NYC Hip Hop Dance Shock was founded by Shannon Salemi (aka “S Funk”) to provide professional training for dancers wanting to pursue a career in the entertainment industry and also for beginners who just want a FUN, FLY, TOUGH workout while learning some cool moves! S Funk is a trained dancer in multiple dance disciplinaries since the age of 3 who attended Point Park College in Pittsburgh, holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Dance and Visual and Performing Arts from the University of Maryland(Baltimore), then went on to study in NYC at Broadway Dance Center with infamous teachers such as Mia MIchaels, Jose, Bev B, and many more. S Funk came back to Baltimore to start Baltimore Dance Center 16 years ago, during that time she taught summer intensives in 26 inner city locations where the Baltimore city kids schooled her in Street Dance! She has been choreographing/performing and teaching professionally for 27 years! S Funk has fused together her professional technical training with her NYC hip hop training/ Baltimore Street Skills and combined it with her own Funk Flavor to produce NYC Hip Hop Dance Shock! Shock will be primarily Hip Hop Choreography mixed with some BBoy, along with some cool Contemporary/Lyrical,… whatever flows out of Funk that day!… If you need a charge,…COME GET SHOCKED!
SUCCESS STORIES!
Funk’s students have gone on to perform in dance movies such as STEP UP 2, been on So You Think You Can Dance, performed as back up dancers for many recording artists such as Raheem Devan, in Music Videos, danced for the Washington Wizards dance team, Broadway and in corporate level performances such as SKINNY GIRL the drink, Jim Beam and Victoria’s Secret…come join us and FEEL THE CURRENT!