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'Krumping' is a relatively new form of dance within the "urban" African American dance and street dance movements, and is characterized by free, expressive and highly energetic moves. The form is attributed as having originated in the African-American community of South Los Angeles. The origins of the movement attribute the style to having developed as a positive release of aggression and anger and a nonviolent alternative to the street violence that is widespread in many of the areas where it is performed.
Krumping is an expression of emotion, belief, and identity through the medium of dance. Characteristic dance moves include chest pops, banana begging, stomps, arm swings, syncs, puzzles, bangs, and kill-offs. Krumping is highly volatile. It sometimes involves physical contact between dancers that resembles fighting.
Creators of krump include Tight Eyez, Big Mijo, and Lil C. Although krump began as a street dance, professional squads have taken the form in new directions, for example, covering themselves in hooded costumes to add mystery to the performance. Some dancers even use graphic face paint, though this is more typical of clowning than krumping. These artistic innovations are sometimes referred to as "Monster Krump". The music of krump has also diversified from traditional hip hop and rap to classical music pieces, Celtic bagpipe music, banshee screaming, and J-Pop (Japanese pop music). These new directions have raised considerable controversy within the krumping community, since many oppose the deviation from krumping's roots.
Krumping may be graded by level of difficulty, including Krump, Buckness or Getting Buck, and Ampness or Amped. In recent years, the still evolving dance has been codified into stylistic subcategories:
★ 'Beasty': Aggressive, beast-like and powerful. It is similar to bully but more animalistic. Believed to have originated with the Slayer family,
★ 'Bully': Aggressive and powerful.
★ 'Cocky': Arrogant and conceited.
★ 'Fast': Quick, energetic movements
★ 'Flashy': Using a lot of quick foot movement and sharp, precise, showy moves.
★ 'Goofy': Pioneered by the krump practitioner "Goofy" himself. It is the least aggressive of the krump styles, usually funny and energetic.
★ 'Grimey': Dirty, mistreating, and "wrong".
★ 'Jerk': Using motions that are not smooth and flowing but still artistic.
★ 'Rugged': containing fewer tricks; more of a pure essence
★ 'Technical': a mix of flashy and smooth. It's more of a crowd pleasing style.
★ 'Tricks': Using a combination of moves
Krumping has developed into a structured and organized society. The dancers form groups known as "families" or "fams," which are reminiscent of B-boy breakdancing crews or Voguing Houses.
Each of the families are 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 heirarchical, with rank based on the expertise or respect of each dancer.
The families also function in a mentor/apprentice arrangements, similar to those in the Middle Ages and Renaissance arts periods. 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 actual relationship may actually resemble a surrogate sibling arrangement.
These relationships serve a necessary purpose, not only in the absorption and learning of the art and its technique, but also in providing a positive image and example for these Lil' Homies that might otherwise be lacking in his or her life. This social dynamic also has more modern parallels in its contemporary, Rose G B-more style (more commonly known as throw down), b-boy (more commonly known as breakdancing), the black dance movement, and more loosely so in the culture of graffiti.
The Lil’ Homies often take on the name of their Big Homie. For instance, Lil’ Homies dancing under Tight Eyes include Junior Eyes, Baby Eyes, Soldier Eyes, Young Eyes, 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.
A competition structure has developed as dancers vie for status and respect in the Krump elite and this phase of the Black dance community at large. Contests like the original Tommy the Clown's Battle Zone are often organised to create viable venues for establishing a structured and defendable system of competition and recognition. Contests within the world of Krumping are also called "battles" (as they are in b-boying) and they are held at various events such as the Cages and Arenas.
Some examples of North American families include:
★ E.O.N
★ Eyes
★ Filipino Rice Track
★ Hall of Fame
★ Remnant
★ SG3
Dancers in Europe form groups called "Kommunity Krump." The "Monster of Krump" series has provided a forum in Europe for competitions between these groups.
Krumping (not Krunk-ing) is often confused with Clowning, but while the two are related by form and origin (and vaguely by style), differences are visible. They share the same basic speed and a similar movement pattern including a rapid rhythmic bobbling and arms swinging, as well as the intermittent flex of the spine and thrust-out chest, which is called a "chest-pop". Krumping, however, is a more aggressive dance form and is intended as an expression of anger or a release of pent-up emotion from the struggles of their lives through violent, exaggerated, and dramatic moves. High variation, individuality, and movement are the foundations of the Krump or bobble bounce. It must be said that the current focal point of the dance as of 2006 and its differentiation from Clowning is a dance style of which where “dissing” or jokes are often involved, and also “sick” movements, such as snaking, grimey or any sort of action that has any kind of sexual relation are often highly regarded.
