CLASS DESCRIPTIONS
About Industry Hip-Hop
Class Description:
Have you ever dreamt of dancing in front of 90,000 fans? Or opening for Doja Cat?
Whether you are new to the professional dance world, or are a seasoned veteran in the game, you are sure to learn how to up-level your performance. Learn the ins and outs of auditions, making the cut, taking the lesson, and ultimately expressing your truth through movement. Growth is where the magic happens and the magic happens in class! Industry Hip-Hop blends all of today's hottest dance trends and moves from across the Hip-Hop genres. This class will push dancers performance, styling, textures and dynamics through power moves and grooves. Students will learn choreography focused on musicality, movement and performance quality.
Suggested Footwear:
Sneakers
Suggested Experience Needed:
2 or more years of experience recommended or 6-8 weeks of Int. Hip-Hop. Dancers should have a healthy understanding of basic Hip-Hop terminology, and understand musicality
Related Classes:
Jazz Funk, Pop Jam, Reggaeton, K-Pop, Bollywood Funk, Waacking, House Fundamentals
Prerequisite:
6-8 weeks of Int. Hip-Hop. Dancers should have a healthy understanding of basic Hip-Hop terminology, and understand musicality.
Meet Tiana
Instagram: @tianahester
It looks like you may have a little dancer” - as her mother would tell the story about what the doctor said during her ultrasound. Tiana- in the womb, with the heel of her foot in her mouth, was literally born to dance. In just the small city of Antioch, California at Delta Ballet Academy, Tiana started training recreationally at just eight years old in Hip Hop with LaTonya Watts. She then started training in ballet, as it became a requirement for her to continue with a competitive team. Her ballet teacher expressed to her mother, that there was no way it was her first time training in that style.
It was then that she knew dance was not just a “talent” that she had picked up, but a Gift. Tiana continued to expand her training in other styles such as jazz, lyrical, and contemporary. At the age of twelve, she started competing and traveling as a dancer. She continue to pursue her career throughout high school and started teaching dance once she graduated, in 2008.
In 2012, TiAna moved to New York City to pursue her dance career. She grew tremendously, training at studios like Broadway Dance Center, Alvin Ailey, PeriDance Center, and Brickhouse NYC. She has worked with well-known artists; Sevyn Streeter, Justine Skye, Nikki Tino, Demi Grace, and more. Tiana has Choreographed, danced backup, and hosted classes for music labels like Atlantic Records, and Def Jam. While pursuing her dance career, she picked up a love for fitness and established a name for herself as a fitness instructor. Tiana “Your favorite instructor” Hester has been featured in the New York Times, New York Post, Shape Magazine, and Harper’s Bazaar as #4 of the Top 20 Fitness Instructors of New York. In 2019, she brought her expertise back home and has continued to learn and teach as a professional dancer. TiAna is grateful to have trained under so many well-known choreographers from the Bay Area, Los Angeles, and New York such as Corey Action, Allen Frias, Matthew J. Day, Denzel Chisholm, Jerry “Curls” Paulino, Antonio “Tony” Jefferson, and more! She has taught and choreographed for over 15 dance studios and hopes to be able to continue moving with purpose, on purpose, and share her visions with the world.