Street Styles: Intermediate Choreography classes at Peridance have several instructor options. Please see instructor methods & styles below and choose an instructor that best aligns with your needs and wants:
1) Bokyung Park(Bo) is a professional dancer from Seoul, South Korea. In 2010, Park came to New York City and started training in Hiphop, Ballet and Contemporary in ISVP(the International Students Visa Program). There she trained with Luam Keflezgy, Jermaine Browne, La Jon Dentzler, Rhapsody James, Jared Grimes, Andrey Silantyev, Dana Foglia and many more.
In September 2013, she received her artist visa and came back to NYC. She has worked for top choreographers such as Luam Keflezgy, Brian Friedman, Neil Schwartz, Carlos Neto etc. Her current dance credits include Adam Lambert Trailblazer Awards, Rob Thomas 'trust you' music video, Nike Portland, Nike NTC Tour LA, Nike NYC windbreakers, Adidas NMD, Moncler fashion week, Sephora Pharrell’s Fragrance Flash Mob, MALUMA La Mega Mezela.
In terms of teaching, choreographing, she has started teaching at Connecticut Dance Conservatory and Broadway Dance Center Children Teenager Program. Park also choreographed with Neil Schwartz for Rome Fortune ‘Dance’ Music Vdieo, assisted him for Astr ‘homecoming’ Tour.
Class Description: Bo's classes are for those of you who seek for the environment where you feel safe and comfortable to truly be and express yourself. The choreography will be focused on musicality, foundations, dynamics and mostly telling the story.
Schedules: Mondays 7:00PM-8:30PM
2) Kenichi Kasamatsu is a professional dancer, instructor, and choreographer based in New York City. He has performed on various stages and venues, ranging from Daddy Yankee’s concert at Madison Square Garden, choreographed by Tanisha Scott, to YouTube’s private Brandcast event choreographed by Kyle Hanagami, to events such as Carnival and Sybarite at the Highline Ballroom. He has also been seen on various live shows both on and off television, including Saturday Night Live with Selena Gomez and the Today Show with Andy Grammer. Kenichi has been featured in several music videos most notably Mark Ronson’s “I Can’t Lose” choreographed by Keone Madrid. He also worked with The Band Perry on their single “Stay in the Dark” as a featured dancer in the official music video, as well as their performance on the Tonight Show.
Kenichi is currently permanent faculty at the Peridance Center in NYC, as well as guest faculty at the prestigious Broadway Dance Center. Additionally, he travels the nation with several organizations as both an instructor and adjudicator.
As a choreographer, Kenichi continues to produce original content that he presents in and around New York City as well as having a strong online presence. His work has been seen in shows produced by Broadway Dance Center, Peridance Center, and Sybarite Productions.
While still performing, Kenichi has found a new passion for teaching and choreography and continues to invest his time in sharing his creativity with dancers in New York and beyond through his classes and projects.
Class Description: Kenichi's classes focus on musicality, movement quality, and precision. Heavily choreography based, his experimental movements are based on the foundations of Hip-Hop, Popping, House, and Jazz. Every class is filled with some brain teasers and bad jokes that will turn all those stressful and intimidating moments to joy!
Schedules: Tuesdays 7:00PM-8:30PM
3) Masumi Kambayashi is a dancer from Japan, now based in New York City. She is currently represented by Bloc Talent Agency and is a member of Soul Project Dance Company directed by Candace Brown, SHINSA The Collective directed by Bo Park. She has worked for various choreographers such as Sheryl Murakami, Victor Rojas, Keenan Cooks, Max Pham, Neil Schwartz, Kendrick Samuel, and James Alonzo. Masumi has taught at several studios including Broadway Dance Center, Brickhouse NYC, Movers of bodega, PJM LIC.
Class Description: TBD
Schedules: Wednesdays 5:30PM-7:00PM
4) As a choreographer, teacher, and dancer, Esosa Oviasu was largely self-taught in Popping and Breaking by 2007. It wasn't until the following year, that he moved back to New York City and began to formally train in these styles, under legends such as Jazzy J and Boogaloo Kin.
Esosa was first introduced to Urban Choreography by New York's Raw Elementz Dance Troupe. Since then, he has trained under teachers such as Carlos Neto, Luam Keflezgy, Derek Mitchell, and taken various workshops of diverse disciplines throughout the New York area.
He is currently the Artistic and Executive Director of his dance team, The Neighbors. He is also a member of EPIC Motion Dance Company, with whom he aims to broaden his dance vocabulary as well as his range of style.
Class description: This class centers the concept of musicality and Esosa's own unique approach to the subject. Students of this class should come with a strong foundation of hip-hop movement, and a general familiarity with street styles such as House and Popping. This class is a welcoming space that does not expect flawless execution, but instead prizes avid exploration.
Schedules: Wednesdays 7:00PM-8:30PM
