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Friday Night Moves – Street Dance Workshops

The best after-work/after-school event of the year takes place as early as January, when Kaide Gonzalez comes to Umeå to share both warmth and energy. Skip the couch for one night and bring your dancing shoes to the Norrlandsoperan for a real kick-start to the weekend.

Norrlandsoperan || January 17, 2025

3 hours, including a break.

Workshop

Workshops & Jams

Schedule

3:30–5:45 p.m. Workshop 1

5:45–6:00 p.m. Break

Recharge your batteries! We’re treating you to coffee and snacks and fruit.

6:00 p.m.–7:15 p.m. Workshop 2

The evening wraps up with a group jam session!

About Kaide Gonzalez

Kaide Gonzalez is a dancer and choreographer specializing in house and hip-hop. Having studied at Åsa Folk High School and the Amsterdam Academy of Theater and Dance, he has developed the movement practice “Leviathan Flow,” which forms the foundation of his own creative work. You last saw Kaide in Umeå as a judge at Up North Battle 2024. In the spring of 2025, he will return with the Majeko collective for the premiere of a brand-new dance piece as part of Norrlandsoperan’s street dance project, Attitudes.

Information

Free participation

To register for workshops, please reserve a free ticket, as space is limited.

Travel Assistance

Are you from Västerbotten and would like to travel to Umeå to participate? Contact Dans i Västerbotten, which can provide travel grants for those traveling by public transportation or carpooling in a group. Express your interest by emailing or
. First come, first served!

Open Level

The workshops are open to all skill levels; in other words, you have previous dance experience, but the style may be new to you.

Age

Friday Night Moves is for dancers ages 15 and up.

Can’t get enough of hip hop?

Don’t miss Up North on May 10–11!

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