Junior & Teen Hip Hop

Teen hip hop students performing at our annual dance recital

Class Schedule: Fall 2019

In addition to the class offerings listed below, American Dance Institute offers hip hop classes for ages 5-7, hip hop classes for ages 8-10, and adult hip hop classes.

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Teen Hip Hop Dance Classes

Learn the latest moves in our Teen Hip Hop classes.
Our dance instructors will break it down so its easy to master hip hop steps.
Class starts with a thorough warm up to build core strength and body control, a break down of the latest funk and hip-hop moves, followed by choreography to develop your expressive abilities.
We teach at your pace. We give you personal attention so you'll progress faster.
Learning to dance is not hard in our hip hop classes. You are going to love your class and look so good!

Teen hip hop dance at ADI!

"Sabine comes home so happy after the evening class with Cameo - it is exactly what she wants. She totally gets into the dance and then just glows."

Regan Frolich

ADI Parent

Meet Your Hip Hop Teachers

Jazrelle Kellough

Morgan Thompson

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Ranita Hollinshead

Issana To

Cassie Johnson

Morgan Thompson

Dancing has been an integral part of Morgan Thompson's life since he was 8 years old. He's studied ballet, contemporary, lyrical, jazz, and Hip-Hop.

It became clear that hip hop was his strength and he audition for and performed with Breaking Point Dance Company (BPDC) for five years. He's since been a part of many performing companies in Washington: DC9, Next Edition, Bad Kids, and Kontagious. The latter most company I started teaching for at the age of 16.

He then attended and was graduated from Eckerd College with a degree in Arts for Theater. While there, he maintained his teaching focus at FYI dance studio. He also taught at a school for underprivileged children and provided after school classes. Upon graduating Morgan made his way back home to the great Pacific Northwest and is spreading the love of dance once more.

"I loved learning the basic fundamentals of hip hop, says Morgan, and I pass that on to my students. In my class we’ll not only learn hip hop, but we’ll learn about the different styles of hip hop: Popping, Locking, Krumping, Breaking, Modern Studio and more. I love bringing positivity and energy to my classes so prepare to wake up and get moving when you’re with me!"

Morgan's been teaching Hip Hop for American Dance Institute since 2018.

Ranita Hollinshead

Ranita has been dancing for almost 10 years training primarily in hip hop. At the age of 12, Ranita started taking classes at Westlake Dance Center. She instantly knew that she found her passion in dance and later decided to join her high school dance team, Shorecrest Hip Hop at the age of 15.

Aside from hip hop Ranita now trains in ballet, contemporary, jazzfunk, commercial dance and heels every so often. She is also apart of a brand new street dance company called Rythmetic Progressions put on by Massive Monkees where she trains in waaking, street hip hop, breaking and locking.

Ranita’s dance style switches off between hard hitting and grooves. She’ll usually warm the class up with a few grooves and then execute hard hitting choreography.

In the future Ranita hopes to travel to new cities and train. She also hopes to start teaching advanced level hip hop, and go on tour with a few celebrities.

Issana To

Issana has over 25 years of training in ballet, jazz, contemporary, hip-hop, modern, and tap, so you can expect a stylistically integrated approach to Issana's classes - frequently returning to dance foundations to improve technique. Always remember the basics! She holds a Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction and Bachelor of Science in Conservation Biology - both from the University of Washington.

Issana's most recent appearance in the dance scene has included Seattle Theater Group's 2017 'Dance THIS' production, performing original works by American dance legend Donald Mckayle, Kari-lee Florentine, and Nanave Radford. She has also been a member of local Seattle dance groups - Black Floor Dance Collective and En L'air Dance Collective - both created to give back to the community and inspire healing through the arts.

As a Seattle-native, Issana is humbled to have grown up in a rich cultural scene and is excited by any opportunities to contribute to the community. She believes in providing everyone the chance to find their inner groove and personal forms of expression in fun and positive learning environments.

When she isn't at the dance studio or on stage, you may find her working just down the street at Woodland Park Zoo, hiking trails anywhere and everywhere, or trying new foods enriched by our diverse community. She looks forward to dancing with you in class!