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Moncell Durden

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Helping to build a stronger sense of empathy and humanity through cultural exchanges
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🪩 “WE GOT US underground”
🗓️ When: Wednesday 11/11
🗺️ Where: JUJU Social Club 3508 West Jefferson Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90018
⏰ Time: 9pm until Late
💰 Entry: $20
🎧 DJs: @Ade, @BrooklynTerry, Samo
Hosted by: @Toyin
presented by: The REP
RSVP 🔗 IN BIO

“We Got Us underground” is underground dance music in underground spaces.
Chicago & Nyc House, Amapiano, UK Funky and more.
Big sound, sweaty walls & electrifying energy in dark rooms.

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Warmest memories 😍❤️

Much love and endless gratitude to Kevin Gopie @djrenegade_uk and Moncell Durden @moncelldurden for coming to Ukraine and being with us.

Thank you for your support, kindness, humanity, and for sharing so much priceless knowledge with us.

From the whole Ukrainian community - thank you. ❤️🇺🇦

We can’t wait to have you both back again.

🎶 Music by @charodeyjeddy - dulyu
🎥 @alya_waackattack

@shvets_the_excellent
@natafawaz_notika
@tan4ik_blaze
@malvina.exe
@mitia_the_excellent
@walker.bgroove

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We're honored to welcome back Stormy Weather mainstays, Moncell, Erin, Jovon, and Raoul. Thank you for all you bring to the event and the community surrounding it!

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Special Guest Announcement - Moncell Durden (US)
@moncelldurden is a dancer, choreographer, educator, ethnographer, embodied historian, and Associate Professor of Practice at USC’s Glorya Kaufman International School of Dance. His work explores the connections between dance practices, history, and Afro-diasporic cultures, with a particular focus on what he describes as the “morphology of Afro-kinetic memory.”

A highly sought-after teacher in the U.S. and internationally, Durden specializes in Locking, House, Hip Hop, Authentic Jazz, and African American social dances. An alumnus of Rennie Harris Puremovement, he has dedicated much of his career to the teaching, contextualization, preservation, and celebration of Afro-diasporic dance forms.

In 2010, he founded INTANGIBLE ROOTS @intangibleroots , an organization dedicated to the education and preservation of Afro-diasporic social dance traditions. He is also the author of numerous publications and the creator of the documentary Everything Remains Raw: A Historical Perspective on Hip Hop Dance.

At Winter Swingtime 2026, Moncell will be our Special Guest, offering a Get Together and being part of the Panel Discussion.
Registration will open on September 14th, stay tuned

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Thought I'd jump on this trend that I'd thought was #kindachic
😘🖤❤️🖤

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What is sustainability as a dancer? 💭
@moncelldurden brought up some extremely valid points in our collaborative chat surrounding the IDL & dance as a whole.
#dancepodcast #internationaldanceleague #idl #danceteam #professionaldancer

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Episode 1: The Roots.
You can’t fully understand jazz dance without understanding West African movement. Experiencing that full-body, high-energy, spiritual connection in a West African class shifted everything for how I see Lindy Hop today.
Highly recommend getting into a class if you haven't yet. Check out these incredible creators and educators who are doing the heavy lifting to keep these history lessons alive:

@moncelldurden

@afrolindyhopper

#LindyHop #JazzHistory #WestAfricanDance #DanceRoots #SwingDance JazzDance

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A little bit of technical issues on our first ever live streamed podcast episode BUT we’re here 👏

NSA partnered up with @dancespeakpodcast for a series of conversations surrounding the @idl.global and this is conversation number 1.

Thank you so much for @moncelldurden for being willing to speak and share his expertise and experience.
#dancepodcast #hiphop #internationaldanceleague

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Moncell Durden x The FunkBridge Podcast
A selection of some of our favourite moments from an incredible conversation with the one and only Moncell Durden. From locking history and culture to personal stories and insights, this episode is packed with knowledge, inspiration, and funk.
Full podcast available on the theFunkBridge YouTube – link in bio.

💬 Which clip was your favourite? Let us know in the comments, and tag a fellow locker who needs to see this!

#TheFunkBridge #MoncellDurden #Locking #LockingCommunity #FunkStyles StreetDance HipHopCulture DancePodcast DanceHistory MrKleen FlexyStu Lockers DanceEducation Funk StreetDanceCulture PoppingAndLocking DanceLegends FunkMusic YouTube Reels

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It truly is all about the recovery 🤷🏼‍♀️
Herrang 2026, 10 years since the first time I came here (barely able to dance and scraping my “baby sitting” funds). Lots has changed and yet lots is still familiar.
Very grateful I get to do this in my life 🫰🏼

#herrangdancecamp2026 #lindyhop #vernacularjazz

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2 Days of priceless dance education, creative expansion, and pure joy, @moncelldurden nurtured these movers and shared an invaluable curriculum you can’t get anywhere else. We’re so grateful to have Moncell share his wealth of knowledge at mL, going beyond the groove and giving these movers lessons on technique, cultural context, and foundational principles that will last a lifetime 💚

Stay tuned for our future mL 2-Day Intensives and download our mL app to sign up 💚

#movementlifestyle #mL #famLy #2dayintensive #moncelldurden

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KLeeNzHouse bridge the old school new school building the technical and funk and soul aspect of the dance together to uplift locking come through and let’s talk💪🏿

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