KEN SWIFT TEACHING & PRESENTATIONS

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SELECTED TEACHING EXPERIENCE

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2013 to present: Master classes, lectures, and discussions at Street Dance Teacher Training Camps in Poland, Czech Republic, and China, including intensives at studios in Switzerland, Taiwan, Mexico, Japan, Chile, Czech Republic, Columbia, Turkey, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, France, Germany, Ukraine, Russia, and the USA.

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2012: Masterclasses and lectures at York University and McMaster University, Canada

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2012: Masterclasses, lectures, and judging at various International dance schools and Hip Hop World Championships.

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2011: Program Director, Beat Breakers, a non-profit organization that teaches Breaking Fundamentals in after-school programs at multiple schools in New York City.

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2010-2013:  Weekly Breaking Fundamentals Master Classes at PMT Dance Studios, NYC, NY

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2010: Master Class Intensive Series at Peridance Dance Studios, NYC, NY

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2010: Pioneers Intensive, 2-week long teacher training for advanced dance educators, Sadler’s Wells, London, UK

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2010: Pioneers Intensive, 2-week-long teacher training for advanced dance educators, Edinburgh Festival Theater, Edinburgh, Scotland

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2009: Pioneers Intensive, 2-week long teacher training for advanced dance educators, Sadler’s Wells, London, UK009: Master Class Intensive Series at Peridance Dance Studios, NYC, NY

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2005-09: Founder & Director of Ken Swift’s School of Hip Hop Fundamentals at Breaklife Studios in Brooklyn, NY 

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2008-09 Ongoing weekly Master Classes at Peridance Dance Studios, NYC 

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2008-09: Ongoing weekly Guided Practices at Wadleigh High School, NYC

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SELECTED PRESENTATIONS

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March 2013: "Style Wars 30th Anniversary Screening" talk back with Henry Chalfant as part NY Library of Performing Arts series, MUSIC OF NEW YORK

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August 2011: “Ken Swift: Breaking over Three Decades” Artist Talk Series, Lecture for the Holualoa Foundation for Arts & Culture, Holualoa.

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May 2010: “Ken Swift in Conversation with Joe Schloss,” Hip Hop Humanities Series, Hip Hop Theater Fest, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University, NYC

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May 2009: “Super Dynamite Soul: Rock at Brooklyn Sole” Panel on The Rock Film Screening, Sadler’s Wells, London, England

 

May 2009: “Super Dynamite Soul: Rock at Brooklyn Sole” Panel on The Rock Film Screening, Edinburgh, Scotland

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March 2009: “History of the Rock”, Hosted panel on Rock Dance with pioneer dancers, Brooklyn, NY 

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Jan-Dec 2009: “Classic Styles: Legends of the Rock” Series, curated & mediated Panels, Lectures, Demonstrations, and Workshops featuring pioneer dancers from neighborhoods in NYC, Breaklife Studios, Brooklyn, NY

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April 2009: “Super Dynamite Soul: Rock at Brooklyn Sole” Panel on The Rock Film Screening, Brooklyn, NY

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July 2008: “Classic Styles: Breaking & the Rock” Red Bull's Beat Riders Camp, 30 top dancers worldwide participated in this one-week program in all significant aspects of urban dance including skills, history, and business, Upstate NY.