Urban Movement

Good Afternoon,

We are deeply saddened with the recent events of the worlds current state.

Being a company that is Black operated, and that has also had a long history of people with different sexual orientation, ethnicity, class, and religions be associated with The Urban Movement entity; it has been hard to find the words to address many of the issues at hand.

We felt we needed to address the particular issue of sexual harassment/ abuse -- which has been problematic not only in Chicago's Hip Hop dance community, but the entertainment industry as a whole. We do NOT condone this behavior at Urban Movement.

Having had multiple members of our company, old and new, go through traumatic, and subtle instances, we as a company have educated and implemented rules to help allow us to keep our members safe from unfortunate experiences

Predatory behavior on collegiate students, in general, is nothing new, nor is this something that should be tolerated.

Thank you to the individuals in and outside of Urban Movement that have spoken out. To the ones that have used their voice, and no one heard you, we hear you as well..

Since having had members of ours speak out to our directors about this predatory behavior, conversations have been made, and internal awareness has been our focus..

Abuse of power is a problem.

Sexual Abuse is a problem.

ALL BLACK LIVES STILL MATTER

If you see something say something.

With Love,

The Urban Movement

move to motivate . move to inspire . move to change

This upcoming Friday, we have one of our captains, Ashton Gresham teaching in the Rosa Park Conference Room at 6pm. See ya then!

Come out September 27th for our first workshop of Season 14 with our captain Bianca Cordova .

Auditions happening this weekend!! Don't miss out on your opportunity to become a part of the Movement. Fall audition newsletter out now. Can't make it to both days? No worries we got you. Drop us a message and let us know and we will get back to you on how you can still become part of UM. See you Friday 😎

As we are all settling in for a brand new school year, we are hosting a Pre-audition Workshop with our directors Reggie and Skyy. The workshop is designed for dancers who are interested in joining to get an idea on what to expect from this upcoming season. Bring your friends, tell them that it’s FREE!!!
We can’t wait to see you all there! 😀