{"id":17,"date":"2024-04-30T09:49:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T09:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funkitupdance.devxhosting.com\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2026-09-04T11:18:56","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T11:18:56","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/funkitupdance.com\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Funk it Up &#8211; street dance classes in Bristol"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" src=\"https:\/\/funkitupdance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/FIU_kids_white.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funkitupdance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/FIU_kids_white.jpg 604w, https:\/\/funkitupdance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/FIU_kids_white-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our services &amp; dance programs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">At <strong>Funk It Up<\/strong>, we bring high-energy street dance and versatile dance styles to dancers, schools, and events across Bristol and the South West. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Whether you need ongoing curriculum support, a headline performance, or a high-impact workshop, we deliver custom dance packages tailored to your needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/funkitupdance.com\/index.php\/portofolio\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"19\">Schools &amp; Educational Programs<\/a>:<\/strong> Specialist P.E. lessons, term-time curriculum support, and interactive workshops for state schools, independent private academies, and educational trusts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/funkitupdance.com\/index.php\/project-details\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"20\">Corporate &amp; Youth Organisations<\/a>:<\/strong> Tailored dance sessions and team-building workshops for charities, youth clubs, and corporate organisations in Bristol and the South West. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/funkitupdance.com\/index.php\/public-classes\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"3232\">Regular Street Dance Classes<\/a>:<\/strong> Weekly community classes for all ages and skill levels, covering street dance, commercial styles, and foundational movement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/funkitupdance.com\/index.php\/project-details\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"20\">Events, Parties &amp; Weddings<\/a>:<\/strong> Bespoke choreography, guest workshops, and live performances to elevate your private party, wedding reception, festival, or corporate event.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Explore any of our specialised dance services using the links above.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"798\" src=\"https:\/\/funkitupdance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/18_03_Bristol-Students-Show-March_1550-383-1024x798.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3468\" style=\"width:550px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funkitupdance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/18_03_Bristol-Students-Show-March_1550-383-1024x798.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/funkitupdance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/18_03_Bristol-Students-Show-March_1550-383-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/funkitupdance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/18_03_Bristol-Students-Show-March_1550-383-768x599.jpg 768w, https:\/\/funkitupdance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/18_03_Bristol-Students-Show-March_1550-383-1536x1197.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/funkitupdance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/18_03_Bristol-Students-Show-March_1550-383-2048x1596.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our vision &#8211; what we do<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Our vision is to provide an inclusive space where people of all ages and skill levels are welcomed. A friendly atmosphere invites a safe space for people to learn new moves, improve confidence, ability &amp; fitness and also get to know lots of great new friends!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">We have over 20 years\u2019 experience in running classes, workshops and performances with both kids and adults. Our dancers have performed at festivals like the Bristol Harbour Festival and for the BBC and we&#8217;ve had a lot of fun along the way! Some of our kids have gone on to have great careers in dance, but whatever your dance goals, we&#8217;re here to support you at every step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Our speciality is street dance, but our teachers can work in a range of styles. Whether you are a street dancer, a ballroom dancer or a bedroom dancer, or you don\u2019t dance at all, come and check out Funk It Up, and <strong>take home some of dances\u2019 most slammin\u2019 moves<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our people<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/funkitupdance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Rachel-principal-1-788x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3501\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.7695390781563126;width:479px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funkitupdance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Rachel-principal-1-788x1024.jpg 788w, https:\/\/funkitupdance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Rachel-principal-1-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/funkitupdance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Rachel-principal-1-768x998.jpg 768w, https:\/\/funkitupdance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Rachel-principal-1-1182x1536.jpg 1182w, https:\/\/funkitupdance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Rachel-principal-1.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Our Principal started Funk it Up Dance School with a vision of making street dance accessible, friendly and fun, and still loves to teach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">We work with a range of experienced teachers in the Bristol and South West area. They can teach a range of styles from street and hip-hop to commercial and contemporary. Many have worked on TV and on the stage, won dance competitions, and trained other professional dancers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">All our teachers are fully insured and DBS checked.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our services &amp; dance programs At Funk It Up, we bring high-energy street dance and versatile dance styles to dancers, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"_ti_tpc_template_sync":false,"_ti_tpc_template_id":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-17","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/funkitupdance.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/funkitupdance.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/funkitupdance.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/funkitupdance.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/funkitupdance.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17"}],"version-history":[{"count":32,"href":"https:\/\/funkitupdance.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3503,"href":"https:\/\/funkitupdance.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17\/revisions\/3503"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/funkitupdance.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}