Join us as we partner with Jungle City Productions to bring you a series of Afro & Dancehall workshops with some incredible guest instructors.
11am-12pm - Afro Fusion with Lerato
12:15pm-1:15pm - Dancehall Queen Power with Kitty Cat
1:30pm-2:30pm - Dancehall with Cuby Dice
Book here via MindBody - discounts available for multiple workshop passes!
$35 for 1 workshop
$60 for 2 workshops
$85 for 3 workshops
AFRO FUSION with Lerato
Jump into an Exciting Afro Fusion Dance class with Lee. A workshop filled with upbeat music and the latest Afro Dance moves from West Africa all the way to South Africa. Learn moves and cultural understanding of the styles taught while connecting with yourself and those around you in a fun way.
Lerato aka Lee is a Melbourne based, Zimbabwean born performer and dance teacher.
Lerato specialises in Afro Dance and Dancehall which has allowed her to support and work with a range of artists in Australia and from around the world. Artists including Sampa The Great, Baker Boy, Rema, Kidi and more. Lerato has continued to build her skills as an Afro Dance performer and teacher which has helped her stay connected to her culture as well as being able to share her knowledge and passion with others.
Lerato is also part of professional dancehall crew ‘BurnCity Queenz’ which is where she began to grow her career as a performer, teacher through Jungle City Projects and has gone on to do individual works as well. Lerato competed and was crowned Dancehall Queen Australia 2016 which allowed her to travel to Jamaica, where she learnt directly from the creators of the style.
DANCEHALL QUEEN POWER with Kitty Cat
Join Kitty Cat for an our hour of Dancehall Queen Power. Explore not just female Dancehall steps, but the feeling, and attitude behind the movement as we take a journey through old, middle and new Skool eras and build our own personal and unique Queen signature style!”
Kitty Cat is the founder of many initiatives that helped grow the Australian Dancehall community over the past 12 years and has brought Jamaica Dance pioneers such as Latonya Style, Craig Black Eagles, Kimiko Versatile, and Zidan X-Qlusiv to Australia and taking over 30 Australian dancers to Jamaica to experience authentic Dancehall first hand. She was the first Australian in history to enter the International Dancehall Queen competition in 2014, and in 2015 placed top 10 in the competition. She is a certified Stylish Moves instructor and has been sharing her knowledge of Dancehall as a teacher and performer in Melbourne and across Australia since 2009 - travelling to Jamaica over seven times to learn first hand from the creators and always ensuring her approach to teaching and performing is practiced with respect and gratitude to the roots, culture and creators. She is the founding member of Burncity Queenz and director of Jungle City projects. You can follow her @kitty_cat_bcq “
DANCEHALL with Chuby Dice
Come learn the latest dancehall moves from Jamaica, come take as much knowledge you can about dancehall while having fun and of course come experience the true Jamaican flavour. Real authentic vibes from one of the Jamaican top creators. It's all about dancing!
Chuby Dice is one of the top dancers in Jamaica and leader of Jamaican dancehall crew Black Dice. He featured on the big screen in films including ‘Intent 2’ and ‘King of the Dancehall’ directed by Nick Cannon, and music videos for top artists including Vybz Kartel, Busta Rymes, Shawn Storm and Australian producer Monkey Marc. His team Black Dice have gained much street cred and global recognition over the past few years for bringing the fire back to Jamaican Dancehall street parties with their pyrotechnic displays, and creation of popular party steps such as ‘falla fashi’ ‘Move a Foot’ 'grung lizard' and 'tek piece A it'.
In Australia, Chuby has performed at festivals including MONA FOMA, St Kilda Festival and Moomba, supported international touring artists such as Konshens, and judged the Australian Dancehall King and Queen competition. As a highly knowledgeable and sort after dance instructor he has delivered workshops in Melbourne, Perth, Canberra and of course back home in Jamaican with students traveling from all over the world to learn authentic Jamaican dance from the source.
Chuby dice is now based in australia and available for live performances, video & film projects, dance workshops, lectures, competition judging, and promotional work worldwide.