Summer Sessions 2026: Street Styles Workshop by Jo Richards

Street Styles Party: Foundations, Groove & Feel-Good Moves

Closing the first week´s Summer Sessions with a playful street dance party led by Jo Richards — learn iconic foundation steps (Running Man, Biz Markie, Shamrock, Steve Martin + more), build your groove, and leave with killer moves for your next night out.

We’re closing our Summer Sessions week with a playful street dance party, diving into a broader and more open exploration of urban dance styles. Rather than focusing on just one form, this workshop invites you into street styles as a fusion space — where different influences can meet, mix, and move together.

Street styles can include forms such as hip hop, house, commercial, and other urban influences — each bringing its own rhythm, feeling, and attitude. In this session, Jo Richards will lead an uplifting, high-energy class that celebrates groove, musicality, and connection, with a strong “let’s have fun” party vibe.

You’ll learn some of the best-known foundation steps — including the Running Man, Biz Markie, the Shamrock, the Steve Martin, and more — and we’ll put them into an easy, feel-good flow you can actually use. We’ll keep it loose, welcoming, and fun, while still giving you clear tools to build confidence and style.

Come as you are, bring your personality, and get ready to leave with a set of moves you’ll want to throw down at your next party.

Jo has been part of the Edinburgh Dance community since 2005 delivering sessions to anyone with a passion to move! Mainly specialising in Commercial, Street, Jazz and Musical Theatre she can be mostly found teaching weekly classes at Dance Base National Centre for Dance and The Edinburgh Playhouse. With an inclusive, relaxed approach with a focus on trying something new and letting go, she always aims to leave you with a smile on your face.

• Anyone who wants a fun, confidence-boosting street styles session
• Beginners who want to learn foundation steps in a friendly space
• Dancers who want to loosen up, groove more, and add new party-ready moves
• Anyone who loves urban music and wants a class that feels playful, social, and energising.

Street styles (often called urban styles) are social and club-rooted dance forms that grew from street and community dance cultures. They include influences such as hip hop, house, commercial, and other urban grooves. Street styles are known for their rhythm, bounce, musicality, confidence, and personal flavour — and they’re all about learning foundations while making the movement your own.

In-person in Edinburgh : St. Margarets House , Blazin studio , 151 London Rd, Edinburgh EH7 6AE & Online Live (realtime)

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Groove Back Members and active Dance Card users:

• Follow the usual member booking process
• This session may be included in your membership plan
• Dance Card users: the class will be redeemed from your card after the session If you’d like to activate a Dance Card or membership, please get in touch with Pirita & Thabo first.
  A card or membership is a great option if you’re planning to join multiple workshops. With a membership, you’ll also get access to the class recording for up to 2 months, plus 800+ additional classes to explore in our library.
  

• Yourself, exactly as you are
• Clothes you feel comfortable moving in
• Water
• Openness to explore and connect
  

• A set of iconic foundation steps (Running Man, Biz Markie, Shamrock, Steve Martin + more)
• More groove, rhythm, and musicality in your dancing
• A fun, usable “party flow” you can repeat and build on
• More confidence to freestyle and join in without overthinking
• A feel-good boost from dancing in community (and some killer moves for your next night out)
  

Whether you join us in Edinburgh or online live, you are warmly welcome. Come as you are, and let’s move together in a way that feels grounded, supported, and alive.

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