Snack Break Movement Arts

Choreographer Duo
Biography

Artists Emily "Lady Em" Culbreath and Joshua "Bboy Supa Josh" Culbreath form the performance duo Snack Break Movement Arts, specializing in Hip-Hop dance education, event curation, and interdisciplinary performances inspired by street and club dance. Emily and Josh recently served as the rehearsal and assistant artistic director for the renowned street dance theater company Rennie Harris Puremovement. They also recently held positions as adjunct faculty at Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, PA. Currently, they are graduate fellows in the MFA choreography track at the University of Iowa's dance program.

Snack Break's duet, entitled "Rock, Paper...," was featured in the 25th-anniversary program of San Francisco International Hip Hop Dance Festival and won the "Best Duo" award at Summer Dance Forever's online theater competition in 2022. They performed this duet at the Summer Dance Forever 2023 event in Amsterdam, NE. Snack Break regularly curates events for Philadelphia's local street dance choreography scene through a live performance series called "Somethin' 2 Snack On."

Snack Break aims to honor the integrity of African American vernacular dance while challenging how audiences consume Hip-Hop dance. They achieve this by incorporating theatrical elements, utilizing the concert stage, exploring multimedia, and hosting events. Their mission is to build community through storytelling and the exploration of intersectional identities.

Emily and Josh Headshot