Groove Lab

Groove Lab is an open dance workshop led by Azzam Mohamed for all ages and all bodies—no experience needed.

Whether you’re a dancer or just curious to move, come feel the music, unlock your rhythm, and discover how grooves shape the way we move and express. Rooted in street and club dance culture, the workshop explores the bounce, the rock, and the groove as core elements of movement.

Azzam Mohamed is a dancer, performer, and educator. He has been dancing for more than 13 years, and has trained in an array of different dance styles, from Afro-House and Kuduro to HipHop, Popping and House. Azzam curated and directed Sculptured Riddims for Sydney Festival 2024, three club nights of street dancers responding to Michael Shaw’s inflatable sculpture Hi-Vis in the Thirsty Mile festival club space. His recent full length work Katma, produced by PYT Fairfield, premiered to rave reviews at Sydney Festival 2025. Exploring party and club culture, Katma drew inspiration from dance parties in Sudan, Sydney, and New York exploring elements and rituals from those events and translating the essence of this cultural movement into a joyous dance/theatre event. He’s a member of the Board of Critical Path.