August Dance Workshops

Odoru Dance Studio is welcoming several Dance Workshops in August.

House Dance Workshop

Date: Aug. 3rd Tuesday
Time: 8:30PM ~ 9:30PM
Fee: $15 ( Include Open House dance session after)
Instructor: Moncell



Moncell Ill Kozby Durden is a Philadelphia-based choreographer, dancer, educator and dance historian. Influenced by the work of Michael Jackson, the Lockers, early 20th century musical films and Mop-Top Crew, a pioneering dance ensemble from New York, Moncell was inspired to embark on a career as a dance professional in the late 1980’s. He became a local talent in this native community of Harrisburg, PA and opened for acts like Surface, Sweet T, Kid N Play, Kwame, MC Hammer. These experiences allowed him the opportunity to tour nationally and internationally.

In 1992, Moncell met Buddha Stretch of Mop-Top Crew, who became a key figure in Moncell’s comprehension of New York street dance culture. In 1998 Moncell meet Rennie Harris and was invited to join Rennie’s company Puremovement, which allowed him the opportunity to study a variety of black street dance forms. He has trained and performed with members of the Lockers, the Electric Boogaloos, Mop-Top Crew, and the Rennie Harris Theater Company Pure Movement. To supplement his work, Moncell has analyzed both scholarly and popular literature in relation to African American vernacular dance forms, in particular, and dance studies, in general.

Since 2003 to present Moncell serves as an adjunct professor at Drexel University, Wesleyan University and Montgomery College, Moncell will attend Roehampton University in London in the fall of 2010 to earn his MA in Dance Anthropology. Moncell has ultimate plans to pursue a Ph.D. He has held an appointment at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, and has taught master classes and workshops at Princeton, Yale, UCLA, University of Buffalo, William Patterson, and universities and high schools throughout the United States, Asia, Europe and South America.
Moncell is well versed in vernacular Jazz, Lindy-Hop, African American social dances of the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s, Funksyles Popping, B-boying, Top-Rocking, Up-Rocking, and Locking, Hip-Hop party dances, House and Waacking and the hustle. Basic training in Jazz Tap, Rhumba, Salsa,


Pole Dance Workshop

Date: Aug. 4th Wednesday
Time: 8:00PM ~ 9:30PM
Fee: $40
LADIES Only
Instructor: Alycia Perriin



Alycia will bring her stage pole to this workshop. Please bring your favorite pumps and girlfriends. The space is limited, so please sign up ASAP.


Breakin' workshop
Date: Aug. 5th Thursday
Time: 8:30PM ~ 9:30PM
Fee: $12 or class card
Instructor: Vince Horiuch