Our Educational Pathways

Courses

Our Courses are scaffolded, weeks-long educational progressives designed to support deep, sustainable growth.  Students are guided through a structured learning arc that prioritizes embodiment, reflection, and long-term development rather than quick fixes.

Best for dancers seeking consistency, context, and a strong foundation that evolves over time.

Skills 

Skills courses and intensives focus on drilling and workshopping a specific movement or technique to create dramatic, measurable improvement. These sessions are focused and emphasize repetition, mechanics and troubleshooting, allowing dancers to rapidly level up a particular skill within a short time frame.

Best for dancers looking to unlock, refine, or significantly upgrade a specific physical ability.

Artisan 

Artisan offerings provide artistic and cultural guidance that balances our skill-based training with cultural exploration. These experiences center intention, expression and personal voice—supporting artists in shaping why they move. This can include offerings that are adjacent to street and club dance culture but not dance specific.

Best for artists seeking creative clarity, artistic maturity, and a deeper relationship to their EXPRESSION and community.

COURSE LIST

SPRING 2026 SCHEDULE

  • GROOVE CURSE | FEB 28 & MAR 7

    Level: BEGINNER+
    Pathway: Course
    DURATION: 2 Weeks (2HR Sessions)
    Format: HYBRID IN-PERSON & ASYNCHRONOUS
    INSTRUCTORS: ToJI + PATCHES (TA)

    THIS PROGRESSIVE DANCE PROGRAM THAT BRIDGES THE SOCIAL DANCES OF SOUL ERAS WITH FREESTYLE DANCE. DESIGNED FOR BEGINNERS AND PERFECT FOR DANCERS OF ALL LEVELS WHO WANT TO STRENGTHEN THEIR GROOVE AND EMBODY THE MUSIC.

    INCLUDES: FEEDBACK, ACCESS TO ONLINE COMMUNITY AND ADDITIONAL ASYNCHRONOUS MATERIAL FOR DOWNLOAD.

    **THIS COURSE COUNTS TOWARD RENOVATE’S ARTISAN SCHOLARSHIP.

  • BEGINNERS HOUSE INTENSIVE

    Level: Beginner
    Pathway: Skills
    DURATION: Weekend (SAT SUN)
    Format: IN-PERSON
    INSTRUCTORS: Jess + TOJI

    This intensive is an introduction to House technique. Over the weekend each student will be introduced to the fundamentals of the dance and walked through the most basic methods of freestyle. For absolute beginners in House Dance and dance in general.

    INCLUDES: FEEDBACK AND ACCESS TO ONLINE COMMUNITY. ADDITIONAL ONLINE MATERIALS.

    **THIS COURSE COUNTS TOWARD RENOVATE’S ARTISAN SCHOLARSHIP.

  • COMPOSITION | MAR & APR

    Level: intermediate+
    Pathway: Course
    DURATION: 4 Weeks (2HR Sessions)
    Format: IN-PERSON
    INSTRUCTORS: Jess + TOJI

    This progressive course bridges the foundations of House technique with freestyle composition. Each session introduces dancers to compositional methodologies that marry technical clarity to improvisation, allowing dancers to experiment, take risks, and grow confident in their creative expression.

    INCLUDES: A SPECIAL GUEST WORKSHOP, FEEDBACK AND ACCESS TO ONLINE COMMUNITY.

    **THIS COURSE COUNTS TOWARD RENOVATE’S ARTISAN SCHOLARSHIP.

  • WINDMILLS | MAR

    Level: Beginner+
    Pathway: SKILLS
    DURATION: WEEKEND INTENSIVE (FRI SAT SUN)
    Format: IN-PERSON
    INSTRUCTORS: TOJI + SPECIAL GUESTS

    Focused on one of breaking’s most iconic skills, this workshop explores windmills through step-by-step progressions. Sessions emphasize safe technique, momentum control, and ways to integrate windmills into freestyle movement.

