Hip-Hop in the Himalayas

Squad goals from the Himalayas! Experience a mash-up of Kollywood (Hollywood of Nepal), traditional Nepali folk dance, hip-hop, and breakdance at this workshop led by the Nepal Hip-Hop Foundation (NHF). The workshop will begin with a special freestyle performance by NHF at 6:30PM in the Spiral Lobby. Guests will then make their way to the Education Center and be divided into groups led by NHF dance teachers to learn basic dance choreography, which will be performed in the finale of the workshop.

Open to all levels of dancers.

Hip Hop in the Himalayas is an artist exchange program supported by the US Embassy Nepal and coordinated with Nepal Hip Hop Foundation (NHF) and the Rubin Museum.

Presented with the Nepal Hip Hop Foundation

About the Performers

Nepal Hip-Hop Foundation (NHF) is a growing community of dancers, artists, and educators. NHF was established in 2009 with the purpose of offering youth “learn-earn through fun” as alternatives to drug abuse and violence. It is a youth-centered organization that works directly with young people of different backgrounds and ethnicities in Nepal. The organization particularly focuses on the disadvantaged to give them hope and opportunities.

Since its establishment, NHF has been a huge platform in building community leaders and role models, inspiring hundreds of youths/dancers and children in Nepal. NHF believes that everyone can learn and everyone can teach; we all have the capacity to be positive role models to others and leaders in our own communities by bringing positive change. NHF uses hip-hop as a tool for educating and promoting the involvement of youth in social issues.