Get Your Noise on this September y'all!

Comp Noise is proud to welcome Raymond "Spex" Abbiw, of Full Circle Dance Company, (NY) September 14-23, 2007!



More on Spex:
Mr. Abbiw's career took off and he appeared in music videos with such artists as Mariah Carey, Joe, Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean and more. Spex also toured internationally in Japan and France. He made his off-broadway debut in the 2002 "Full Circle Productions" production "Soular Power'd" at New York's New Victory theater. He continues as a member of the Full Circle Dance Company touring throughout the U.S. and abroad including the prestigious Kennedy Center in Washington, DC.
Spex is currently part owner with founder Brian "Footwork" Green the House Dance Conference. A monthly event providing a platform for entertainment, dance and education.

Class description:
Hip Hop Fundamentals Performance Class is designed to put the "fun" in fundamentals. If you have ever wanted to learn the party dances in Hip Hop that influenced music videos and apply them to routines, then this class is for you. This class will help students learn the basic grooves and techniques of various dances in Hip-Hop and its influences. Spex breaks down basic steps in h is warm-up and choreography. Students will also learn how to apply these steps in their freestyle, to aid with auditions or just for fun at parties.

Class schedule:
Performance class at Joy of Motion Dance Center, Friendship Heights
5207 Wisconsin Ave NW Washington, DC 20015
202.362.3042
Fridays Sept 14 & 21 7-9pm
Saturday Sept 15 5-8pm
Sunday Sept 16 5-8pm
Monday Sept 17 9-11pm
Performance: Saturday Sept 22 8pm, Sunday Sept 23 7pm
$150 for 12 hours
Beg II and above
register online soon!

Master class with Culture Shock, DC
CityDance Center at Mount Vernon Square
801 K Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20001
Thursday September 20 8:15-9:30pm
$14
Advanced/Professional
For more info on Culture Shock, DC click here.
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Catch a Glimpse of Spex onstage, too!
Groovement: a hip hop collaboration
Presented by Joy of Motion Dance Center,
In conjunction with Complementary Noise
Saturday, September 22nd @ 8pm and Sunday September 23rd @ 7pm

Featuring performances by:
Raymond "Spex" Abbiw's Hip Hop Performance Class
Dcypher Dance Company
Emoni Fela
Life, Rhythm, Move Project
DJ El Nino
Spex

A night of dance+music+spoken word.
buy tickets here soon!
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Other Noise:
Spex will be one of seven artists working with Comp Noise's amp'd up! school program to foster creative partnerships between students and accomplished artists in the hip hop community.