Hip Hop series begins
January 3, 2026 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
MAGMA is thrilled to welcome guest teacher Miranda Lawson for a 6-week Hip Hop dance class series. Classes will dive into the foundations of Hip Hop with a focus on musicality, rhythm, and groove. Dancers will explore both choreography and freestyle, honoring Hip Hop’s roots as an improvisational and expressive practice. Expect to sweat, play, and connect through movement and music.
Drop-in $18 / 6-week series $85
1:00-1:45pm Youth class, ages 5-13 SIGN UP
2:00-3:00pm Teen/Adult class, ages 14+ SIGN UP
Miranda Lawson (she/her) is a Boston-based performer, choreographer, and educator whose work lives at the meeting point of contemporary and Hip Hop dance forms. She is fascinated by how these styles challenge and influence one another. A graduate of Mount Holyoke College with a BA in Dance and Psychology, Miranda’s teaching is rooted in curiosity, authenticity, and community-building. Her classes emphasize exploration and connection, inviting dancers to take risks, celebrate their individuality, and stay open to a little goofiness along the way. She currently performs with Urbanity Dance and Phunk Phenomenon, while continuing to create and share her own choreographic work, which has been presented at the School for Contemporary Dance and Thought, the Multicultural Arts Center, Tufts University, and the American College Dance Association Conference. Miranda’s practice has been shaped by mentorship through MIDDAY Movement’s BIPOC Professional Dancer Mentorship program (2022–23), her Urbanity X residency (2022), and recognition from the Mass Cultural Council’s Pandemic Relief Grant and the Somerville Artists Fellowship (2023).