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'''Krumping''', also spelled '''Krumpin'''', is a [[street dance]] popularized in the [[United States]] that is characterized by free, expressive, exaggerated, and highly energetic movement involving the arms, head, legs, chest, and feet.<ref name="krumped">{{cite web |last=Paggett |first=Taisha |title=Getting krumped: the changing race of hip hop |publisher=BNET |work=Dance Magazine |date=July 2004 |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1083/is_7_78/ai_n6145252/ |accessdate=2009-07-30}}</ref> The youths who started krumping saw the dance as a way for them to escape gang life<ref name=dance>{{cite news |last=Jones |first=Jen |title=Behind the Scenes of David LaChapelle's Documentary "Rize" |url=http://www.dancespirit.com/articles/1452 |date=September 1, 2005 |work=Dance Spirit |publisher= |accessdate=2009-09-24}}</ref> and "to release anger, aggression and frustration positively, in a non-violent way."<ref name=basement>{{cite web |title=Krumping |work=RapBasement.com |url=http://www.rapbasement.com/hip-hop/dances/krumping.html |accessdate=2009-10-30}}</ref>
'''Krumping''', also spelled '''Krumpin'''', is a [[street dance]] popularized in the [[United States]] that is characterized by free, expressive, exaggerated, and highly energetic movement involving the arms, head, legs, chest, and feet.<ref name="krumped">{{cite web |last=Paggett |first=Taisha |title=Getting krumped: the changing race of hip hop |publisher=BNET |work=Dance Magazine |date=July 2004 |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1083/is_7_78/ai_n6145252/ |accessdate=2009-07-30}}</ref> The youths who started krumping saw the dance as a way for them to escape gang life<ref name=dance>{{cite news |last=Jones |first=Jen |title=Behind the Scenes of David LaChapelle's Documentary "Rize" |url=http://www.dancespirit.com/articles/1452 |date=September 1, 2005 |work=Dance Spirit |publisher= |accessdate=2009-09-24}}</ref> and "to release anger, aggression and frustration positively, in a non-violent way."<ref name=basement>{{cite web |title=Krumping |work=RapBasement.com |url=http://www.rapbasement.com/hip-hop/dances/krumping.html |accessdate=2009-10-30}}</ref>


