Hart House Hip Hop education Program and RAWC (Recreation, Athletics, and Wellness Centre) UTM are partnering to bring a Drop-in Hip Hop dance and fitness class at UTM.
About this class
Breakin’ / Hip-Hop dance is considered one of the most physically dynamic, rhythmically versatile and empowering character-driven forms of dance in the world today.
With its foundation seated in ancient cultural tradition, mixed with an ever-evolving personalized vocabulary, Breakin’ / Hip-Hop dance has taken the world by storm! Join national ambassador & world champion coach, FrostFlow for a very fun and unique class to groove your body, cultivate your mind and grow your spirit with style and flavour.
No experience necessary. All levels welcome!
Facilitator
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FacilitatorMarcelino DaCosta a.k.a. Frostflow
Hip Hop Artist & Educator
World-class artist performer, educator, community worker, storyteller and Hip-Hop culture advocate, Marcelino “Frostflow” DaCosta has shared knowledge of deeply initiated Hip-Hop practice and promoted the arts through continual effort and inspiration globally on a multitude of platforms over the last 22 years. He is the founder of the internationally renowned Canadian Breakin’ (Breakdance) Champions: “Ground illusionz Hip-Hop Collective” since 1999 and owner of “Full Step Saga”—a company that utilizes creative pedagogical approaches to progressively educate the arts and life since 2016.
Marcelino is a Sheridan College Alumni through Community Outreach & Development, as well as a Fine Arts and Cultural Studies BA (Hons) graduate at York University. He has 15 years direct experience working on the front line with inner-city, incarcerated, indigenous, refugee, gifted, disabled, LGBTQ+ youth, and shared with various communities across Canada and the world.
As “Frostflow”, Marcelino has become a world champion coach, national ambassador, local leader and pioneer of many grassroots public health initiatives for youth including: "The Word Project" 2004’, “ManifesTO,” 2007, "Behaviour Arts Fest" 2009-14’, "R.H.Y.T.H.M." & "Let Go Expo" 2011’, "Share Our Spirit" 2012-14, "The HUB” 2015-18, "STORYTiME" (Japan) 2015-18 & Sauga Street Dance Summit 2018-20. He has also had a significant impact in contributing to world-recognized organizations & companies such as "BBoyizm", "UNITY Charity" & "BluePrint Pathways” as a performer, program coordinator, facilitator, and senior staff.
From Street-level to stage performance, international judging of world-level competitions, teaching workshops, producing events, keynote speaking at universities, representing the Canadian or world Hip-Hop community to the media or alongside other innovative minds at TEDx -Vancouver “ID” in 2016, Marcelino ”FrostFlow” DaCosta has became a respected voice globally and embodies the definitive essence of his craft and culture here in Canada.
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