Dancing Machine: The Groove Lab specializing in hip hop, funk and commercial choreography

The journey to open Owensboro’s The Groove Lab, a dance studio specializing in hip hop, funk and commercial choreography, is a bit of a full-circle moment for Steffan Clark and Ellis Birkhead. “I ...
Daily Bruin

Dance Disassembled: Hip-hop, ballet offer contrasting opportunities for expression through dance

From selecting music and choreography to perfecting costumes and makeup, the ins and outs of putting on a dance performance are complex and detailed. Put on your dancing shoes and follow along as ...
The Advocate

Youngsters learn more than dance at Y’s hip-hop classes

YMCA staff member Christian Simon spent her Sunday afternoon teaching dance routines she’d choreographed as part of the Paula G. Manship Y’s Hip-hop Dance for children. The classes started in January, ...
The Reporter

Chapkis Dance makes waves in the Hip Hop world

It’s no surprise that Greg Chapkis decided to open a dance studio. His mother owns Dance Unlimited in Vallejo, his father ran a dance studio in Ukraine and his sister was a prima ballerina before ...