Step into Afro Hip Hop dance classes

Still of the Afro-Hip Hop dance classes held every Thursday at the Charlotte Street Art Centre. (Submitted: Oscar Tecu) The rhythm of Afro Hip Hop dance classes, where passion and cultural expression are infused into every step. In March and April, the Charlotte Street Arts Centre hosts Afro Hip Hop dance classes directed by Scholastic Soares, a Tanzania-born artist that became a Canadian resident in 2001. Oscar Temu, the ArtReach Manager at Charlotte Street Arts Centre, reached out to Soares to lead Afro Hip Hop dance classes for five weeks. “I was happy to take on this opportunity,” said Soares, whose dance background covers hip hop and AfroDance. For the dance workshops, she plans to implant a blend of these styles, sharing her passion for dance and cultural expression with participants. “I never learned afro, as professionally, it was more of just something that I really enjoyed doing,” she said. In her middle school age, dance became Soares’s go-to for self-expression. “It kinda puts me in a position where I feel I can express my feelings.” Since then, she has taken every opportunity to dance, participating in events like Black History Month or dancing at the YMCA. Dance became a...