Learn how to Beat Ya Feet in this dance tutorial with Kevin “Noodlez” Davis and Tierra “Poca” Parham, dancers who, along with John "Crazy Legz" Pearson, are part of a movement to keep this unique part of Washington, D.C. culture alive. Beat Ya Feet is danced in the streets, backyards and go-go clubs of Black D.C., and is making a comeback thanks to their motivated dance crew and #DontmuteDC, the people-powered movement against gentrification. The dance is a bouncy, fast-moving tribute to the insurmountable spirit of the DMV (DC-Maryland-Virginia) and, now, you can learn it too.

Extension Project: Give your middle and high school students the opportunity to create and publish original dance videos with an accompanying artist statement with the KQED Youth Media Challenge: If Schools Could Dance.