HipHop
Let the music lead you!

This workshop is rooted in different "party dance/social dance"-moves and various HipHop-techniques. Nina's style is mainly influenced by Bboying, Popping, Locking, Afro, Dancehall, House, Wackin, Krumpin et cetera. Equally influences of Modern and Contemporary Dance as well as of Jazz add more fuel into her dance style.
Nina however considers the joy of dance and the respect for music and rhythm as the most important component in her classes! With a lot of energy and fun she will introduce the wide range of HipHop to you!




Nina Kripas
Nina Kripas graduated from the Balletschool of the Austrian Theatre Federation under the direction of Michael Birkmeyer. 1997 she became a member of the company Tanztheater Wien and between 1999 and 2002 she danced in the Ballet company of the Volksoper Vienna under the direction of Liz King. This is were she started her career as a choreographer.Choreographic works include: "Atlantis" (2002), parts of "Déjà Waltz3" (2003) for the Festspielhaus St.Pölten, "Apple Tabacco" (2004), "The Nobility of failure“(2004), "Dream Addict" (2007) for the dance program "Dreamcatcher", where she worked with 16 dancers of the Balletcompany of the opera in Graz, as well as the HipHop-show "Step into da cypher“(2004).
Already at the age of 15 Nina took her first classes at the ImPulsTanz-festival and this is where she got acquainted with HipHop. Her love for this dance style took her to France, the Netherlands, Germany and the USA where she met and worked with artists including Niels "Storm" Robitzky, Karl Kane Libanus, Pascal Couillaud, Marjory Smarth, Brian Green, Superdave, Bruce Ykanji, Poppin Pete, Rokafella, Link, Eddie Morales, Kevin Maher. She attended numerous HipHop-jams and parties in clubs in NYC, Paris, Berlin, or Amsterdam. The exchange with international freestyle artists at the "circle" contributed to her experience of the vibe and lifestyle of the HipHop-culture.
In August 2007 she got her artist visa and the chance to try her luck in Los Angeles. Up to now she danced with artists including Sean Paul, Will.I.am, Fergie, Avril Lavigne, Craig David and worked with choreographers such as Fatima Robinson, Tanisha Scott, Shotyme, Keith Young etc. Nina is more and more in great demand as a teacher and as such she is working internationally in Austria, Italy, the Czech Republic, the Caribbean, Germany and the USA. Most current is her appearance in the upcoming film SNOWFLAKEproduced by the Wayans Brothers.