Krumping is an urban African American street dance form that developed on the streets of South Central Los Angeles, around 2001 - 2002. African American dances in the vernacular tradition (academically known as "African American vernacular dance" are those dances which have developed within African Street dance, also called vernacular dance is an umbrella term used to describe Dance styles that evolved outside of Dance studios in everyday spaces South Los Angeles, often abbreviated as South LA, is the official name for a large geographic and cultural portion lying to the southwest and southeast of downtown It is characterized by free, expressive, and highly energetic moves and is a major part of the hip hop dance culture, alongside other techniques, such as: breakdance, locking, popping and freestyling. Hip hop dance refers to Dance styles mainly Street dance styles primarily danced to Hip hop music, or that have evolved as a part of the Hip hop Breakdance, breaking, b-boying or b-girling is a Street dance style that evolved as part of the hip hop movement among Locking (originally Campbellocking) is a style of Funk dance and Street dance, which is today also associated with hip hop. Popping is a Funk dance and Street dance style based on the technique of quickly contracting and relaxing muscles to cause a jerk in the dancer's body referred to Freestyle rap is an Improvisational form of Rapping, performed with few or no previously composed Lyrics, which is said to reflect a direct mapping of the Krump is often represented as K. R. U. M. P. , an acronym for Kingdom Radically Uplifted Mighty Praise, presenting krumping as a faith-based artform.

Contents 1 History 2 Face paint 3 Music 4 Fams 5 Global success 6 Krumping in popular culture 7 See also 8 References 9 External links

History

Krumping originated from Tight Eyez, Big Mijo, and J-Smoove of Tha J-Squad. However, Krumpers also acknowledge clowning as a point of origin. Clowning, is a form of hip hop developed by Tommy the Clown whose real name is Thomas Johnson in 1992. Thomas Johnson (better known as Tommy the Clown) is an American dancer best known as the inventor of the "clowning" style of dance which evolved into the

As others in the area picked up the clowning moves, the style changed into something more aggressive. Krumping crews sprang up throughout South Central, and Johnson realized a bigger purpose for the dance style he started. He opened the Tommy the Clown Academy, a recreation room where kids could study and dance after school, and he created the idea of the "battlezone" dance, which features dance-contests often billed as "Krumpers versus Clowns. "

Krumping is a more aggressive clowning and is intended to be a release of pent-up emotion "Dissing” or jokes are often involved in the dance form when different crews battle. Krumping also includes moments of heightened aggression called "buck" moves. There is now a new part of Krumping called labbing which is just practicing on your own or against members of your crew.

The originators and leading early proponents of Krump were the dancers Tight Eyez and Big Mijo. They trace their innovations to 2000, when they decided that they wanted to do more than just entertain and that they could use their new form more freely.

Tight Eyez, who teaches Krump and has produced instructional videos on the subject, regularly speaks of Christian healing and gives praise to Jesus when asked about Krump. He distinguishes Krump from clowning and from "the stripper dance" by its seriousness of purpose: Among the "don'ts" of krump, as he explains it, are the exaggerated wobble-walks of clowning and the buttocks-bouncing of the stripper dance. He also distinguishes Krump from Pop-Locking and from Hyphy (Turf) dance styles because it is less precise and more freestyle. In one instructional video, Tight Eyez speaks of the three levels of Krump, those being "bucking" (making aggressive-looking movements), "amping" (becoming genuinely filled with the emotions one is portraying through choreography), and "spirit" dancing (in which the dancer moves beyond choreography and is lifted into a religious dance "in the spirit").

Though developed in Los Angeles, the art of krumping was perfected in the streets of downtown Austin Texas, by a fellow named Gilbert.

Face paint

Face-painting is common in clowning, but less so in modern krumping. The belief that krump dancers regularly engage in face-painting is a misconception based on the introduction of krumping to the public through music videos by artists such as Missy Elliott. Melissa Arnette "Missy" Elliott (born July 1 1971 is a five-time Grammy Award -winning American rapper, singer, Songwriter, and this could be a result of the movie Rize The style of the Clowns face painting came as an acknowledgement to the simple white-face worn in gospel mime, a form of Christian praise dance initiated by the Edmonds brothers, Karl and Keith, through their K & K Gospel Mime Ministries in the 1990s. Rize is an American documentary movie by David LaChapelle, released in January 2005. Krumpers do however use face paint but it is more of a reflection of Krumpings connections to African war dances Tommy the Clown's Battlezone dances that feature "krumpers versus clowns" provide a structured way to express this dichotomy.

