Offbeat's Anniversary Battle & Celebration
This event celebrated the club’s one-year anniversary with a theme of giving flowers to those who inspire us, creating space to uplift one another through a fun, impromptu 2v2 random pairing battle that encouraged connection and collaboration.
R&B All Night
Organized a community dance session with Homegrown and Offbeat Sessions, bringing together L.A.’s street dance scene for an open-floor cypher with a live DJ spinning R&B and soul. The event featured a live R&B duo, local vendors, and centered on building community through music, dance, and shared space.
Greed Island
A gamified twist on the classic 3v3, 2v2, and 7-to-Smoke battle formats. Inspired by the manga Hunter x Hunter, this battle was designed to challenge the boundaries of what battling can be while making it more accessible and engaging for the next generation of dancers.
Battle Against the Dark Arts
A randomized, team-based 1v1 battle inspired by the Harry Potter universe, incorporating the House point system and Hogwarts houses to foster community, friendly competition, and encouragement among battlers. The event was held during the week of Halloween.
Come As You Are
An event paying homage to the loft and house club culture of the ’70s and ’80s, featuring archival footage from iconic clubs like Paradise Garage and Red Zone. This act of remembrance was not only to honor those who came before, but also to reclaim and celebrate the cultural heritage from which this movement emerged.
ORGANIZED EVENTS
CONCERT PERFORMANCES
behind the house is the garden (2023)
Choreographed by SAMMAY Peñaflor Dizon
through & through (2024)
Choreographed by Bianca Yen
Holy Ghosted: Thou Shall Not Pass Us (2024)
Choreographed by Aquilah Ohmeng
As You Like It (2024)
Choreographed by Ann Carlson
Turing Test (2025)
Choreographed by Elena Bruce
[siccer] installation (2025)
Installation and score by Will Rawls
骨 (gu) (upcoming)
Choreographed by Bianca Yen
Education & Community
UCLA Offbeat Sessions (2024-current)
Founded by Bianca Yen & Vatsal Jalan
Seeing a lack of open educational non-competitive spaces for freestyle and street dance culture on campus, Bianca Yen and Vatsal Jalan co-founded Offbeat Session at UCLA. Along with her partner, they host weekly sessions and open workshops teaching a range of topics, including hip-hop, house, animation, waving, popping, freestyle training, and battle training. They connect a myriad of internationally famous street dance legends to the students including but not exclusive to J Smooth, Slim Boogie, and more.
Taipei Sessions (2024-current)
Founded by Bianca Yen, Daniel Young, & Ian Yang
Along with Ian Yang & Daniel Young, Bianca Yen led a series of open improvisation sessions in Taipei, Taiwan. Sessions included working with the body, props, musicians, film, and art.
Community Support Fundraiser (2025)
Hosted by Bianca Yen
In the midst of the ICE raids in LA, many undocumented families were left unable to buy food or household supplies out of fear of violence from law enforcement and the National Guard. This event is a community fundraiser organized in solidarity to help local organizations distribute essential supplies to affected families.
Grand Arts High School (2024)
Lead by Bianca Yen, Supervised by Diana Delcambre
In Los Angeles while getting a degree in Dance & Arts Education, Bianca Yen completed a 6-month teaching capstone with the Grand Arts High School (Ramon C Cortines School of Visual & Performing Arts) where she built a course around Improvisation & Bodily Autonomy for 9th graders.
Shanghai American School Dance Program (2021)
Founded by Bianca Yen & Daniel Demarco
Seeing a need for accessibility to dance, Bianca Yen created an after-school dance program for the school’s middle schoolers.
Youth Dance Camp (2020)
Founded by Bianca Yen & Phoebe Tsiang
A multi-style dance camp created by Bianca Yen post-epidemic for the youth to resocialize and learn self-expression through physical movement & street dance.
