of Hip hop Dance. Great for beginners or those wishing to “get back into it”; is a fun class for fitness purposes. course numbers strictly limited.

So delay no further and sign up ahead of time.  We’d love to see you there.  This class is great for absolute beginners, or for those who really just want a refresher to tighten up their technique.

For more information or to book please don’t hesitate to contact us on Mob: 0409 772 143.

Here it is!

The first ‘Bang Out’ was a blast that took off and now we are bringing you starving Sydney crowds another Krump event.

The highly anticipated  “The Bang Out II’ is here.

Here in the heart of Sydney will be the most rugged, grimey and raw form of dance, straight from the streets to you.

Many have witnessed the expression be performed at many arts and community events; Now we bring you the battles. From Melbourne to Brisbane and now to the streets of Sydney.

Come down and support the event!

*All Ages
*Alcohol & Drug Free

Details:

Date: Saturday 3rd October, 2009

Time: 4pm-8pm

Address: PCYC City of Sydney, 51 Cathedral St (Cnr Riley St) *5 Minutes from St James Station

Contact Tommy 0433 497 597 for more info.

Finally! As promised many times over the years, we are finally bringing our course to Blacktown.  So we’re starting with our 6 Week Hip Hop Basics Course.

Over a period of 6 weeks you will learn some of the more basic moves in Hip Hop choreography, as well as the ever illusive Hip Hop groove.

This class is open to all ages, and will be held in a smaller and more intimate environment in the fully mirrored dance studio of the Blacktown PCYC.

Classes Details are as follows:

Start Date: Thursday 1st October, 2009

Time: 8pm

Address: Blacktown PCYC, 30 Second Ave, Blacktown NSW 2148

Cost: $99 six week course (note: PCYC requires annual membership fee)

If you have any further queries or would like to book, please don’t hesitate to contact us or just click on the Paypal sign to pay $30 and secure your position in the course.  As it is a smaller venue numbers will be limited.

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When it comes to locking Darrio was one of the original students.  Part of the original craze that overtook California in the late 70’s early 80’s Darrio was a member of the original street crews that inspired such movies as Electric Boogaloo and Breakdance.

Darrio then brought the at that time unseen style to Australia with him in 1982 and taught it to his friend Darryl Von Bock.  Together they then formed the DOUBLE D’s a group which revolutionalised the Australian streetdance scene.  Making appearances on countless television shows and public forums, the Double D’s brought popping and locking to the Australian public.

Darrio’s locking technique is amazing crisp and right on point.  He is clean and swift in his moves and has a precision that other locking teachers are missing, due to the fact the style has been watered down through the years.

For anyone interested in learning locking, or in cleaning up their technique, come take advantage of this great opportunity to learn from one of the originals, who has actually kept up his form through the years.

Workshop Details are:

Lockin’ Open Class
12 Sep 2009, Saturday
starting from 4-5pm
@D2MG studio (Level 8/88 Liverpool St, Sydney NSW)
$18 per student ($15 for D2MG members)

N.B. As number of students taking class has exceeded the studio capacity (max 20ppl), I will have to prioritise the ones who pay in advance.
You can pay either to Eriko or at the D2MG studio. Call: 0419 271 528

Check out the Double D’s with a much younger Bert Newton.

Here is the opportunity to beat all opportunities on the dance scene.  The Jabbawockeez is easily one of the worlds premier dance crews.

Hailing from all over the USA they won MTV’s America’s Best Dance Crew.  With there innovative choreography, and signature combinations of popplocking, breaking and acrobatics, Jabbawockeez is here to show you what is possible when it comes the breathtaking hip hop dance.

Darrio and the Eminent Fam are honoured to be sharing the stage with them and encourage you all to come down and join the party.

Be amazed, August 29 @ the Forum Entertainment Quarter.

Tickets available from Moshtix.

Friday 14 August 6.30-8.30pm

At Blacktown Arts Centre
78 Flushcombe Road
Blacktown

MCA’s youth program generationext goes ‘on the road’ to Blacktown Arts Centre for one night only. Celebrate International Youth Day by checking out Generationext - live hip hop, free food, art comps and contemporary art rolled into one night and free.Generationext. Talk art. Eat food. Listen to live music. No teachers. No parents. Generationext is a unique, free youth program at the MCA, connecting teenagers with contemporary art and culture through after-hours social events linked to MCA exhibitions. The events are held four to six times a year.
Generationext gives young people aged 12-18 yrs the opportunity to visit the Museum independently after-hours to mix with hundreds of teenagers from across Sydney who love contemporary art. Generationext is organised by the MCA with the assistance of a committee of art-interested volunteer teenagers, who form the generationext Youth Commitee.
Generationext Connectors are volunteer students who ‘spread the word’ to their school peers through conversation and print flyers.

For more information about becoming a generationext Committee Member or Connector (for 12-18 yrs only), or to join the generationext mailing list, email: generationext@mca.com.au or phone: 02 9241 7196

RSVP essential by Wednesday 12 August
Email: generationext@mca.com.au or 02 9241 7196

For upcoming generationext events please click here

Come down and support the event.  The organisers of these events really are doing their best to bring contemporary art forms straight to the community.  The more you support them, the more they are going to be able to bring you.