Krumping is a style of street dance popularized in the United States, characterized by free, expressive, exaggerated, and highly energetic movement.[1] Dancers who started krumping saw the dance as a means for them to escape gang life[2] and "to express raw emotions in a powerful but non-violent way."[This quote needs a citation]
The root word krump came from the lyrics of a 1990 song and is sometimes spelled K.R.U.M.P., which is an acronym for Kingdom Radically Uplifted Mighty Praise,[3] and presents krumping as a faith-based artform.[4] Krumping was created by two dancers: Ceasare "Tight Eyez" Willis, and Jo'Artis "Big Mijo" Ratti in South Central, Los Angeles, during the early 2000s.[2][5][6]Clowning is the less aggressive predecessor to krumping and was created in 1992 by Thomas "Tommy the Clown" Johnson in Compton, California.[1]
In the 1990s, Johnson and his dancers—known as the Hip Hop Clowns—performed clowning for children's’ birthday parties and other general-public functions.[7] In contrast, krumping focuses on highly-energetic battles and dramatic movements which Tommy the Clown describes as intense, fast-paced, and sharp.[7]CBS News compared the intensity of krumping to that of moshing.[8] Although krumping was not directly created by Tommy, it was inspired by his “clowning”.[1][6][9] Originally, Willis and Ratti were clown dancers for Tommy, but as their dancing was considered too "rugged" and "raw" for clowning, they left and developed krumping.[2] 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.[8]
Spread and influence
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.
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."[10] LaChapelle was first introduced to krumping when he was directing Christina Aguilera's music video "Dirrty".[2] After deciding to make a documentary about krumping, LaChapelle produced a short film titled Krumped,[2] which was screened at the 2004 Aspen Shortsfest, and gained more funding to produce a longer version as a result of the positive response.[2] In 2005, the longer version was released as Rize and screened at the Sundance Film Festival,[11] the Auckland International Film Festival,[12] and several other film festivals outside the United States.[13]
Krumping has since spread to many countries around the world.[citation needed]
Style
There are five basic moves in krumping: stomps, jabs, chest pops, jumps, and arm swings.[5] Krumping is rarely choreographed; it is almost entirely freestyle to a song (improvisational) and is danced most frequently in battles or sessions rather than on a stage. Krump is stylistically different from other hip-hop dance styles such as breaking and turfing.[7] Krumping is very aggressive and is danced upright to upbeat and fast-paced music, but it does not promote aggression or fighting – moves are meant to take up space and challenge other dancers to feed off and return the energy, whereas breaking is more acrobatic and is danced on the floor to break beats. The Oakland dance style turfing is a fusion of popping and miming that incorporates storytelling and illusion. Krump is less precise, and more freestyle, than turfing. Thematically, all these dance styles align under the term street dance as they all share common attributes of their street origins, their freestyle nature and the use of battling.
Battle: A direct dance competition often featuring concepts, materials, combos, and get-offs.
Biter: Someone who attends sessions or watches battles in order to feed on others' styles and originality, so that they can mimic those moves later at another battle and pass them off as their own inventions, i.e. plagiarism.
Session: When a group of krumpers form a semi-circle, or cypher in hip-hop context, and, one by one, go into the middle and freestyle.
Buck: An adjective used to describe someone who excels in krump, as well as high-quality adherence to the tenets of the Krump ethos.
Live: An adjective used to describe someone raising the energy in the session or battle.
Call-out: A krumper's initiation or request for battle with another krumper.
Lab: Deliberate experimentation by krumpers, either by themselves or with other krumpers, to create new concepts and/or advance their style.
Get-off: A set of movements that determines that a krumper's round is over, usually a pattern consisting solely of foundations, bang-outs, or arm-swings.
Kill-off: A set of movements that excites the crowd to the point where the battle is over and the crowd surrounds the krumper; the opponent is "killed off", hence the name.[14]
Krumper: A dancer who specializes in krumping.
Krumpography: Krump used as a choreography.
Concept: An abstract movement that helps krumpers tell a story.
Material: A material movement krumpers use to show a random item to further storytelling, e.g. pouring water on the ground and slipping.
Jab: A short, sharp, staccato movement of the arms. The krumper extends them from the chest outwards, and with the same energy, pulls it back.
