That's House

🥷🏅🏠 Congratulations @jlbrickhouse for receiving the @hawksmethod Blackbelt for House🥷☑️🏠

As a personal mentor to so many of us in @urbanartistrydc, we are thrilled to see @jlbrickhouse recognized by @yugson_hawks1 for his years of service to House Music and Dance Culture, in particular, and within the scope of the preserving the past and futures of all Urban and Street Dance Cultures.

💯 Junious L. Brickhouse is an internationally recognized scholar practitioner dedicated to the sustainability of Urban Dance Cultures with over 30 years experience in over 60 countries. As researcher, public folklorist, cultural ambassador, mentor, and logistician, Junious currently serves as Director of Next Level, NCTA Board Member, Co-Chair of AFS’ CDC, and Founding ED of Urban Artistry, Inc (2005). Globally and locally, he continues his own legacy of mentorship of cultural diplomacy and conflict transformation.

📜 A Shortlist of Accomplishments in the Sustainability of House Music and Dance Culture

- 2005- present: Mentor to many in House Dance communities internationally, locally through the @thatshouse Program Directorate, and through @mdstateartscouncil (2009) & @virginiafolklife (2019)

- Kings of New York Award (2020)

- House Dance Judge: @hdi (2007), @thekingsofnewyork (2020) @dancefightapp (2021), @redbullbcone "Break Down the House" (2021) @funkysolefundamentals (2022)

- 2010-Present: Created and Produced @soulsocietyfest and "The Abyss: A House Dance Experience" (Cypher Battle, est.2012)

-2022: @librarycongress Community Collections Grant Awardee & Grant Manager: "Follow the Music: Exploring the Multi-Linear Legacies of House Music"

- @neaarts National Heritage Fellow Mentee

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