Urban Artistry, An International Culture and Education Project

Urban Artistry, An International Culture and Education Project Authentic. Professional. Focused.

Urban Artistry is an international collective of artists and dancers focused on the authentic and complete representation of urban dance styles.

08/31/2026

Wrapping up Summer Popping 2026 with Leo & Hikari 🌅☀️🌞 Dancers: Cole • Juwan • Leo • Hikari

🎵: Sucka by Restone/MIA

All rights belong to the respective artists and copyright holders. This is an independent dance project and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the artists or rights holders.

Now starting our Fall 2026 Popping Semester with Future Assassins Crew ! Every Tuesday 7-8:30pm!

🍁🎑🍂 Fall Into The Groove! 🍁🎑🍂MORGAN's Fall Semester has begun!📍 Hybrid Classes:🆕 11301 Georgia Avenue - 2nd FloorSilver ...
08/31/2026

🍁🎑🍂 Fall Into The Groove! 🍁🎑🍂

MORGAN's Fall Semester has begun!

📍 Hybrid Classes:
🆕 11301 Georgia Avenue - 2nd Floor
Silver Spring, MD 20902
>> Entrance on Price Ave. (next to mural)
For Zoom Link-please register on Mindbody

Mondays: Urban Artistry’s Youth Dance Program Methods Team
• 6pm-7pm EST: Funkateers Youth Breakin’ (7-12 years old)
• 7pm-8:30pm EST: Applied Breakin’
• 8:30-10pm EST: Freestyle Fundamentals
* 10pm- until: That's House True School Jam Session

Tuesdays: Funk In Focus Online
• 7pm-8:30pm EST: Applied Popping
• 8:30-10pm EST: Applied Locking
* 10pm-12am EST: Free Open Session (Donations Based)

Wednesdays:
• 7pm-8:30pm EST: Applied Hip Hop
• 8:30-10pm EST: Applied Krump

Thursdays: Pose & Parlay & That's House
• 6pm-7pm EST: Intro to Groove (13+)
• 7pm-8:30pm EST: Intro to Whacking/Punking
• 8:30-10pm EST: Applied House

Saturdays: Urban Artistry’s Youth Dance Program
• 10am-11am: Funkateers Youth (5-7 years old)
• 11am-12pm: Funkateers Youth (8-12 years old)
* 12pm-1pm: Funkateers Youth (13 years old -17 years old)

📈🪴📽 Cultural Preservation Service Project Showcase: Summer 2026 📽🪴📈Join us on for our end of semester student showcase! ...
08/18/2026

📈🪴📽 Cultural Preservation Service Project Showcase: Summer 2026 📽🪴📈

Join us on for our end of semester student showcase! During the summer semester, students are working on personal and group videos demonstrating their goals. Come cheer on family, friends, and fellow artists, as we celebrate summer growth!

📆 Saturday, August 29, 2026
⏰️ 2pm
🎟 Spectators: $5
®️ In-person and Virtual (Zoom - Registration required, link in bio!)

📍Urban Artistry Dance Academy
11301 Georgia Ave., 2nd Floor
Silver Spring, MD 20906
--entrance on Price Ave.

Urban Artistry Directorates:
Urban Artistry’s Youth Dance Program
Methods Team
Funk In Focus Online
A Hip Hip Dance Continuum
Catharsis
Casa del BANGZ
That's House
Pose & Parlay

💯 8/15: Conscious Curator Moderator: Junious Lee BrickhouseWe invite you to share in an open,behind the scenes talk with...
08/14/2026

💯 8/15: Conscious Curator Moderator: Junious Lee Brickhouse

We invite you to share in an open,behind the scenes talk with a handful of DC's most experienced & dedicated artistic event producers.This panel of creative directors will examine equitable practices and collaborative planning in artistic communities.

🎬 SATURDAY, 8/15 @ 2:00-5:00pm
Community Town Hall:
THE CONSCIOUS CURATOR: Ethical Entrepreneurship and Events Management

How do we, as entrepreneurs, reflect on past practices and current conditions to move forward in creating culturally competent, collaborative, and responsible creative programming?

📍Hybrid: Urban Artistry | International Culture & Education Project 11301 Georgia Ave. (2nd floor) Silver Spring, MD 20902
🔗 Zoom Registration in Urban Artistry | International Culture & Education Project bio
💰 FREE, Suggested donation $10

🎤 Moderator: JUNIOUS L. BRICKHOUSE

Junious L. Brickhouse is an internationally recognized cultural strategist, scholar-practitioner, and Director of Next Level, the U.S. State Department’s global Hip Hop diplomacy program. A 2025 Maryland Heritage Award Fellow, he is committed to sustaining community-rooted African American and Urban Dance traditions. His work in cultural preservation is represented at the U.S. Library of Congress through Follow the Music: Exploring the Multi-Linear Legacies of House Culture, a landmark collection documenting oral histories and lineages within House culture.