Stomp: Rhythmically driving the foot into and up from the ground in a way that the krumpers appear to get their energy from the ground itself.
Chest pop: An upward motion of the chest in the same manner as breathing into the lungs; krumpers usually do chest pops to inhale while in a session or in a round.
Arm swing: Moving an arm in a sweeping motion aided by gravity. There are two types of arm swings: small arm swings and big arm swings. Small arm swings are similar to the motions involved in pitching a baseball, while big arm swings are analogous to using the whole arm as a baseball bat.
Praise Krump: The art of krumping set to religious songs.
Storyline: A set of combos performed by krumpers to build up the hype and push the spazz meter to an appropriate moment for getting off or killing off their opponents.
Hype: The intense feeling of being swept away; for example, if a krumper does buckness (see next section), carries out a unique dance move, or kills the music, the crowd is hyped up, thus leading to a kill-off. A common krump audience perception is that the hype comes from the krumpers' moves, but krumpers also get their hype and boost their spazz meter from the crowd.
Spazz meter: A term used to determine the level or extent of the hype.
Buck talk: The act of trash talking while in a Krump battle.
Atmosphere: Feeling the vibe of the environment and having the environment feel the krumpers' presence.
Intro: Starting one's rounds; usually with small movements, sometimes used to introduce a krumper's character or concept.
Rounds: A set of combos, materials, concepts, and foundations taken together.
Buckness: The part of the storyline where krumpers are already hyped up with their rounds, showing a series of heavy and/or fast movements; usually done with a stance of the knees slightly bent, while the arms and feet are moved far out in front of the lower extremities of the body.
Krump: The part of the storyline where the krumper is doing a series of foundations, concepts, and materials while standing upright, while the arms and feet are moving in front of the upper extremities of the body.
Liveness: The part of the storyline where the krumper is doing a series of foundations, concepts, and materials, with the body bent upward, while the arms and feet are moving outside of the body, either upwards or to the sides.
Get-off: The part of the storyline where the krumper is expressing feelings most intensely, letting out by rapidly showing repetitive movements such as bang-outs, jabs and redundancy.
References
^ abcpaggett, taisha (July 2004). "Getting krumped: the changing race of hip hop". TheFreeLibrary.com. Dance Magazine. Retrieved July 30, 2009.
^ abcdefJones, Jen (September 1, 2005). . Dance Spirit. Archived from the original on May 11, 2010. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
^""'Rize': Dancing Above L.A.'s Mean Streets"". NPR. June 27, 2005. from the original on November 22, 2010. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
^William Booth (June 25, 2005). "The Exuberant Warrior Kings of 'Krumping'". The Washington Post. from the original on November 12, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
^ abcShiri Nassim (producer) (2005). The Heart of Krump (DVD). Los Angeles: Ardustry Home Entertainment, Krump Kings Inc.
^ abVoynar, Kim (July 12, 2005). "News Releases: Rize". Cinematical.com. from the original on December 25, 2005. Retrieved August 27, 2009.
^ abcdReld, Shaheem; Bella, Mark (April 23, 2004). "Krumping: If You Look Like Bozo Having Spasms, You're Doing It Right". MTV.com. from the original on July 15, 2010. Retrieved July 30, 2009.
^ abMenzie, Nicola (June 30, 2005). "'Krump' Dances Into Mainstream". CBS News. from the original on January 31, 2011. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
^Thompson, Luke (June 22, 2005). "Dance, Dance, Revolution". East Bay Express. Retrieved August 25, 2009.
^Swart, Sharon (January 13, 2004). "David LaChapelle: Sundance short take". Variety. from the original on October 16, 2007. Retrieved October 7, 2007.
^Jones, Jen (September 1, 2005). . Dance Spirit. Archived from the original on May 11, 2010. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
^Baillie, Russell (June 11, 2005). . New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on July 27, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
^"Release dates for Rize". IMDb.com. from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved August 14, 2009.
