Look Up Atlanta: Urban dance studio teaches edgy choreography

ROSWELL, Ga. (CBS46) – The metro-Atlanta arts scene goes past a paint brush and clean canvas. The town’s extensive number of music, theatre and dance preserve its tradition wealthy.

Tucked away in Roswell is a one-of-kind dance studio. Brickhouse ATL has grow to be a second house for youths and younger adults dedicated to studying the artwork of city dance.

Kelly Peters, co-owner of Brickhouse ATL says earlier than coming to the metro, the studio was birthed within the coronary heart of New York Metropolis’s Instances Sq.. He opened the Atlanta location in February to deliver a New York vibe to the south.

By way of genres similar to up to date fusion, hip-hop, heels, road jazz, breaking and krumping, he’s laid a basis of essential classes for his college students.

“We’re going to mould them into no matter they’d wish to be,” Peters mentioned.

The studio is for ages seven and up. Peters says some members of his most superior group have carried out with Atlanta rapper 2 Chainz, Beyoncé, Jennifer Lopez, Madonna, and Janet Jackson.

Peters says he’s educating children the teachings that transcend a dance step.

“After you have the power to show the swap on, which is that confidence, it helps you in life,” Peters mentioned. “The dance steps are simply a part of it.”

Peters continues to be a well-respected educator within the dance world. His educating appears to have the power to ignite the hearth inside efficiency teams – and it exhibits every time he and his crew hit the stage.

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