Bio



Rashad aka Soul Nubian: 

Is a dance artist, facilitator and founder of AfroHouseHop dance movement. He has been apart of urban dance culture for more than 15 years, while simultaneously studying the art of choreography and performance. This inquiry places him amongst the generation of artist developing the "future dance aesthetic" alchemizing street dance vernacular for performance and workshop.

Rashad has performed with Bill T. Jones/Arnie Dance Company, Ronald K. Brown/Nick Cave "Soundsuite", Rennie Harris's: Illadelph Legends Festival, appearances at Jacobs Pillow Dance Festival, a three year member of Jacinta Vlach/Liberation Dance Theater, works with the Living Word/Hybrid Projects SF, The Hip-Hop Theater Festival SF and the Black Choreographers Festival Oakland Califorina.   

Constantly examining the theory of movement and facilitation, Rashad is the first African-American graduate of the Moving On center School For Participatory and Somatic Research as a Somatic Educator (cmt-se)

Rashad is currently an adjuct faculty at University of San Francisco where he teaches Hip-Hop dance in the Performing Arts and Social Justice Department.