Lyrik Cruz dancing against a red backdrop wearing black and white checkered pants, a red jacket, and a black hat

Thursday, September 26, 2024 | 7:30–9pm

Latin & Hispanic Heritage Month Dance Workshop with Lyrik Cruz

Workshop

Workshop Fee: $30

Join choreographer and Chita Rivera Award nominee, Lyrik Cruz, for a blend of salsa, mambo, cha cha, jazz, hip-hop, and house. Students will be focused on execution and performance quality with a touch of Latin body movement, isolations, and fancy footwork while they work through Latin fusion combinations.

Lyrik Cruz, of Puerto Rican descent from Chicago, has become a highly acclaimed world-renowned choreographer and master instructor who has danced in just about every corner of the world. Lyrik is currently part of the creative team of legendary choreographer and TV director Debbie Allen. He has appeared on “Jane the Virgin” and in “In the Heights” (2021) and has choreographed for “Lip Sync Battle,” “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” “Greys Anatomy,” “American Idol,” and international recording artists J Balvin (Capitol Latino) and Becky G (RCA).

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