Workshops
Learn from our award-winning line-up of performers
Get involved and enjoy this unique opportunity to learn from this incredible line up of artists. Taking place each day ahead of the festival in the Sadler’s Wells studios it’s a great time to hear artists share their skills, tricks and techniques in one-off intensive workshops. Our workshops are very popular, so make sure to book early to avoid missing out.
All our workshops (except In My Element, which is free) cost just £10 plus transaction fee of £3.50 for online and telephone bookings. No charge in person at Ticket Office.
Our workshops are open to everyone, including non ticket-holders for Breakin' Convention.
Workshops are open to all abilities. Spectators are not allowed.
Saturday Workshops
Popping
Artist: Femme Fatale
Level: General
Saturday 4 May, 12:15pm – 2:15pm
Practice perfecting the perfect pop with the leading lady crew of popping. In this workshop, Marie Poppins, Dassy Lee and Lily Frias will guide you through wrist pops to dimestops, plus a Q&A after so you can ask all your burning questions.
Hip Hop Shoulder & Hip Hop Knee
Artist: ProjectBreakalign
Level: General
Saturday 4 May, 12:15pm – 1:45pm
This workshop is geared towards all levels, bringing the physiotherapy perspective specifically into the shoulder and knee in various hip hop styles. The workshop will include strengthening exercises for prevention and rehabilitation purposes, taught by Breakalign team members Olivia Daniell and Ellie Mayhew.
Locking
Artist: Ibrah Silas Jackson
Level: General
Saturday 4 May, 2:00pm – 3:30pm
Join Ibrah Silas Jackson (CREATE4, Ghetto Funk Collective) in a funky class teaching choreography in the style of locking that fuses James Brown’s iconic movements with the most soulful of grooves.
Sunday Workshops
In My Element
Level: Beginner (ages 14 -17 only)
Sunday 5 May, 10am - 2pm
Price: Free
Join Academy Breakin’ Convention for In My Element, our FREE Hip Hop Taster Workshops in Breaking, Emceeing, Popping and Hip Hop Social Dance. At these workshops you will have the opportunity to work with industry professionals, develop your confidence and creativity, meet some of the ABC team and ask questions about the course.
Hip Hop Improvisation
Artist: Dafne (Compagnie Kilaï)
Level: General
Sunday 5 May, 10:30am – 12:00pm
Discover oneself in the present moment, be together, and strip away all pretences to be fully oneself, in this workshop from Compagnie Kilaï’s Dafne Bianchi. Learn to rediscover your movements to convey a message with improvisation and freestyle exercises along with tools that you can use for your personal training afterwards.
Breaking
Artist: Jinjo Crew
Level: General
Sunday 5 May, 12:15pm – 1:45pm
Learn to express the basic movements and techniques from Jinjo Crew’s Vero where you can learn rhythm, feeling and soul from his signature movements.
Hip Hop Freestyle
Artist: Sons of Wind
Level: General
Sunday 5 May, 12:15pm – 1:45pm
Become a part of the bounce with this groove-infused hip hop freestyle class from Sons of Wind’s Twizzy and Junior influenced by their performance at Breakin’ Convention
House
Artist: Yugson Hawks
Level: General
Sunday 5 May, 2:00pm – 3:30pm
Take a highly energetic class with Wanted Posse’s Yugson Hawks! Expect to sweat in this class where one of France’s foremost house music DJs will work you out to some choice cuts, while taking you through the steps you need to know on the dance floor.