==History==
==History== sajeantoine is good
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Krump originated in South Central [[Los Angeles, CA]] during the early 2000s in African American communities.<ref name="kings"/> ''Clowning'' is the less aggressive predecessor to krumping and was created in 1992 by Thomas "Tommy the Clown" Johnson in [[Compton, CA]].<ref name="krumped"/><ref name=basement/> In the 1990s, Tommy and his dancers, the Hip Hop Clowns, would paint their faces and perform clowning for children at birthday parties or for the general public at other functions as a form of entertainment.<ref name=clown/> In contrast, krumping focuses on highly energetic battles and dramatic movements<ref name=basement/> which Tommy describes as intense, fast-paced, and sharp.<ref name=clown/> "If movement were words, krumping would be a [[poetry slam]]."<ref name="krumped"/> Krumping was not directly created by Tommy the Clown; however, krumping did grow out of clowning.<ref name="krumped"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Thompson |first=Luke |title=Dance, Dance, Revolution |publisher=East Bay Express |date=June 22, 2005 |url=http://www.eastbayexpress.com/movies/dance__dance__revolution/Content?oid=289416 |accessdate=2009-08-25}}</ref><ref name=teyez>{{cite news |last=Voynar |first=Kim |title=News Releases: Rize |work= Cinematical.com |publisher=Weblogs Network |date=July 12, 2005 |url=http://www.cinematical.com/2005/07/12/new-releases-rize/ |accessdate=2009-08-27}}</ref> The former leaders of the Krump Kings [[wikt:crew|crew]] (now leaders of Street Kingdom), Ceasare (pronounced CHEZ-a-ray) "Tight Eyez" Willis and Jo'Artis "Big Mijo" Ratti are credited with founding and developing krump.<ref name=dance/><ref name=basement/><ref name="kings"/><ref name=teyez/> They were both originally clown dancers for Tommy but they considered their dancing too "rugged" and "raw" for clowning so they eventually broke away and developed their own style.<ref name=dance/> This style is now known as krump. Tommy eventually opened a clown dancing academy and started the Battle Zone competition at the Great Western Forum where krump crews and clown crews could come together and battle each other in front of an audience of their peers.<ref name=basement/><ref name="CBS">{{cite news |last=Menzie |first=Nicola |title='Krump' Dances Into Mainstream |publisher=[[CBS]] News |date=June 30, 2005 |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/06/28/entertainment/main704843.shtml |accessdate=2009-08-06}}</ref>
Krump originated in South Central [[Los Angeles, CA]] during the early 2000s in African American communities.<ref name="kings"/> ''Clowning'' is the less aggressive predecessor to krumping and was created in 1992 by Thomas "Tommy the Clown" Johnson in [[Compton, CA]].<ref name="krumped"/><ref name=basement/> In the 1990s, Tommy and his dancers, the Hip Hop Clowns, would paint their faces and perform clowning for children at birthday parties or for the general public at other functions as a form of entertainment.<ref name=clown/> In contrast, krumping focuses on highly energetic battles and dramatic movements<ref name=basement/> which Tommy describes as intense, fast-paced, and sharp.<ref name=clown/> "If movement were words, krumping would be a [[poetry slam]]."<ref name="krumped"/> Krumping was not directly created by Tommy the Clown; however, krumping did grow out of clowning.<ref name="krumped"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Thompson |first=Luke |title=Dance, Dance, Revolution |publisher=East Bay Express |date=June 22, 2005 |url=http://www.eastbayexpress.com/movies/dance__dance__revolution/Content?oid=289416 |accessdate=2009-08-25}}</ref><ref name=teyez>{{cite news |last=Voynar |first=Kim |title=News Releases: Rize |work= Cinematical.com |publisher=Weblogs Network |date=July 12, 2005 |url=http://www.cinematical.com/2005/07/12/new-releases-rize/ |accessdate=2009-08-27}}</ref> The former leaders of the Krump Kings [[wikt:crew|crew]] (now leaders of Street Kingdom), Ceasare (pronounced CHEZ-a-ray) "Tight Eyez" Willis and Jo'Artis "Big Mijo" Ratti are credited with founding and developing krump.<ref name=dance/><ref name=basement/><ref name="kings"/><ref name=teyez/> They were both originally clown dancers for Tommy but they considered their dancing too "rugged" and "raw" for clowning so they eventually broke away and developed their own style.<ref name=dance/> This style is now known as krump. Tommy eventually opened a clown dancing academy and started the Battle Zone competition at the Great Western Forum where krump crews and clown crews could come together and battle each other in front of an audience of their peers.<ref name=basement/><ref name="CBS">{{cite news |last=Menzie |first=Nicola |title='Krump' Dances Into Mainstream |publisher=[[CBS]] News |date=June 30, 2005 |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/06/28/entertainment/main704843.shtml |accessdate=2009-08-06}}</ref>


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A krumper dancing in Australia.

Krumping, also spelled Krumpin', is a street dance popularized in the United States that is characterized by free, expressive, exaggerated, and highly energetic movement involving the arms, head, legs, chest, and feet.[1] The youths who started krumping saw the dance as a way for them to escape gang life[2] and "to release anger, aggression and frustration positively, in a non-violent way."[3]

==History== sajeantoine is good \ Krump originated in South Central Los Angeles, CA during the early 2000s in African American communities.[4] Clowning is the less aggressive predecessor to krumping and was created in 1992 by Thomas "Tommy the Clown" Johnson in Compton, CA.[1][3] In the 1990s, Tommy and his dancers, the Hip Hop Clowns, would paint their faces and perform clowning for children at birthday parties or for the general public at other functions as a form of entertainment.[5] In contrast, krumping focuses on highly energetic battles and dramatic movements[3] which Tommy describes as intense, fast-paced, and sharp.[5] "If movement were words, krumping would be a poetry slam."[1] Krumping was not directly created by Tommy the Clown; however, krumping did grow out of clowning.[1][6][7] The former leaders of the Krump Kings crew (now leaders of Street Kingdom), Ceasare (pronounced CHEZ-a-ray) "Tight Eyez" Willis and Jo'Artis "Big Mijo" Ratti are credited with founding and developing krump.[2][3][4][7] They were both originally clown dancers for Tommy but they considered their dancing too "rugged" and "raw" for clowning so they eventually broke away and developed their own style.[2] This style is now known as krump. Tommy eventually opened a clown dancing academy and started the Battle Zone competition at the Great Western Forum where krump crews and clown crews could come together and battle each other in front of an audience of their peers.[3][8]

"Expression is a must in krump because krump is expression. You have to let people feel what you're doing. You can't just come and get krump and your krump has no purpose."

