The Global Language of Hip Hop: Music, Culture, and History (Dec. 8, 10, 15, 17, 2020; Jan. 5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21, 2021)

SKU: ACE 2020-21-5
$325.00
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Tuesdays & Thursdays, 10-11:30am EST
Instructor: Dan Elfawal
  • Dec. 8, 10, 15, 17, 2020
  • TWO WEEK BREAK
  • Jan. 5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21, 2021
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Class Description

The Global Language of Hip Hop: Music, Culture, and History
Tuesdays & Thursdays, 10-11:30am EST
Ten 1.5-hour sessions
  • Dec. 8, 10, 15, 17, 2020
  • TWO WEEK BREAK
  • Jan. 5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21, 2021
* Classes are held on the Zoom platform.
* All students receive a Certificate of Completion.
* Class is appropriate for all interested students.
* Tuition for full course is $325.

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This class will explore the history and current state of the music, culture, and art form known as hip hop. With roots in jazz, funk, rhythm and blues, and soul, hip hop has grown from an underground, urban art form into a global, multi-billion dollar industry. Students will learn:
  • how this 47-year-old art form has influenced the world in terms of economics, music, fashion, politics, and entertainment.
  • about the 4 elements of hip hop (deejaying, emceeing, graffiti art, and breakdancing), and how each has shaped hip hop’s development through the years.
  • about pioneers of hip hop including deejays Kool Herc and Grandmaster Flash, breakdancing crews Rock Steady Crew and Dynamic Rockers, emcees Afrika Bambaataa and Run DMC, and the visual expression of graffiti art.
  • how hip hop crossed over to all facets of popular culture and current hip hop artists continue to transcend into all genres of music.
Students will be given the opportunity to share their own personal connection to hip hop through dance, creative expression, and performance.
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This class will not incorporate examples using explicit language, and will focus on hip hop's constructive elements.
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​Dan Elfawal has a Masters in Special Education/Elementary Education and is a certified Special Education and yoga teacher. He has been educating children and adults for over 15 years, and works as an Education Consultant at PBS Consulting & Psychological Resources, P.C. He has served as an education consultant, crisis counselor, SEIT teacher, parent trainer, job coach, and job developer. He has worked in various settings, including K-12 classrooms, colleges, and the greater Long Island community. Most recently, Dan has collaborated with educators from Penn State University and the University of Texas-El Paso to teach hip hop and cultural studies to adults in continuing education.