Club Culture Party Dance Series

LEARN WAACKING + HOUSE MOVEMENT & LGBTQ+ MUSICAL HISTORY.   THEN SET YOURSELF FREE IN A CLUB LIKE WORKSHOP EXPERIENCE THAT FEELS LIBERATING.

Do you want to dance at your favorite DISCO club or HOUSE party and hold your own on the floor?  You don't have to be a professional dancer. You just need to take this class.

The Common Press is proud to host the third and final limited dance workshop series of 2023 with Kumari Suraj.   

A true club kid married to the culture!  Since the age of 14, Kumari has experienced the joy of club culture in the wildest house and disco clubs from New York to Cape Town to Tokyo to Paris and even Portland, Oregon of all places. Kumari will share some of their party dance experiences in this limited workshop series that explores the LGBTQ+ movement foundation, queer musical history of Waacking & House dance.  

6:30-8pm : Warm up with Waacking and House dance foundation plus the occasional light choreo to gain understanding of how to actually dance these styles on your own terms.  Exercises are designed to develop your confidence on the dance floor and in social settings with friends at the club or holiday house party.   This class will feel like a party. 

Waacking & House are originally social dance styles.  Post pandemic, it's the social aspect people are missing more and more in current club culture. If the legacy of these dance styles is to live, the way people experience them needs to shift. So the dance studio lighting will be set to feel like a club!  VIBES WILL BE SET TO FEEL LIKE A CLUB. Let's build the social dance aspect of these cultures again. 

A mix of Pay What You Can tickets and discounted tickets for multiple sessions are available. 

• £18 (1 workshop) 1.5hr
• £25 (2 workshops) 3hrs
• £50 (4 workshops) 6hrs
• £100 (8 workshops) 12hrs

Class Schedule  

OCT 3 - NOV 28 

• Students are encouraged to dress up and express their inner club kid in all classes!  
• Sessions are accessible for disabled athletic/movers (please get in touch with The Common Press)
• Note: The Common Press is fully wheelchair accessible but sadly The Commons where the dance sessions are taking place isn't. Please get in touch to discuss this further.

About Kumari Suraj

Kumari is a non-binary choreographer, creative director, fashion designer, songwriter and LGBTQ+ activist, whose dance innovations and cultural contributions in entertainment since the early 2000s, continue to create global impact. 

With a deep love of Disco and House music culture, Kumari has been a trailblazer of club dance culture for the past 20; years establishing Waacking, House and Ballroom communities through education and events in over 42 countries around the world.  They were the first trailblazer to train and establish the first generation of Waacking dancers and LGBTQ+ Waacking culture in the UK in 2008. 

A vibrant mix of Afro-Caribbean, South Asian, Native American, and European heritage, Kumari’s work reflects their exploration of life and celebration of their cultural background. 

Featured on LEGENDARY on HBO MAX (2022), New York Times (2020), and Vogue India’s “Top 50 Most Influential Global Indians” (2019), Kumari is an artistic force and cultural game-changer who has influenced the entertainment industry and underground cult communities from Hollywood to Bollywood and beyond.

Kumari will be selling up-cycled Saris turn streetwear before and after each class.  50% Discount to all class participants.  Discount code provided before or after class.