Join this exciting house and hip-hop class and develop your technique and your groove through the “Technique Within Your Groove” method designed by Tatiana Desardouin.
Students will learn technical and historical elements from the hip-hop and house vernaculars, including isolations, musicality, social dances and freestyling skills with the goal of developing coordination, rhythm, musicality within their own groove!
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Of Haitian origin, born and raised in Switzerland, Tatiana is a professional dancer, dance instructor, dance consultant, choreographer, organizer, curator, with a Master degree as adult educator and a Bachelor in Psychology (University of Geneva). Tatiana won several competitions and is regularly invited to give workshops and judge competitions worldwide.
Very involved in the growth of the swiss hip-hop scene, she has been teaching and mentoring since 2005, had her own dance school “Le Centre Hip-Hop,” taught regular classes in several dance schools (such as &ldqu ...
Very involved in the growth of the swiss hip-hop scene, she has been teaching and mentoring since 2005, had her own dance school “Le Centre Hip-Hop,” taught regular classes in several dance schools (such as “CFP Arts,” an important arts school in Geneva), and stays involved in the swiss community through JAIA & FlowFocus ( a non-profit organization providing sessions, parties, workshops and a battle). In 2012, she was one of the four founders of the first Hip-Hop dance company in Geneva called “Continuum.”
She is the director and choreographer of “Passion Fruit Dance Company” a street dance theater and educational company, which she founded in 2016. The company’s mission is to explore the human experience, address social issues such as racism, and strive to inspire young artists to share their voices, through her performances, her teaching programs (designed to provide tools to heal, to release, to build confidence or to educate on the racial issue, providing anti-racist tools) called “Passion Fruit Seeds,” and a multisensory experience within a cultural party called “Les 5 Sens.” She performed with her company in places such as at The Apollo Theater, Summerstage, Jacob’s pillow, the New Victory Theater, BAAD!, Pregones theater, LOHH, Joe’s Pub, 92Y, the Guggenheim, the Lincoln Center, Mass Moca and abroad (Canada ( MTL) and Switzerland). They also did a commercial for Credo Beauty.
Tatiana was selected as one of Dance Magazine’s 2020 “25 to Watch.” She also featured in the New Yorker magazine for the “Goings on about town” in 2021.
She had the chance to perform at the Madison Square garden and the Wells Fargo Center for the rock band Arcade Fire, In Electrogynous by Sabela Grimes performed at the University of Columbia, In Where Love lies follow a play written by Nichi Douglas performed at the Martin E. Segal Theater for the Prelude festival (NYC) and at the Public Theater Under the Radar festival (NYC). Tatiana had the opportunity to be Nichi Douglas’s dance consultant for the premiere of that play at The Shed.
Tatiana is one of the core dancer of the pioneering street dance theater company Rennie Harris Puremovement since 2016, performing throughout the United States. She is also part of the Nefer Global Movement collective since 2018, a core member of LayeRhythm Experiment Company since 2019, performing at 92Y, Jacob’s Pillow, Purdue University (online), Bridge Street Theater (online). Since 2021 she is part of the Black Dancing Bodies project with whom she recently did the “Works & Process bubble residency” performing at the New York Library.
Amongst other styles, Tatiana specializes in Hip-Hop and Housedance.
Photo Credit: Lauriane Ogay
Hip-Hop (Intermediate)
Hip-Hop (Advanced)
Lauriane is a dancer and photographer from Switzerland, residing in NYC since 2012.
As a core member of Passion Fruit dance company, Lauriane has performed at the Guggenheim Museum, MassMoca, Lincoln Center, 92Y, American Dance Festival (ADF), Bessies Awards, Crossing the Line Festival, Bridge Street Theater, Dance Place DC, Harlem Stage, New Victory Theater, BAAD!, SummerStage, San Francisco Palace of Fine Arts, Spring Up dance festival, MusikFest, Joe’s Pub, Ladies of Hip-Hop festival. She is often called to be the assistant choreographer and external eye for PFDC’s ...
