Event Details
Join us for class from 11:00–12:30, followed by an open lab from 12:30–2:00. During the lab, we’ll work together to apply the concepts from class through guided exploration, individual practice, and collaborative exchange, giving you time to develop, test, and refine what you’ve learned in a supported freestyle environment.
📄 About the Teaching Artist
Lam “Sedechu” Nguyen is a Chicago-based dance artist, producer, and creative director working within Hip Hop and House dance traditions. With over a decade of experience as an internationally recognized battle dancer, Lam’s practice has evolved to include cultural production, performance creation, and community-centered platforms. Their work bridges freestyle-based dance practices with large-scale events, theatrical performance, and artist-driven infrastructure that supports street and club dance culture.
Since relocating to Chicago in 2015, Lam has become an active contributor to the city’s dance ecosystem, producing events, directing creative projects, and cultivating spaces that elevate freestyle, musicality, and cultural exchange.
📖 What to expect from class!
This class explores how to build and develop a clear concept within a hip hop freestyle framework, grounded in the foundational aesthetics of 1980s–90s hip hop culture