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masamune_date
06-21-2005, 11:36 PM
*the administrator should really add a hip hop or urban dance section*

Ne ways is anyone here familiar with clownin or krumpin. ive been familiar with the dance for a while but havent really gotten into it but after seing the trailer for RIZE, ive really gotten into the krumping vibe.

for those who dont know what krumping is.....

Much like breakdancing was a benchmark of inner city culture in the ’80s, a dance movement called krumping is creating its own subculture among teens in Los Angeles neighborhoods such as Compton, South Central, and Watts. Informed equally by hip-hop, African tribal rituals, pantomime and martial arts, krumping is a frenetic, hyper fast-paced dancing style. Dancers gather in school grounds, parking lots, and yards to perform and “battle dance” each other; participants are typically vocal opponents of violence, thus making the krumping scene an alternative to the gang wars that plague the areas where krumping is popular. Theatrical face paint is also worn by the dancers, which gives krumping its other moniker, “clowning”. While authentic krumping is fuelled by an intensity that would probably be found intimidating by most of mainstream America, we wouldn’t be surprised to at least see it find its way to other urban areas.

to see the RIZE trailor go to this link http://www.rizemovie.com/main_site/index.php

DanceMentor
06-21-2005, 11:46 PM
Actually, you should check out www.danceforums.net
This would be a great post for our sister site. :)

masamune_date
06-21-2005, 11:49 PM
awesome thx

dancersdreamland
06-23-2005, 08:58 AM
Actually, you should check out www.danceforums.net
This would be a great post for our sister site. :)

Agreed! Please do check out and post this on the sister site. It's small, but growing and we definately need posts like this... Look forward to seeing you on the message boards!

smoothgroover
06-23-2005, 04:45 PM
Totallaly agree with masamune_date.
Hadn't heard of krumping, but hey, you learn something new everyday! Theres been loads of urban and freestyle posts recently (im a new member, but iv been reading the forums for ages!) and i don't think you can really box off urban or freestyle from other styles of dance, and although i think there are differnt styles, one dance style stems from another, and they all merge.

There have been a lot of people asking about moonwalking, gliding and that sort of thing, just out of curiosity how would you classify that sort of thing?

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