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intro to hip hop improv
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A one-day hip hop intensive with NYC's North Coast!
In this workshop, you will find your flow through freestyle rap fundamentals - with beats from a live beatboxer! Learn how to rhyme, create engaging hooks, and make audiences say "this is better than Hamilton!" Through structured freestyle exercises and improv that gets to the heart of the scene, you will develop the skills to seamlessly turn your improv scenes into fully freestyled songs with confidence.
Prerequisite: Completion of Improv 4 or permission from [email protected]
About your teachers:
In this workshop, you will find your flow through freestyle rap fundamentals - with beats from a live beatboxer! Learn how to rhyme, create engaging hooks, and make audiences say "this is better than Hamilton!" Through structured freestyle exercises and improv that gets to the heart of the scene, you will develop the skills to seamlessly turn your improv scenes into fully freestyled songs with confidence.
Prerequisite: Completion of Improv 4 or permission from [email protected]
About your teachers:
Luke Miller is a improviser based in New York City who has been performing for over 10 years. Born in NY but raised in NC, he's been lucky enough to improvise and freestyle for audiences all across the United States, and even internationally. Luke has been a part of award-winning improv and sketch groups, has coached/directed/taught improv teams, and has even made some beer money leading professional workshops. By day, he works as a strategy manager in marketing and sales... but by night, you can find Luke rock climbing, tending to plants, cooking, or lighting the stage up with North Coast.
Mel Rubin is a hip hop improv performer, instructor and beatboxer based out of New York City. She studied long-form improv and musical improv comedy at the Magnet Theater (NYC), and is a performer on the hip hop improv team North Coast, who has been featured in The New York Times and Time Out New York. Mel is also an active performer, workshop facilitator and public speaking coach with freestyle+. If you ever catch Mel around Brooklyn with her tiny dog Milo, be sure to say hi to her (after you say hi to Milo, of course).
Michael Crisol is a beatboxer, born and raised in the Bronx, NY. Starting his beatbox journey in 2016, Michael took on the stage name of Doctor Brick. He began competing in beatboxing competitions in cities all over North America, including Boston, Atlanta, New York, and Toronto. Some of these battles include East Coast Beatbox Battle, American Beatbox Championships, Beatbox Legends, and Great North. In a number of these competitions, he tackles the tag team division with his partner, Alex P, in their tag team, Snakes and Ladders. Doctor Brick performs alongside a couple of a cappella groups such as The City Rays and The Apex Project (NY). Currently, he performs with many hip hop improv groups with the most notable being North Coast.
Small but Important Details!
*Please note that once you make your purchase, your place in the class is NON-REFUNDABLE
unless we have 48 hours notice before first class AND we can get someone to fill your spot.
*Students must be 21+ years. (In actual years, not maturity. ;)
*Our classes involve physical activity, and we could be on our feet for at least an hour.
If that's an issue, please let your instructor know how we can accommodate the class to fit your needs.
Please email us with any questions about accommodations for ability.
Masks are not required at HVC, but they are always welcome. Click here for our COVID policy!
*Please note that once you make your purchase, your place in the class is NON-REFUNDABLE
unless we have 48 hours notice before first class AND we can get someone to fill your spot.
*Students must be 21+ years. (In actual years, not maturity. ;)
*Our classes involve physical activity, and we could be on our feet for at least an hour.
If that's an issue, please let your instructor know how we can accommodate the class to fit your needs.
Please email us with any questions about accommodations for ability.
Masks are not required at HVC, but they are always welcome. Click here for our COVID policy!
NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY AS TO STUDENTS
The Happier Valley Comedy School admits students of any race, color, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religious affiliation, age, ability, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religious affiliation, age, ability, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and other school-administered programs.
The Happier Valley Comedy School admits students of any race, color, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religious affiliation, age, ability, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religious affiliation, age, ability, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and other school-administered programs.
