Jonathan St. Claire- Breakdance Instructor

Jonathan St. Clair a.k.a. Midnight Inlight is a member and artistic director of Stick and Move Dance Crew. An artist specializing in breakdancing, hip-hop choreography, acrobatics, and poetry, Jonathan keeps his focus on the health and well being of the human family and the planet. In addition to teaching break-dance and the history of hip-hop to young people, he initiates dialogue with them about diet, well-being, and healthful balance for the body. From 1999-2003, he taught breakdance to youth for the Chicago Park District at Promontory Point in Chicago’s Hyde Park community. Jonathan went on to direct the after-school breakdance program for Paul Revere grammar school, where he worked with 20-30 youth at a time on choreographed performances. As part of the Student Fine Arts Fund grant, he taught breakdance to homeless youth at a domestic violence shelter called Safe Space on the south side of Chicago. He has led dance workshops at various high schools and universities, including Kenwood Academy, Jones College Preparatory high school, the University of Chicago, and Loyola University. His dance troupe, Stick and Move, won BET’s 2005 Spring Bling dance competition, which was broadcast nationally for several days. He presently is teaching breakdance to grammar school youth at American Quality School’s Prairie Campus.