Music

Krump music is an essential factor in Krump dancing. Krumpers base their movement and dance moves on the music that is played. Music sets the tone, tempo and mood of the battle. The beat, tune and lyrics of the song all play a vital part in effective Krumping. However, due to the nature of the dance, the music is usually upbeat and quick paced. The traditional “Krump” music is hip-hop and rap, however the music has often been changed to instrumentals or "tracks". For example, other types of music that have been used include classical music, Celtic bagpipe music, and even Japanese pop music. This however has turned out to be quite controversial, as some believe that krumping should not move away from its original roots. Krump producers such as traxamus, juice, roxxdamus, maximus, soulfamus, traxanoid and j-squad had made krump beats for dancers that need something made just for they way they feel like dancing, even sometimes a dancer might even have his own anthem made specially for the way he/she moves.

Fams

The dancers form groups known as "families" or "fams," reminiscent of B-boy crews. For information on the breakdancers see B-boy. Benjamin "Benny" Cuntapay (born December 29, 1978) is an American Each of the families is organized around a krump dancer known as the Big Homie, who serves as both a dance instructor and a spiritual mentor of sorts. The internal structure of a family is hierarchical, with rank based on the expertise or respect of each dancer.

The families also function in mentor/apprentice arrangements. The Big Homies take "Lil' Homies", or younger, less experienced and/or beginner practitioners of krump under their wing, allowing them to learn from them, and represent them in battle. Both titles are terms of respect. The relationship may actually resemble a surrogate sibling arrangement.

The Lil’ Homies often take on the name of their Big Homie. For instance, Lil’ Homies dancing under Tight Eyez include j Tight, Lil Tight, Souljah Tight, Young Tight, etc. Although a general hierarchy exists in terms of how the names are given out (for instance, the title "twin" goes to the dancer on par with his or her Big Homie's abilities), the naming is at the discretion of the Big Homie. Some will move all their dancers up by rank at once, or others will simply replace one "junior" with another if the first one leaves the family or loses the name in a battle. The ranks are: twin,jr. , lil, young, boy, kid, baby, child, tiny, infant, , prince, souljah, general. These ranks are usually ranked differently in each fam, but usually jr. is right after the Big Homie.

Global success

A competition structure has developed as dancers vie for status and respect. Contests within the world of krumping are called "battles".

Dancers in Europe form groups called "Kommunity Krump. " The "Monster of Krump" series has provided a forum in Europe for competitions between these groups.

A nationwide krump dance tournament was conducted in Japan. The prize was a battle against Lil' C and Miss Prissy. The event was hosted by Masaki Sumitani, better known as Razor Ramon Hard Gay. is the performing name of, a Japanese comedian, Wrestler and Tarento ("talent" is the performing name of, a Japanese comedian, Wrestler and Tarento ("talent"

On a promotional tour of France, dancers Lil' C and Miss Prissy were allowed to krump in front of the Eiffel tower. Lil' C (born Christopher A Toler in January 1983 is an American dancer and choreographer The Eiffel Tower (Tour Eiffel /tuʀ ɛfɛl/ is an Iron Tower built

Lil' C is featured in the David Michalek Exhibit Slow dancing, which is described as “a series of 43 larger-than-life, hyper-slow-motion video portraits of dancers and choreographers from around the world, displayed on multiple screens. Each subject's movement (approximately 5 seconds long) was shot on a specially constructed set using a high-speed, high-definition camera recording at 1,000 frames per second (standard film captures 24 frames per second). The result is approximately 10 minutes of extreme slow motion. " The exhibit was featured in New York City, Los Angeles, California, and London. The City of New York Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. It has been profiled by Apple, and radio station KCRW. KCRW (899 MHz FM) is a Public radio station broadcasting from the campus of Santa Monica College in Santa Monica California

