Our street styles intermediate choreography classes at Peridance feature several experienced instructor options. Please carefully review the instructor methods and teaching philosophies described below and select an instructor whose approach best aligns with your personal learning needs and preferences.
Instructor 1: Bo Belza
Bo Belza is a native of New Jersey who was deeply involved in the competitive team circuit throughout his dance career. After several years of intensive dancing, competing, and directing dance teams within the circuit, he brought his distinctive style and teaching methodology to New York. He is now the artistic director of his own dance company, BOLD, which represents a culmination of close friendships and collaborations with dancers he has met throughout his extensive career. Bo has had the privilege to teach and perform throughout the United States, including in California, Houston, Las Vegas, Boston, and New York City. Signed with MSA Agency, Bo has had the exciting opportunity to work with and dance for major artists including Travis Scott, BTS, Jonas Brothers, and Todrick Hall. Bo's choreography is characterized by a distinctive blend of many styles and dance aspects he has learned and absorbed throughout his career. He is dedicated to cultivating a classroom environment that challenges his students while ensuring they feel confident and positive about their progress and development.
Class Description: Beginner choreography is a class that allows the student to learn and understand movement through targeted drills and deliberate repetition. In this class, you will learn to break down grooves and movement vocabulary into their simplistic foundational forms, while also learning complete combinations that feature those specific movements. It is a bit more challenging than your average absolute beginner class, yet it welcomes and accommodates all levels of dance experience.
Schedule: Saturdays 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Instructor 2: James Kho
James Kho is a professional instructor, dancer, and choreographer based in New York City. As a New York native and son of a Chinese-Filipino family, he has had the privilege of working with prestigious artists and companies including BTS, Stray Kids, KCON, P Nation, and FM Entertainment. He has also taught across different studios from New York to Seoul, Korea. James is dedicated to helping bridge the many global dance communities together and assisting in making the world feel like a smaller, more accessible place for dancers everywhere. His professional affiliations include SBX, PUSO Modern (part of ModFam), and SHINSA The Collective.
Class Description: This comprehensive all-style choreography class centers around the application of street style movement and vocabulary by utilizing James's unique choreography as the primary framework for developing musicality, body conditioning, and technical execution. James strives to foster a safe and genuinely fun space for all students to feel comfortable in their own bodies and movement expressions, while simultaneously developing long-term applicable skills and knowledge for live performance and personal artistic development.
Schedule: Wednesdays 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Instructor 3: Sam Javi
Sam Javi is a native of New Jersey who has been dancing seriously since the age of sixteen. From that point forward, he spent years training intensively in different street styles and foundational approaches to hip-hop dance. By integrating his varied inspirations and experiences, Sam has developed a distinctive and innovative approach to movement and teaching style. He has trained extensively within the vibrant New Jersey dance community, working with competitive dance teams as both a coach and leader. His professional experience includes working with major artists, including BTS, Emawk, and the Who's Bad Tribute Tour, as well as traveling internationally to perform and teach his methods. He is currently a weekly instructor at The Hive Dance Studio in New Jersey and at Brickhouse NYC, and he hopes to inspire his classes to develop a deep love and appreciation for various dance styles and global cultures.
Class Description: Sam Javi's classes draw from a rich variety of different styles of movement from both street dance traditions and the commercial dance world. His classes focus on understanding fundamental groove foundations, building strong footwork, and improving overall movement quality while maintaining focus on musicality and dynamics. He introduces his students to new and exciting movement while still actively encouraging them to explore and develop their own unique artistry and individual style.
Schedule: Wednesdays 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Instructor 4: Tomoko Ishikawa
Tomoko Ishikawa was born and raised in Tokyo, Japan, where she began her professional career as a dancer. She subsequently moved to New York City to seek new inspiration and growth opportunities. Tomoko has worked with numerous teachers and accomplished choreographers throughout New York City during her time there. She has become increasingly busy with her own teaching and performance work. She has performed for major artists including Cardi B, Missy Elliott, French Montana, Remy Ma, Ciara, Madonna, Lil' Kim, and Backstreet Boys. Additionally, she was featured in a fashion commercial for the brand Converse. Ishikawa has taught special workshops and masterclasses in studios throughout Asia. She continues to develop and maintain her reputation in both New York City and Japan as an innovative and influential hip-hop dancer and choreographer.
Class Description: Tomoko's choreography class skillfully combines street style hip-hop, jazz, and body conditioning elements to create a high-intensity, genuinely fun, and thoroughly enjoyable 90-minute class experience. Students will learn how to perfect and enhance their performance qualities through choreography study and participation in various rhythmic exercises designed to build strength and confidence.
Schedule: Thursdays 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