As a core member of Passion Fruit dance company, Lauriane has performed at the Guggenheim Museum, MassMoca, Lincoln Center, 92Y, American Dance Festival (ADF), Bessies Awards, Crossing the Line Festival, Bridge Street Theater, Dance Place DC, Harlem Stage, New Victory Theater, BAAD!, SummerStage, San Francisco Palace of Fine Arts, Spring Up dance festival, MusikFest, Joe’s Pub, Ladies of Hip-Hop festival. She is often called to be the assistant choreographer and external eye for PFDC’s student repertory works.
Lauriane has been an active dancer in the street dance competition/battle realm since she started hip-hop at 14 years old. At 18 she began to travel to countries such as France, Portugal, Spain, Austria, Belgium, Italy, Canada, Japan to participate in street/club dance events, parties and workshops. NYC being the birthplace of hip-hop culture, she later traveled there as well, which eventually planted the seed for her career switch from a business admin to a professional dancer.
She has been a guest competitor for Roundz of Flame and for Times Square Arts x Behind The Groove. She won WMC (Winter Music conference), Miami, 2012, was a judge of “Street Beats Fringe Festival” Rochester, 2021, "I Like It x Artel 1520" Brooklyn, 2020, “I Like It” New York 2019, New York, and was finalist/semi finalist of “Roundz of Flame” (NYC, 2018), Ladies of Hip-Hop (NYC, 2015), and Kings of New York (NYC, 2019), New York City Jack (NYC, 2017).
She has also danced in commercials for Credo Beauty, Golden Goose and Metro Boutique. She is a member of the legendary Dance Fusion Family, with whom she performed at Versastyle Festival, Los Angeles, 2019, and at Drom, New York, 2016.
Lauriane’s other passion lies behind the lens. From real estate, corporate events to nightlife and studio photography, she is also the in-house photographer for LayeRhythm. She has worked for Sono Motors and Worksport (Bell ceremony at Nasdaq), The art of Alignment Academy, Runway7, NY Fashion Week, ElektraModel, Dancing in the streets, Pepatián, Negusworld, BAAD Theater, Building Shop NYC. She had her photographs published on various websites and newspapers and made her first book cover Baring unbearable sensualities by Rosemarie A. Roberts in 2021. Last but not least, she exhibited her work at 92NY and created a digital exhibition on the “Groove” thematic at Mass MoCA Museum as a first part of “Dance within your Dance” showcase with Passion Fruit Dance Co.
Chrybaby Cozie is one of the founding fathers of the Hip Hop freestyle genre called Lite Feet. Being raised in Harlem in the late 80s was a source of great influence for Chrybaby, as it was his foundation for dance, music and the source of inspiration to uplift the youth and communities around him today. Chrybaby has been teaching Lite Feet and Hip Hop for more than 10 years and is currently teaching at the Peridance Center in NYC. Chrybaby has been cultivating and keeping the Lite Feet culture alive for ten years with the NYC youth. And through the culture, he has created a Hip Hop dance o ...
Chrybaby Cozie is one of the founding fathers of the Hip Hop freestyle genre called Lite Feet. Being raised in Harlem in the late 80s was a source of great influence for Chrybaby, as it was his foundation for dance, music and the source of inspiration to uplift the youth and communities around him today. Chrybaby has been teaching Lite Feet and Hip Hop for more than 10 years and is currently teaching at the Peridance Center in NYC. Chrybaby has been cultivating and keeping the Lite Feet culture alive for ten years with the NYC youth. And through the culture, he has created a Hip Hop dance organization called ‘The Breakfast Club’ E.A.T (Earning All Together) in 2005. ‘The Breakfast Club’ is a platform for youth, to build upon their passion, talent and be given an opportunity to promote themselves in a positive light. After the creation of ‘The Breakfast Club’ Chrybaby created ‘The Lite Feet Nation’; a community connected by individuals who were there from the conception of the dance genre, to the youth who keep it alive today. Chrybaby’s extensive knowledge of Hip Hop and Lite Feet has led him to working with artists such as Chris Brown “Kiss Kiss”, Ron Browz “Pop Champagne” ft. Jim Jones and Jules Santana, and ASAP Ferg “Dope Walk.” His dedication and love for the culture has changed his life and inspired many others around him.
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