The belief that Krump dancers regularly engage in face-painting is also a misconception: this is a Clown practice, and as Clowning and Krumping have been mixed and misrepresented in their introduction to the public (through music videos of artists such as Missy Elliott), it has been misinterpreted as a regular Krumping practice. They paint their faces so they can't be caught on camera. The confusion may be a result of the movie ''Rize'' which documented the founders and other initial practitioners during the infancy of Krump as an art form; thus, the footage was from a time when the Krump kings were actually evolving from Clowners into the Krumpers of today. The Krumpers' modified use of face paint served as a visual indication of this split. The style and cultural symbolism of this painting (used mostly during the early Krump movement, but now adopted by Clowners) has evolved from the circus clown image into ceremonial indigenous or tribal war or dance paint. This could signify the development of a third school of a darker or more aggressive nature within Clowning, but still remaining Clown-oriented. In Clowning, there are older Clowners who have styles similar to Krumping but still associate themselves with, and are loyal to, the Clown school of dance.
Filmmaker David LaChapelle's documentary ''Rize'', which offers an intimate portrayal of the clown dancing subculture, was featured at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. He says of the movement: "What Nirvana was to rock-and-roll in 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. Krumping has also risen in popularity in cities such as Atlanta, 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.
Krumping has had an impact on pop culture and has been seen in music videos, movies and television shows. Krumping was featured in the second episode of the eleventh season of MADtv. Also, Alyson Hannigan guest-starred on an episode of MADtv where she took krumping lessons from the same two clowns and they now appear in many episodes of the show.
There is also a large segment on Krumping in the movie . Britney, (Hayden Panettiere) wants to add the style to a dance routine for the squad to give them more diversity in their performance.
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). 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.
★ Pop-locking
★ MTV News on krumping
★ CBS News on krumping
'Krumping' is a relatively new form of dance within the "urban" African American dance and street dance movements, and is characterized by free, expressive and highly energetic moves. The form is attributed as having originated in the African-American community of South Los Angeles. The origins of the movement attribute the style to having developed as a positive release of aggression and anger and a nonviolent alternative to the street violence that is widespread in many of the areas where it is performed.
| Contents |
| Description |
| Styles |
| Krump Society |
| North American families |
| Europe |
| Clowning vs. Krumping |
| Examples in popular culture |
| See Also |
| External links |
Description
Krumping is an expression of emotion, belief, and identity through the medium of dance. Characteristic dance moves include chest pops, banana begging, stomps, arm swings, syncs, puzzles, bangs, and kill-offs. Krumping is highly volatile. It sometimes involves physical contact between dancers that resembles fighting.
Creators of krump include Tight Eyez, Big Mijo, and Lil C. Although krump began as a street dance, professional squads have taken the form in new directions, for example, covering themselves in hooded costumes to add mystery to the performance. Some dancers even use graphic face paint, though this is more typical of clowning than krumping. These artistic innovations are sometimes referred to as "Monster Krump". The music of krump has also diversified from traditional hip hop and rap to classical music pieces, Celtic bagpipe music, banshee screaming, and J-Pop (Japanese pop music). These new directions have raised considerable controversy within the krumping community, since many oppose the deviation from krumping's roots.
Styles
Krumping may be graded by level of difficulty, including Krump, Buckness or Getting Buck, and Ampness or Amped. In recent years, the still evolving dance has been codified into stylistic subcategories:
★ 'Beasty': Aggressive, beast-like and powerful. It is similar to bully but more animalistic. Believed to have originated with the Slayer family,
★ 'Bully': Aggressive and powerful.
★ 'Cocky': Arrogant and conceited.
★ 'Fast': Quick, energetic movements
★ 'Flashy': Using a lot of quick foot movement and sharp, precise, showy moves.
★ 'Goofy': Pioneered by the krump practitioner "Goofy" himself. It is the least aggressive of the krump styles, usually funny and energetic.
★ 'Grimey': Dirty, mistreating, and "wrong".
★ 'Jerk': Using motions that are not smooth and flowing but still artistic.
★ 'Rugged': containing fewer tricks; more of a pure essence
★ 'Technical': a mix of flashy and smooth. It's more of a crowd pleasing style.
