Workshop: House Dance with Thato!

House Dance with Thato!

10:00am - 11:30am at the Grindstone Theatre

House is an urban dance style that amalgomates all the different dance styles. Think of it this way… take poppin, hip hop, locking, bboying, disco, and many others. Bring everyone together under one roof, one “house”, dancing to a new music that works a little bit for everyone, and House dancing is born!

This came about in the late 1980s and 1990s, largely in the United States, popularized in African American and gay communities. House music was born out of this amalgomation. It’s a “street dance” in the sense that it’s not institutionalized like ballet or formal ballroom dancing, even though it formed in the nightclubs.

About Thato-
Thato has trained in many styles of Hip-Hop dance from popping, tutting, house, locking and break dancing. As one of the original members of Edmonton’s own White Chocolate Dance crew, Thato has opened and performed for artists such as: Chris Brown, Ludacris, Ne-Yo, Ashanti, Ginuwine, Sean Paul, Kreesha Turner, The Game, Nelly Furtado, Obie Trice, 112, Boyz II Men, Fabolous, K-Ci & JoJo, Chingy, Sean Desmond, Massari, Gary Beals, Rochester, and Snoop Dogg! 

This is a free event put on by Fruit Loop & Grindstone Theatre for Pride Reunited. We have limited space, so please only RSVP if you are absolutely able to come. If you need to cancel your spot, please email Jocelyn at janselmo@grindstonetheatre.ca. See you on the dance floor!