Community School of the Arts adds hip hop dancing class, winter self-publishing and watercolor workshops
(Posted on Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021)
In the coming weeks, The Community School of the Arts at Austin Peay State University will offer a new dance class – hip hop for ages 16 and older – and two new workshops – a three-hour self-publishing workshop and a four-hour holiday landscape watercolor workshop.
Hip hop class
, assistant professor of dance at Austin Peay, will teach starting on Oct. 27.
Students will learn various forms of hip-hop dance at a beginner’s level and explore the basic history of hip-hop dance culture. They’ll learn party dances from the “old school” to the “new school” along with soul lines, breakin’ techniques, house dances and waacking/voguing/posing elements.
For more details about what they’ll learn in the class, students should visit . The entire series of classes costs only $45.
Self-publishing workshop
The will be taught by author from 9 a.m.-noon on Nov. 13.
The class will use a hands-on functional approach to learning the basics of self-publishing. Students will learn how to set up a book for publication on at least one platform, such as Kindle Direct Publishing. The workshop is $25.
Holiday watercolor workshop
The will be taught by professional artist Tim Pafford from 1-5 p.m. on Dec. 4.
Students will experience the basic techniques of watercolor using Pafford’s step-by-step demonstration. Each student will leave with their own finished painting. The workshop is $50.
For more information, visit the Community School of the Arts homepage or email CSA Coordinator Dawn Martin Dickins at dickinsd@apsu.edu.
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