YOUTH CREATIVE CREW (YCC)

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The YCC is a collective of artists, xtreme athletes, and community arts advocates who are the youth governing body of NMX Sports and Warehouse 508, providing a youth perspective on programming, events and community outreach.

The YCC meets weekly and is open to young people ages 13-20. Join us any TUESDAY at 6pm. Email Info@warehouse508.org for more information 

TUESDAYs 6-7:30PM FREE

DJ 101 : FLO FADER

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Local DJ extraordinaire will take students on a musical journey through the history and art of DJing. Students will learn crucial lessons on how to hook up and operate basic DJ equipment from past and present. Learn and perform turntable maneuvers, DJ routines, important crowd response techniques, and preparation for club gigs. 

LATIN DANCE: Crystál Zamora

Intro to Latin Dance will teach students the basic techniques to salsa, bachata, cumbia. merengue, and other social dances. Giving you a base knowledge of how to social dance with a partner. Join us. 

Baile Fitness: Crystál Zamora

Baile Fitness , will be an hour long dance fitness class for you and your family ! Follow along with Crystál as you listen to some of your Latino favorites! Selena , Shakira , Paulina Rubio and more! ALL AGES WELCOMED. 

RHYME: Charles Simon 

The art of Rap is about the history of rap and its origins from poetry to bee-bop to freestyle. The purpose of this course is to teach you how to flow, rhyme be creative and free through expression of words. Also how to use word play and how to deliver your best every time you touch the mic or pen. We dive into some of the greats and study why they are what they are and based off that we can see how to improve and what  not do. The number one goal of this course is to teach you how to use your words as tools that can help heal yourself and others. The power of words are real and we talk this serious as an artist think you what it takes?

Beat Production: Khali Sol
 

Beats Production Is an inside look at making beats and the art of production. We dive in to the beginning steps and essential things needed to make a complete beat from scratch. The art of production is about the utilization of sound, space and flow and how to use these things to create solid work. Each class is designed to show students how to make beats , use the programs , manipulate sound and work flow with other creatives and by yourself. I also teach ways to turn your beats into something you can make a living off of as well as avenues on how to get your beats heard by the world and others. The over all goal of this course is to teach you how to produce artists and make beats.

ART OF THE SHOT: MINH QUAN

Bring your ideas to life! New and seasoned photographers will experience the power of storyboarding and the creative process that happens before the shot.

ROCK STAR with Lee Sillery

Start working together in a jam band environment with Lee Sillery from Constant Harmony. You will link up with other musicians from different levels to start playing together. Lee will help you learn any instrument you need to learn in order to start playing together. Hope you join us in learning how to play together. 

Mural Arts with Roberto Reyes

Mural Arts is back. This class will teach you the basics on how to paint a mural from sketch to wall and all in between. How to use a spray can and brush. Also learn the some history about where Graff Writing came from as well as modern mural movements across the world and even here in Albuquerque. Join us. 

Burque Revolt Poetry Slam

A class that encourages freedom of expression using the medium of slam poetry! In this club we will learn to write creatively about ourselves, our identities, our histories, our dreams and the world around us! We will also learn about slam poetry and the history it has in our state and city! Students will get the chance to work with national and local poets from around the country and later be asked to  share their own work in a poetry slam the same week!