A few months later, he joined the faculty, where he now teaches courses in hip hop dance, screendance, and body percussion. Learning Beyond the ClassroomGrowing up in London, Carter’s greatest education in hip hop dance happened outside the classroom. At the time, hip hop dance and many other culturally rooted dance forms were largely absent from higher education. Learning hip hop means more than mastering choreography—it means understanding the culture, history, and people that shaped it. “Hip hop culture molds itself and assimilates itself to the socio-political and economic contexts it encompasses.“