    THIS INTENSIVE INCLUDES PREREQUISITE ELEMENTS. STUDENTS WITHOUT THESE ARE NOT ADVISED TO TAKE THE INTENSIVE.

    INCLUDES: FEEDBACK AND ACCESS TO ONLINE COMMUNITY. FREE DOWNLOADABLE PREREQUISITE COURSE.


  • HEADSPINS | MAR

    Level: Beginner+
    Pathway: SKILLS
    DURATION: WEEKEND INTENSIVE (SAT SUN)
    Format: IN-PERSON
    INSTRUCTORS: TOJI

    This intensive focuses on headspins, breaking down technique, alignment, balance, and spin control. Dancers develop the strength and awareness needed to confidently execute spins and integrate them into freestyle sequences.

    THIS INTENSIVE INCLUDES PREREQUISITE ELEMENTS. STUDENTS WITHOUT THESE ARE NOT ADVISED TO TAKE THE INTENSIVE.

    INCLUDES: FEEDBACK AND ACCESS TO ONLINE COMMUNITY. FREE DOWNLOADABLE PDF WITH WORKOUTS.

  • FLOORWORK: BOXED IN | APR

    Level: BEGINNER+
    Pathway: Course
    DURATION: 3 WEEKS
    Format: HYBRID: IN-PERSON & ONLINE
    INSTRUCTOR: TOJI

    This program develops flow, strength, and creativity with basic floorwork. Using just a few simple steps students develop flow and dynamics through practice and repetition. Floorwork becomes both a technical practice and a form of improvisational storytelling.

    INCLUDES: FEEDBACK AND ACCESS TO ONLINE COMMUNITY.

    **THIS COURSE COUNTS TOWARD RENOVATE’S ARTISAN SCHOLARSHIP.

  • HOUSE on VIDEO | APRIL

    Level: INTERMEDIATE+
    Pathway: Course
    DURATION: WEEKEND INTENSIVE (FRI SAT SUN)
    Format: IN-PERSON
    INSTRUCTOR: JESS + TOJI

    This program guides dancers through CRAFTING & performing a House dance freestyle or choreography FOR VISUAL MEDIA. Your work will be professionally recorded, edited, and delivered—providing a polished performance video without stress.

    INCLUDES: FEEDBACK, ACCESS TO ONLINE COMMUNITY, PROFESSIONALLY SHOT AND EDIT VIDEO DELIVERED AT CONCLUSION OF COURSE.

    **THIS COURSE COUNTS TOWARD RENOVATE’S ARTISAN SCHOLARSHIP.

  • THE CAGE: BATTLE PROGRAM | APR

    Level: By Invite or Audition Only (INT/ADV)
    Duration: 4 Weeks
    Format:     In-Person
    Instructors: Jess + Toji + Special Guests

    The Cage is an intensive, high-level battle program where dancers train with competitive freestyle rounds. Each session develops strategy, stamina & performance with guidance from elite instructors and special guest teachers.

    Attendance is limited to invited or auditioned participants.

    INCLUDES: FEEDBACK, ACCESS TO ONLINE COMMUNITY, PERSONAL COACHING FROM BATTLE TESTED INSTRUCTORS.

    **THIS COURSE COUNTS TOWARD RENOVATE’S ARTISAN SCHOLARSHIP.

  • FLOORWORK: FLOATING | MAY

    Level: intermediate+
    Pathway: SKILLS
    DURATION: 6 WEEKS
    Format: ASYNCHRONOUS
    INSTRUCTORS: TOJI

    This skills course focuses on utilizing floating freezes as transitional movements between the floor, standing and handstand positions. This course builds raw strength through training and practice, strengthening presses, planches and flag freezes.

    THIS COURSE INCLUDES PREREQUISITE ELEMENTS. STUDENTS WITHOUT THESE ARE NOT ADVISED TO TAKE THE INTENSIVE.

    INCLUDES: FEEDBACK AND ACCESS TO ONLINE COMMUNITY.

    **THIS COURSE BEGINS AFTER THE ARTISAN SCHOLARSHIP HAS BEEN REWARDED**