Born in Virginia Beach and trained in the funk and street dance communities that shaped him, Junious later built parallel careers as a U.S. Army logistics professional and an internationally active dance leader.He is the Founder and Executive Director of Urban Artistry Inc.,an institution devoted to research, documentation, and mentorship in street dance culture. Junious is a former a Executive Board Member at The American Folklore Society, and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the National Council for the Traditional Arts.

Dance Crew Affiliations:
Assassins Crew Germany (2000–Present)
Assassins Crew DC (2005–Present)
Sour Patch Crew (2012–Present)

Full Panel: dicky julfian, Black in Space, Geno Dunnington, Dee Clark, Priscilla Lima-Ledesma
Moderator: Junious Lee Brickhouse

🟢8/15: Conscious Curator Panelist: Geno DunningtonWe invite you to share in an open, behind the scenes talk with a handf...
08/14/2026

🟢8/15: Conscious Curator Panelist: Geno Dunnington

We invite you to share in an open, behind the scenes talk with a handful of DC's most experienced & dedicated artistic event producers. This panel of creative directors will examine equitable practices and collaborative planning in artistic communities.

🎬 SATURDAY, 8/15 @ 2:00-5:00pm
Community Town Hall:
THE CONSCIOUS CURATOR: Ethical Entrepreneurship and Events Management

How do we, as entrepreneurs, reflect on past practices and current conditions to move forward in creating culturally competent, collaborative, and responsible creative programming?

📍Hybrid: Urban Artistry | International Culture & Education Project 11301 Georgia Ave. (2nd floor) Silver Spring, MD 20902
🔗 Zoom Registration in Urban Artistry | International Culture & Education Project bio
💰 FREE, Suggested donation $10

🎤 Presenter: GENO DUNNINGTON

Geno Dunnington is the founder of Positive Effects Inc., an organization dedicated to providing technical assistance to government and community-based organizations. With an extensive background in leadership, peer resources, support, and program management, he has served as the Program Director for National Media Consortium Inc. and works as a Senior Event Manager overseeing large-scale event coordination.

Full Panel: dicky julfian, Black in Space, Geno Dunnington, Dee Clark, Priscilla Lima-Ledesma
Moderator: Junious Lee Brickhouse

---PDSE: Professional Development and Sustainability Exchange---

Join us each weekend for a professional progression towards increasing cultural sustainability. It's an entire month+ long series of virtual and in-person events dedicated to sustaining artistic excellence through professional development.

Supported in part by funding from the Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County.

🎤 8/15: Conscious Curator Panelist: Priscilla Lima-LedesmaWe invite you to share in an open, behind the scenes talk with...
08/13/2026

🎤 8/15: Conscious Curator Panelist: Priscilla Lima-Ledesma

We invite you to share in an open, behind the scenes talk with a handful of DC's most experienced & dedicated artistic event producers. This panel of creative directors will examine equitable practices and collaborative planning in artistic communities.

🎬 SATURDAY, 8/15 @ 2:00-5:00pm
Community Town Hall:
THE CONSCIOUS CURATOR: Ethical Entrepreneurship and Events Management

How do we, as entrepreneurs, reflect on past practices and current conditions to move forward in creating culturally competent, collaborative, and responsible creative programming?

📍Hybrid: Urban Artistry | International Culture & Education Project 11301 Georgia Ave. (2nd floor) Silver Spring, MD 20902
🔗 Zoom Registration in Urban Artistry | International Culture & Education Project bio
💰 FREE, Suggested donation $10

🎤 Presenter: PRISCILLA LIMA LEDESMA

Priscilla Lima Ledesma is a multidisciplinary artist, music educator, creative entrepreneur, and community builder in the DC area. Through Ms. P & Co., Studio PRI, SING DC, and Sabor & Soul, she creates spaces where music, art, and creative expression foster connection, confidence, healing, and joy.

Her work centers collaboration, cultural expression, accessibility, and meaningful community impact—bringing a holistic, human approach to creative entrepreneurship and programming.

Full Panel: dicky julfian, Black in Space, Geno Dunnington, Dee Clark, Priscilla Lima-Ledesma
Moderator: Junious Lee Brickhouse

---PDSE: Professional Development and Sustainability Exchange---

Join us each weekend for a professional progression towards increasing cultural sustainability. It's an entire month+ long series of virtual and in-person events dedicated to sustaining artistic excellence through professional development.

Supported in part by funding from the Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County.

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11301 Georgia Avenue , 2nd Floor
Silver Spring, MD
20902

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 10pm
Tuesday 10am - 10pm
Wednesday 10am - 10pm
Thursday 10am - 11:59pm
Friday 10am - 10pm
Saturday 10am - 10pm

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