Robert "Phoolish" Jones;
Krump Kings[4]

[9] It is often represented as K.R.U.M.P., which is a backronym for Kingdom Radically Uplifted Mighty Praise,[3][9] presenting krumping as a faith-based artform.[10] David LaChapelle's documentary Rize explores the clowning and krumping subculture in Los Angeles. He says of the movement: "What Nirvana was to rock-and-roll in the early '90s is what these kids are to hip-hop. It's the alternative to the bling-bling, tie-in-with-a-designer corporate hip-hop thing."[11]

LaChapelle was first introduced to krump when he was directing Christina Aguilera's music video "Dirrty".[2] After deciding to make a documentary about the dance, he started by making a short film titled Krumped.[2] He screened this short at the 2004 Aspen Shortsfest and used the positive reaction from the film to gain more funding for a longer version.[2] This longer version became Rize which was screened at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival and several other film festivals abroad.[12]

Aside from Rize, krumping has appeared in several music videos including Madonna's "Hung Up", Missy Elliott's "I'm Really Hot", The Black Eyed Peas' "Hey Mama", and Chemical Brothers "Galvanize".[5] The dance has also appeared in the movie Bring It On: All or Nothing, in the television series Community and on the Fox reality dance competition So You Think You Can Dance. Russell Ferguson, the winner of season six is a krumper. The original web series The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers also featured krumping in season one during the fifth episode, "The Lettermakers".

Style

There are four primary moves in krump: jabs, arm swings, chest pops, and stomps.[4] Krumping is rarely choreographed; it is almost entirely freestyle (improvisational) and is danced most frequently in battles or sessions rather than on a stage. Krumping is different stylistically from other hip-hop dance styles such as b-boying[5] and turfing. Krumping is very aggressive and is danced upright to upbeat and fast-paced music,[3] where as b-boying is more acrobatic and is danced on the floor to break beats. The Oakland dance style turfing is a fusion of popping and mimeing that incorporates storytelling and illusion. Krumping doesn't use mime techniques. It is also less precise than turfing and more freestyle.[3] Thematically, all these dance styles share common ground including their street origins, their freestyle nature, and the use of battling. These commonalities bring them together under the umbrella of hip-hop dance.

Vocabulary

  • Battle: when competitors face-off in a direct dance competition where the use of arm swings and chest movements known as flares and bucks are extremely common.
  • Biter: someone who attends sessions or watches battles only to feed on others' styles. i.e. plagiarism
  • Session: when a group of krump dancers form a circle, or cipher in hip-hop context, and one-by-one go into the middle and freestyle.
  • Buck: a level of intensity that a dancer reaches when krumping; this level of intensity is shown in the form of more expressive and creative moves.
  • Labbin': when krump dancers get together to create new moves and/or adapt their style.
  • Kill Off: when a krumper performs a move that excites the crowd to the point where the battle is over and the crowd surrounds said krumper; the opponent is "killed off."[citation needed]
  • Arm Swing: the movement of your arms swinging in any direction.
  • Stomp: the movement of stomping your foot.

References

  1. ^ a b c d Paggett, Taisha (July 2004). "Getting krumped: the changing race of hip hop". Dance Magazine. BNET. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Jones, Jen (September 1, 2005). "Behind the Scenes of David LaChapelle's Documentary "Rize"". Dance Spirit. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Krumping". RapBasement.com. Retrieved 2009-10-30. Cite error: The named reference "basement" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b c d Shiri Nassim (producer) (2005). The Heart of Krump (DVD). Los Angeles: Ardustry Home Entertainment, Krump Kings Inc.
  5. ^ a b c d Reld, Shaheem; Bella, Mark (April 23, 2004). "Krumping: If You Look Like Bozo Having Spasms, You're Doing It Right". MTV. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
  6. ^ Thompson, Luke (June 22, 2005). "Dance, Dance, Revolution". East Bay Express. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
  7. ^ a b Voynar, Kim (July 12, 2005). "News Releases: Rize". Cinematical.com. Weblogs Network. Retrieved 2009-08-27.
  8. ^ Menzie, Nicola (June 30, 2005). "'Krump' Dances Into Mainstream". CBS News. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
  9. ^ a b Mandalit Del Barco (June 27, 2005). "'Rize': Dancing Above L.A.'s Mean Streets". npr.org. NPR. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
  10. ^ William Booth (June 25, 2005). "The Exuberant Warrior Kings of 'Krumping'". WashingtonPost.com. The Washington Post. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
  11. ^ Swart, Sharon (2004-01-13). "David LaChapelle: Sundance short take". Variety. Retrieved 2007-10-07.
  12. ^ "Release dates for Rize". IMDb.com. Amazon.com. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
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