This studio practice course introduces students to urban dance practices, aiming to broaden students’ understanding of Hip Hop culture beyond the commercialized representations prevalent in the media today. Students learn foundational techniques of urban dance practices, drawing from forms such as Funk, Hip Hop, Locking, Popping, Breaking, Krumping, and House, and explore the roots of contemporary urban dance in the social fabric of African, Caribbean, and Afro-Latin culture and re-inventions in ragtime, swing, and rock n’ roll. Required readings explore historical and theoretical perspectives on urban dance, supporting an immersive studio practice.