Supreme Foundation with Caleaf Sellers 2.6

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The Office for the Arts (OFA) Dance Program invites you to join this all-levels workshop with renowned House dancer and educator Caleaf Sellers, aka Big Leaf! Sellers is a leader within the street dance community and one of the original pioneers to come out of the late 80's New York dance movement. Fusing House and Hip Hop to create his own unique style, Sellers will teach the foundation of House dance and demonstrate how it relates to other dance styles. Using these foundations, students will learn how variation helps to develop one’s own identity within the dance. Through discussion and demonstration, students will also learn how to differentiate various types of House music genres, learn their origins, and how these sounds affect the body and help create new movements. 

Additionally, Sellers will discuss the history of the dance and share some of his personal experiences within club culture and as a professional dancer. The workshop will be followed by a Q&A. 

Live DJ will be provided by Liza Zayas-Sellers, aka Luna del Flor. 

Free and open to the public! All participants must be 18 years or older.

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About Caleaf Sellers

Brooklyn native, Caleaf Sellers, aka Big Leaf, began developing his craft at an early age. Sellers is one of the original pioneers to come out of the late 80's New York dance movement. Sellers fuses Hip-Hop and House to create his own unique style. He is a member of the famed Moptop Unit, a founding member of the Dance Fusion NYC Crew, founder of the Supreme Foundation dance workshops, co-founder of 36ChambazOfStylz, a Director and Instructor at MOPTOP Universal, and has taught as a visiting artist of dance at colleges across the country. For over 35 years, Sellers has toured the world teaching the art of House and Hip-Hop dance through workshops, lectures, panels and as a battle judge. His goal is to share the culture of the dances through performances and by teaching movement foundation, technique, and history from an originator point of view. He is committed to keeping the culture alive for future dance generations. 

Sellers is also a DJ, emcee, and producer on both Hip-Hop and House releases. He has appeared in films and numerous documentaries and has performed on Broadway. His television appearances include Mariah Carey’s Showtime special, the Arsenio Hall Show, Jay Leno and Showtime at the Apollo. He has appeared in music videos for Diana Ross, Doug E. Fresh, Will Smith, Mariah Carey, Crystal Waters, Pet Shop Boys and Public Enemy. He has choreographed the tours of Crystal Waters, Cece Peniston and Heavy D.

Accessibility

The Harvard Dance Center’s main floor – housing Studio 1 and two all-gender restrooms – is accessible for wheelchair and mobility devices. Additionally, if you anticipate needing any type of access to participate, please email dance@fas.harvard.edu. We welcome a conversation with you!