Junious L. Brickhouse is an internationally recognized scholar practitioner dedicated to the sustainability of Street Dance cultures and communities. As a researcher, folklorist, cultural ambassador, mentor, and logistician, Junious currently serving as Director of Next Level, an initiative sponsored by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs in association with the Department of Music at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Meridian International Center for Cultural Diplomacy. In 2005, Junious founded Urban Artistry Inc. (www.urbanartistry.org), inspiring and creating a movement of artists dedicated to the preservation of street dance culture producing  projects such as The International Soul Society Festival, The Preservatory and the UA Digital Archives. Junious continues to present and teach at colleges and serves as Co-Chair of the Cultural Diversity Committee at the American Folklore Society, as well as an Executive Board Member at the National Council for the Traditional Arts.

 

MEDIA

• The National Council for the Traditional Arts with Junious Brickhouse
• American Vernacular Dance Week at the Augusta Heritage Center.
• Library’s American Folklife Center discuss the Urban Artistry organization with its founder, Junious Brickhouse