Movement Revolution youth and teen hip hop programs
Mayfair Arts Center, 1860 S. Blue Island Ave, Suite 303, Chicago, IL 60608
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Movement Revolution Youth and Teen Hip Hop Programs include hip hop dance, street dance, breakdance, popping, locking, grooves, freestyle, acro, yoga, and meditation. Participants learn choreography, take Hip Hop history lessons, do arts and crafts, design original graffiti pieces, and create an original graffiti mural. The Youth Hip Hop Summer Camp includes a Friday showcase performance for friends and family.
• Ages: 8–18 years old
• Schedule: Movement Revolution Dance Crew Company Class meets Sundays at 1 p.m.; Movement Revolution Youth Crew dancers take class and rehearse on Tuesdays; Movement Revolution Future Crew dancers rehearse every Sunday; Youth Hip Hop Summer Camp runs for 5 days
• Price: Movement Revolution Dance Crew Company Class on Sundays at 1 p.m. costs $7
Movement Revolution Youth Crew (ages 8–13) is a hip hop crew focused on training in styles of street dance and Hip Hop culture, including breakdance, popping, locking, grooves, and freestyle, with attention to retention, timing, execution, dynamics, staging, and performance qualities, and it performs or competes 4–6 times a year throughout the Chicagoland area and offers an afterschool program on Tuesdays at the Athenaeum Theater. Movement Revolution Future Crew (ages 13–18) is a year-round hip hop crew focused on street dance and Hip Hop culture, also training in breakdance, popping, locking, grooves, and freestyle, with a focus on skills essential to a professional career in the commercial industry such as retention, timing, execution, dynamics, staging, and performance qualities, and it also performs or competes 4–6 times a year throughout the Chicagoland area. MRDC offers weekly classes as well as a week-long Youth Hip Hop Summer Camp, which starts each day with yoga and meditation, emphasizes basics of breaking, waving, tutting, and other styles, includes lessons on Hip Hop history, and features arts and crafts where students design original graffiti pieces and create their own original graffiti mural.
Movement Revolution Dance Crew (MRDC) is a non-profit performing arts organization serving youth and adults in Chicago through classes, workshops, and performances that feature multiple artistic disciplines within the five elements of Hip Hop culture, and it offers multiple programs that feature these five elements in different ways. There are three divisions in the Movement Revolution Dynasty: Movement Revolution Dance Crew for adults, Movement Revolution Future Crew for teens, and Movement Revolution Youth Crew for ages 8–13, and these programs provide training for dancers who want to learn about the history, culture, and technique of Hip Hop and street dance. Since 2015, MRDC has staged a yearly public performance titled “Jammin' with the Boombox” at the Old Town School of Folk Music to showcase each of the five elements of Hip Hop throughout the show.
Artistic Director and founder Monternez “Monte” Rezell is a hip hop practitioner, performing artist, and street dancer who excels as an emcee, DJ, graffiti artist, and creator of music and clothing, and he has mastered various street dance styles including breaking, locking, popping, and tumbling. Monte has taught and performed across the United States and internationally in Jamaica, China, Germany, France, and Canada, and his choreography has impacted numerous crews, companies, studios, and competition teams nationwide. Monte has appeared on America’s Got Talent, was selected for the USA dance team, competed in the Dance Olympics, and earned a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records. Movement Revolution Youth Crew and Movement Revolution Future Crew are directed by Monte Rezell and Dana Christy.
MRDC teaches a program called “Healthy Hip Hop,” which is a dance and performing arts program that serves youth in underresourced neighborhoods and teaches students the value of positive art, Peace, Love, Unity, and Having Fun. Members of Movement Revolution Dance Crew travel to various elementary and high schools teaching “Healthy Hip Hop,” and MRDC offers summer camps and school-based workshops featuring this original curriculum. MRDC creates dance, produces community events, produces an annual concert, teaches youth programs, and provides enrichment through community engagement, and with the support of the Chicago Human Rhythm Project and a residency at Mayfair Arts Center, MRDC has maintained a consistent performance schedule.