★ 'Tricks': Using a combination of moves
Krump Society
Krumping has developed into a structured and organized society. The dancers form groups known as "families" or "fams," which are reminiscent of B-boy breakdancing crews or Voguing Houses.
Each of the families are 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 heirarchical, with rank based on the expertise or respect of each dancer.
The families also function in a mentor/apprentice arrangements, similar to those in the Middle Ages and Renaissance arts periods. 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 actual relationship may actually resemble a surrogate sibling arrangement.
These relationships serve a necessary purpose, not only in the absorption and learning of the art and its technique, but also in providing a positive image and example for these Lil' Homies that might otherwise be lacking in his or her life. This social dynamic also has more modern parallels in its contemporary, Rose G B-more style (more commonly known as throw down), b-boy (more commonly known as breakdancing), the black dance movement, and more loosely so in the culture of graffiti.
The Lil’ Homies often take on the name of their Big Homie. For instance, Lil’ Homies dancing under Tight Eyes include Junior Eyes, Baby Eyes, Soldier Eyes, Young Eyes, 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.
A competition structure has developed as dancers vie for status and respect in the Krump elite and this phase of the Black dance community at large. Contests like the original Tommy the Clown's Battle Zone are often organised to create viable venues for establishing a structured and defendable system of competition and recognition. Contests within the world of Krumping are also called "battles" (as they are in b-boying) and they are held at various events such as the Cages and Arenas.
North American families
Some examples of North American families include:
★ E.O.N
★ Eyes
★ Filipino Rice Track
★ Hall of Fame
★ Remnant
★ SG3
Europe
Dancers in Europe form groups called "Kommunity Krump." The "Monster of Krump" series has provided a forum in Europe for competitions between these groups.
Clowning vs. Krumping
Krumping (not Krunk-ing) is often confused with Clowning, but while the two are related by form and origin (and vaguely by style), differences are visible. They share the same basic speed and a similar movement pattern including a rapid rhythmic bobbling and arms swinging, as well as the intermittent flex of the spine and thrust-out chest, which is called a "chest-pop". Krumping, however, is a more aggressive dance form and is intended as an expression of anger or a release of pent-up emotion from the struggles of their lives through violent, exaggerated, and dramatic moves. High variation, individuality, and movement are the foundations of the Krump or bobble bounce. It must be said that the current focal point of the dance as of 2006 and its differentiation from Clowning is a dance style of which where “dissing” or jokes are often involved, and also “sick” movements, such as snaking, grimey or any sort of action that has any kind of sexual relation are often highly regarded.
The belief that Krump dancers regularly engage in face-painting is also a misconception: this is a Clown practice, and as Clowning and Krumping have been mixed and misrepresented in their introduction to the public (through music videos of artists such as Missy Elliott), it has been misinterpreted as a regular Krumping practice. They paint their faces so they can't be caught on camera. The confusion may be a result of the movie ''Rize'' which documented the founders and other initial practitioners during the infancy of Krump as an art form; thus, the footage was from a time when the Krump kings were actually evolving from Clowners into the Krumpers of today. The Krumpers' modified use of face paint served as a visual indication of this split. The style and cultural symbolism of this painting (used mostly during the early Krump movement, but now adopted by Clowners) has evolved from the circus clown image into ceremonial indigenous or tribal war or dance paint. This could signify the development of a third school of a darker or more aggressive nature within Clowning, but still remaining Clown-oriented. In Clowning, there are older Clowners who have styles similar to Krumping but still associate themselves with, and are loyal to, the Clown school of dance.
Examples in popular culture
Filmmaker David LaChapelle's documentary ''Rize'', which offers an intimate portrayal of the clown dancing subculture, was featured at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. He says of the movement: "What Nirvana was to rock-and-roll in 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. Krumping has also risen in popularity in cities such as Atlanta, 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.
Krumping has had an impact on pop culture and has been seen in music videos, movies and television shows. Krumping was featured in the second episode of the eleventh season of MADtv. Also, Alyson Hannigan guest-starred on an episode of MADtv where she took krumping lessons from the same two clowns and they now appear in many episodes of the show.
There is also a large segment on Krumping in the movie . Britney, (Hayden Panettiere) wants to add the style to a dance routine for the squad to give them more diversity in their performance.
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). 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.
See Also
★ Pop-locking
External links
★ MTV News on krumping
★ CBS News on krumping
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