Krumping in popular culture

• David LaChapelle's documentary Rize, an intimate portrayal of the clown dancing subculture, was featured at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. David LaChapelle (born March 11, 1963 in Fairfield Connecticut) is a photographer and director who works in the fields of Fashion, Advertising Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt in one fashion or another to " Document " reality Rize is an American documentary movie by David LaChapelle, released in January 2005. For the term in biology see Subculture (biology. For the song by New Order see Sub-culture (song. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Sundance Film Festival is a Film festival that takes place annually in the state of Utah, in the United States. He says of the movement: "What Nirvana was to rock-and-roll in early '90s is what these kids are to hip hop. Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen Washington. Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 It's the alternative to the bling-bling, tie-in-with-a-designer corporate hip-hop thing. Bling-bling (or simply bling) is a Slang term in Hip hop culture referring to flashy or elaborate Jewelry and ornamented Fashion design is the Applied art dedicated to Clothing and lifestyle Accessories created within the cultural and social influences of a specific time Krumping has also risen in popularity in cities such as Brazil, Detroit and Houston. 'Krumpers' such as Willie the Kid, Hot-Lanta and Cray-G have propelled krumping into the dancing mainstream. "^[1] This has given Krump plenty of exposure and since then it has risen in popularity in the hip hop dance community.
• Clowning was featured in the second episode of the eleventh season of MADtv. MADtv, is an American Sketch comedy television series based on the humor magazine Mad. Also, Alyson Hannigan guest-starred on an episode of MADtv where she took clowning lessons from the same two clowns and they now appear in many episodes of the show. Alyson Lee Hannigan (born March 24 1974 is an American Actress.
• Clowning was featured on episode 7 of America's Next Top Model, Cycle 6. America's Next Top Model, Cycle 6 premiered on March 8, 2006, which would be the last cycle to air on UPN before merging with
• There is a small segment on krumping in the movie Bring It On: All or Nothing. Bring It On All or Nothing is the third installment in the Bring it On series of films that revolves around high school Cheerleading. Britney (Hayden Panettiere) wants to add the style to a dance routine for the squad to give them more diversity in their performance. Hayden Leslie Panettiere (born August 21 1989 is an American actress and singer
• The movie Stomp the Yard features Krumping in the beginning scene. Stomp the Yard is a 2007 Drama Film with produced by Rainforest Films and released through Sony Pictures ' Screen Gems division
• Krumping was a featured style of dance on the Fox reality show So You Think You Can Dance in episode #311 (originally aired June 27, 2007). So You Think You Can Dance is an American Dance Reality show and competition that is broadcast on the Fox Network in the U Dancers Sara and Jesus performed a krumping routine choreographed by Lil' C. ^[2] Additionally, on an episode that originally aired August 1, 2007, Dominic Sandoval and Lauren Gottlieb also performed a krumping routine choreographed by Lil' C who was a choreographer for Bring It On: All or Nothing. Bring It On All or Nothing is the third installment in the Bring it On series of films that revolves around high school Cheerleading.
• The Simpsons featured Krumping in Little Orphan Millie: Bart attempted dance moves to win back his classmates' love. " Little Orphan Millie " is the sixth episode of The Simpsons ' nineteenth season and was first broadcast on November When that failed to work, Marge joined in with him.

See also

• Pop-locking
• Clowning
• Breakdance
• Hyphy

References

Fahey, R. (2007) Out of obscurity, African Dance; New generation learns the art of dance. Boston Globe, Boston. P. 3.

Wisner, H. (2007) Crash course: Hip Hop. Dance Magazine. 10, 82-85, 3.

http://www.dancetutors.co.uk/Krumping.html

http://www.krumpkings.com/forum/

http://www.bebo.com/krump-industries

External links

• Rize on Londondance.com
• "Krumping: If You Look Like Bozo Having Spasms, You're Doing It Right", MTV News, 2004
• "'Krump' Dances Into Mainstream", CBS News, 2005
• Krump Junkies - The UK's No. 1 Krump website!
• Krump Dance Community

Street dance
Breakdancing - Hip hop dance - Krumping - Liquid dancing - Locking - Popping - Robot - Tutting - Uprock

Street dance, also called vernacular dance is an umbrella term used to describe Dance styles that evolved outside of Dance studios in everyday spaces Breakdance, breaking, b-boying or b-girling is a Street dance style that evolved as part of the hip hop movement among Hip hop dance refers to Dance styles mainly Street dance styles primarily danced to Hip hop music, or that have evolved as a part of the Hip hop Liquid dancing (or Liquid) is an illusion based form of gestural, Interpretive dance that sometimes involves aspects of pantomime. Locking (originally Campbellocking) is a style of Funk dance and Street dance, which is today also associated with hip hop. Popping is a Funk dance and Street dance style based on the technique of quickly contracting and relaxing muscles to cause a jerk in the dancer's body referred to The robot (or mannequin) is an illusionary Dance style - often confused with popping - that attempts to imitate a dancing Robot or Tutting is the name given to a contemporary abstract Interpretive dance style that exploits the body's ability to create geometric positions and movements predominantly with Uprock or "Rocking" as it was originally referred to is an urban dance that is a soulful and competitive Street dance and is performed in synchronization to the beats

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