Movement Revolution Dance Crew (MRDC) was founded in 2010. Since 2015, MRDC has staged a yearly public performance at the Old Town School of Folk Music titled “Jammin' with the Boombox.” Students have described the Youth Hip Hop Summer Camp by saying, “For four years running our students have called this the ‘Best Camp Ever!’”
Last updated April 18, 2026.
• Ages: 8–18 years old
• Schedule: Movement Revolution Dance Crew Company Class meets Sundays at 1 p.m.; Movement Revolution Youth Crew dancers take class and rehearse on Tuesdays; Movement Revolution Future Crew dancers rehearse every Sunday; Youth Hip Hop Summer Camp runs for 5 days
• Price: Movement Revolution Dance Crew Company Class on Sundays at 1 p.m. costs $7
Movement Revolution Youth Crew (ages 8–13) is a hip hop crew focused on training in styles of street dance and Hip Hop culture, including breakdance, popping, locking, grooves, and freestyle, with attention to retention, timing, execution, dynamics, staging, and performance qualities, and it performs or competes 4–6 times a year throughout the Chicagoland area and offers an afterschool program on Tuesdays at the Athenaeum Theater. Movement Revolution Future Crew (ages 13–18) is a year-round hip hop crew focused on street dance and Hip Hop culture, also training in breakdance, popping, locking, grooves, and freestyle, with a focus on skills essential to a professional career in the commercial industry such as retention, timing, execution, dynamics, staging, and performance qualities, and it also performs or competes 4–6 times a year throughout the Chicagoland area. MRDC offers weekly classes as well as a week-long Youth Hip Hop Summer Camp, which starts each day with yoga and meditation, emphasizes basics of breaking, waving, tutting, and other styles, includes lessons on Hip Hop history, and features arts and crafts where students design original graffiti pieces and create their own original graffiti mural.
Movement Revolution Dance Crew (MRDC) is a non-profit performing arts organization serving youth and adults in Chicago through classes, workshops, and performances that feature multiple artistic disciplines within the five elements of Hip Hop culture, and it offers multiple programs that feature these five elements in different ways. There are three divisions in the Movement Revolution Dynasty: Movement Revolution Dance Crew for adults, Movement Revolution Future Crew for teens, and Movement Revolution Youth Crew for ages 8–13, and these programs provide training for dancers who want to learn about the history, culture, and technique of Hip Hop and street dance. Since 2015, MRDC has staged a yearly public performance titled “Jammin' with the Boombox” at the Old Town School of Folk Music to showcase each of the five elements of Hip Hop throughout the show.
Artistic Director and founder Monternez “Monte” Rezell is a hip hop practitioner, performing artist, and street dancer who excels as an emcee, DJ, graffiti artist, and creator of music and clothing, and he has mastered various street dance styles including breaking, locking, popping, and tumbling. Monte has taught and performed across the United States and internationally in Jamaica, China, Germany, France, and Canada, and his choreography has impacted numerous crews, companies, studios, and competition teams nationwide. Monte has appeared on America’s Got Talent, was selected for the USA dance team, competed in the Dance Olympics, and earned a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records. Movement Revolution Youth Crew and Movement Revolution Future Crew are directed by Monte Rezell and Dana Christy.
MRDC teaches a program called “Healthy Hip Hop,” which is a dance and performing arts program that serves youth in underresourced neighborhoods and teaches students the value of positive art, Peace, Love, Unity, and Having Fun. Members of Movement Revolution Dance Crew travel to various elementary and high schools teaching “Healthy Hip Hop,” and MRDC offers summer camps and school-based workshops featuring this original curriculum. MRDC creates dance, produces community events, produces an annual concert, teaches youth programs, and provides enrichment through community engagement, and with the support of the Chicago Human Rhythm Project and a residency at Mayfair Arts Center, MRDC has maintained a consistent performance schedule.
Movement Revolution Dance Crew (MRDC) was founded in 2010. Since 2015, MRDC has staged a yearly public performance at the Old Town School of Folk Music titled “Jammin' with the Boombox.” Students have described the Youth Hip Hop Summer Camp by saying, “For four years running our students have called this the ‘Best Camp Ever!’”
Last updated April 18, 2026.
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