Ladies of Hip Hop Festival 2023

Day 1 | Wednesday, July 12

LOHH x SNIPES Studio | 38-26 30th Street Long Island City, NY
Summer School hosted by Aysha Upchurch and LaTasha Barnes
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Our "Summer School" event will focus on the role of Hip-Hop in higher education. It will explore how Hip-Hop is changing higher education and discuss its impact on teaching and learning. A live DJ + hors d'oeuvres. Join us. We gotta talk about it!

12:00 - 1:00 pm Panel #1: "Street Cred: Teaching Hip Hop In Academia Versus ​ Community Spaces
1:00 - 1:30 BREAK 
1:30 - 2:30 pm Panel #2: "Hip Hop IS My (Real) Job: Strategies on Flipping Your Passion into Your Career"
*This is a free event but you still need to register (Click here)!

Day 2 | Thursday, July 13

Gibney Dance | Studio D, 53A Chamber Street, New York, NY
WORKSHOPS
11:00 am - 8:00 pm
Each year an elite group of women dancers from around the world are selected to train and educate the next generation of women in street and dance club dance forms. Teaching and sharing the culture through the female perspective is essential to the growth of Hip-Hop culture.

• Open Warm Up: 11-12:15 pm
• Workshop 1: 12-1:45 pm | Afro with Kara Jenelle
• Workshop 2: 2-3:15 pm | Hip Hop with Sheopatra
• Workshop 3: 3:30-4:45 pm | Waacking with Zenta
• Workshop 4: 5-6:15 pm | House with Kosi
• Workshop 5: 6:30-7:45 pm | Floor Work with Rascal Randi

​​Gibney Dance | Studio H, 53A Chamber Street, New York, NY
HERSTORY PANEL
8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
This panel is a public talk initiative highlighting the power of women and the arts as catalysts for change that launched in July 2015. Conversations with Her expands the dialogue on what it means to be women in the arts. The panel is a curated conversation with leading innovators and thought leaders from a range of disciplines discussing cause-driven topics that are relevant to diverse audiences today.

Day 3 | Friday, July 14

Gibney Dance | Studio D, 53A Chamber Street, New York, NY
WORKSHOPS
11:00 am - 8:00 pm
Each year an elite group of women dancers from around the world are selected to train and educate the next generation of women in street and dance club dance forms. Teaching and sharing the culture through the female perspective is essential to the growth of Hip-Hop culture.

• Open Warm Up: 11-12:15 pm
• Workshop 1: 12-1:45 pm | Floor Work with Rascal Randi
• Workshop 2: 2-3:15 pm | Litefeet with Imani
• Workshop 3: 3:30-4:45 pm | House with Kosi
• Workshop 4: 5-6:15 pm | Hip Hop with Sheopatra
• Workshop 5: 6:30-7:45 pm | Popping with Miss Funk
• Special Q&A Session: 8-8:45 pm | Miss Funk & LadyByrd

Day 4 | Saturday, July 15

Alvin Ailey Dance Theater | 405 West 55th Street, New York, NY 10019
SHOWCASE
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Don't miss this must-see performance showcase for one night only. Performers from all around the world apply to be part of this culminating showcase. Each year LOHH selects the work of all female crews & companies to present their work. It is a sold-out night sharing the international Hip-Hop cultural perspective featuring women and girls from New York to New Zealand.

Day 5 | Sunday, July 16

Chelsea Factory, 547 West 26TH Street, New York, NY 10001
LOHH Battle
1:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Ladies of Hip-Hop Festival week wraps A One-on-One Hip-Hop, Popping, Waacking and House battle. Doors open with our stellar all-female DJ line-up spinning hip-hop, funk, house, soul, and classics. The battle hosts international competitors intensely jockeying for a top spot. The battle winners are awarded cash prizes, gift bags, and one-year “bragging rights”. The winner can boost themselves as one of the world’s best female Hip- Hop dancers!

PARNTER:

• Snipes
• Versa-Style Dance