About Us

Founded in 2003 and formally known as International Freestylers, CMU Street Styles allows students of the Carnegie Mellon University community to share their interest and knowledge of hip-hop, particularly freestyling in street dance styles. The purpose of CMU Street Styles is to allow students of the Carnegie Mellon University community to share their interest and knowledge of hip-hop and freestyle in street dance styles. CMU Street Styles is unique because it eliminates the need for auditions by accommodating as many students as possible and does away with the short- term quality of the current dance organizations by holding weekly meetings throughout the academic year. At the same time, CMU Street Styles continues to remain purely recreational as it is free for all participants and non- committal for those who do decide not to perform. Furthermore, CMU Street Styles fills the gap for those who are looking for a hip-hop oriented dance activity. Our mission is to provide an open floor to cultivate dancers' growth in the Pittsburgh area, with an emphasis on freestyle ability. We also host an annual breakdancing and all-styles competition called Battlezone. We have been and will be hosting more dance workshops so be ready for those as well!