The Music Department is excited to partner with Urban Movement Arts to bring a series of dance classes to the Free Library! Classes will be offered during evenings on the second Wednesday of the month throughout April, May, and June. This event will take place in the Skyline Room, on the 4th floor of the Parkway Central Library.

Our first class is Hip Hop Grooves & Foundation with Alexis Curiel! This class will cover basic bounces, body rocks and party dances seen in Hip Hop dance. 

You can reserve a spot via our Google Form. If you have any questions about this program, please reach out to the Music Department by email at erefmus@freelibrary.org or by phone at 215-686-5316.

About the Instructor: Alexis Roberto Curiel (He/Him) is an Afro-Latino Dominican American dancer and choreographer, born and raised in Miami, Florida where his love for dance compelled him to begin training at the age of 11. He embraces a multidisciplinary background including Hip Hop, Contemporary, Jazz, Modern, Ballet, African, Afro-Caribbean dance, as well as music editing and video making. He pursued an education at Miami-Dade College Kendall Campus as an active member of the pre-professional dance company Jubilation Dance Ensemble under the direction of Michelle Grant-Murray, while simultaneously dancing competitively with the Next Level Dance Company Supremacy Hip Hop team, under the direction of Alain Marquez. Continuing his education with the University of the Arts in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, Alexis has performed in various concert works by Maleek Washington, Bill T. Jones, Juel D. Lane, Thom White, and Pearl Primus before receiving his BFA (2021). Post grad he’s had the opportunity to collaborate with faculty at UArts, choreograph for various institutions in the U.S., present work internationally (London, England, UK) dance with companies Dance Iquail! under the direction of Iquail Shaheed & Rennie Harris Pure Movement (RHPM). Through versatility and virtuosity Alexis indulges in his love for commercial, concert, & street dance as he commits to connecting with, as well inspiring communities he intersects with.