Akhil Jalan dances in the Hip Hop Groovers of Austin dance class at Ballet Austin’s Butler Center of Dance and Fitness on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024.
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A student dances during the Hip Hop Groovers of Austin dance class at Ballet Austin’s Butler Center of Dance and Fitness on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024.
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Natalia Momotenko dances during the Hip Hop Groovers of Austin dance class at Ballet Austin’s Butler Center of Dance and Fitness on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024.
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Eumin Lee dances in the Hip Hop Groovers of Austin dance class at Ballet Austin’s Butler Center of Dance and Fitness on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. Instructor Dereke Thompson said “The goal of the class id for people to be human beings. It’s about bringing the kids out of the adults.”
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Shelby Hadden looks into a wall of mirrors while warming up for the Hip Hop Groovers of Austin dance class at Ballet Austin’s Butler Center of Dance and Fitness on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024.
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About a dozen students dance during the Hip Hop Groovers of Austin dance class at Ballet Austin’s Butler Center of Dance and Fitness on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024.
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Dereke Thompson leads his Hip Hop Groovers of Austin dance class at Ballet Austin’s Butler Center of Dance and Fitness on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. The class is every Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. THompson said he’s “not looking for professional dancers, I’m looking for professional movers. We’re here to move. No judgement, no technique, let’s just go.”
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Eumin Lee dances in the Hip Hop Groovers of Austin dance class at Ballet Austin’s Butler Center of Dance and Fitness on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024.
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Natalia Momotenko, left, and Shelby Hadden, right, dance during the Hip Hop Groovers of Austin dance class at Ballet Austin’s Butler Center of Dance and Fitness on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024.
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Natalia Momotenko rests between lessons during the Hip Hop Groovers of Austin dance class at Ballet Austin’s Butler Center of Dance and Fitness on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024.
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Students dance during the Hip Hop Groovers of Austin dance class at Ballet Austin’s Butler Center of Dance and Fitness on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024.
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Natalia Momotenko dances during the Hip Hop Groovers of Austin dance class at Ballet Austin’s Butler Center of Dance and Fitness on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024.
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Shelby Hadden dances during the Hip Hop Groovers of Austin dance class at Ballet Austin’s Butler Center of Dance and Fitness on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024.
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Casey O’Neal takes video for a classmate during the Hip Hop Groovers of Austin dance class at Ballet Austin’s Butler Center of Dance and Fitness on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024.
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Dereke Thompson leads his Hip Hop Groovers of Austin dance class at Ballet Austin’s Butler Center of Dance and Fitness on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. The class is every Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. THompson said he’s “not looking for professional dancers, I’m looking for professional movers. We’re here to move. No judgement, no technique, let’s just go.”
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