^"Krumping - LA Street Dance". blogs.uoregon.edu. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
External links
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Krump redirects here For similar terms see Crump disambiguation This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Krumping news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Krumping is a style of street dance popularized in the United States characterized by free expressive exaggerated and highly energetic movement 1 Dancers who started krumping saw the dance as a means for them to escape gang life 2 and to express raw emotions in a powerful but non violent way This quote needs a citation A krumper dancing in Australia Contents 1 Origins 2 Spread and influence 3 Style 4 Vocabulary 5 Round storyline terminology 6 References 7 External linksOrigins EditThe root word krump came from the lyrics of a 1990 song and is sometimes spelled K R U M P which is an acronym for Kingdom Radically Uplifted Mighty Praise 3 and presents krumping as a faith based artform 4 Krumping was created by two dancers Ceasare Tight Eyez Willis and Jo Artis Big Mijo Ratti in South Central Los Angeles during the early 2000s 2 5 6 Clowning is the less aggressive predecessor to krumping and was created in 1992 by Thomas Tommy the Clown Johnson in Compton California 1 In the 1990s Johnson and his dancers known as the Hip Hop Clowns performed clowning for children s birthday parties and other general public functions 7 In contrast krumping focuses on highly energetic battles and dramatic movements which Tommy the Clown describes as intense fast paced and sharp 7 CBS News compared the intensity of krumping to that of moshing 8 Although krumping was not directly created by Tommy it was inspired by his clowning 1 6 9 Originally Willis and Ratti were clown dancers for Tommy but as their dancing was considered too rugged and raw for clowning they left and developed krumping 2 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 8 Spread and influence EditExpression 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 5 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 10 LaChapelle was first introduced to krumping when he was directing Christina Aguilera s music video Dirrty 2 After deciding to make a documentary about krumping LaChapelle produced a short film titled Krumped 2 which was screened at the 2004 Aspen Shortsfest and gained more funding to produce a longer version as a result of the positive response 2 In 2005 the longer version was released as Rize and screened at the Sundance Film Festival 11 the Auckland International Film Festival 12 and several other film festivals outside the United States 13 Aside from Rize krumping appeared in several music videos including Missy Elliott s I m Really Hot The Black Eyed Peas Hey Mama Chemical Brothers Galvanize and Madonna s Hung Up 7 Krumping is also demonstrated in Skinny Puppy s Pro Test video and displays several other aspects of krumping Krumping has also appeared in the movies Bring It On All or Nothing Stomp the Yard and Climax the television series Community and the reality dance competitions So You Think You Can Dance Street Dance of China and America s Best Dance Crew Russell Ferguson The original web series The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers also featured a krump dance in season one during the fifth episode The Lettermakers It has also spawned Marge Krumping a 2016 meme taken from The Simpsons episode Little Orphan Millie where the character Marge tries to cheer up Bart by krumping albeit unsuccessfully citation needed Krumping has since spread to many countries around the world citation needed Style EditThere are five basic moves in krumping stomps jabs chest pops jumps and arm swings 5 Krumping is rarely choreographed it is almost entirely freestyle to a song improvisational and is danced most frequently in battles or sessions rather than on a stage Krump is stylistically different from other hip hop dance styles such as breaking and turfing 7 Krumping is very aggressive and is danced upright to upbeat and fast paced music but it does not promote aggression or fighting moves are meant to take up space and challenge other dancers to feed off and return the energy whereas breaking is more acrobatic and is danced on the floor to break beats The Oakland dance style turfing is a fusion of popping and miming that incorporates storytelling and illusion Krump is less precise and more freestyle than turfing Thematically all these dance styles align under the term street dance as they all share common attributes of their street origins their freestyle nature and the use of battling Vocabulary EditThis article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations June 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Battle A direct dance competition often featuring concepts materials combos and get offs Biter Someone who attends sessions or watches battles in order to feed on others styles and originality so that they can mimic those moves later at another battle and pass them off as their own inventions i e plagiarism Session When a group of krumpers form a semi circle or cypher in hip hop context and one by one go into the middle and freestyle Buck An adjective used to describe someone who excels in krump as well as high quality adherence to the tenets of the Krump ethos Live An adjective used to describe someone raising the energy in the session or battle Call out A krumper s initiation or request for battle with another krumper Lab Deliberate experimentation by krumpers either by themselves or with other krumpers to create new concepts and or advance their style Get off A set of movements that determines that a krumper s round is over usually a pattern consisting solely of foundations bang outs or arm swings Kill off A set of movements that excites the crowd to the point where the battle is over and the crowd surrounds the krumper the opponent is killed off hence the name 14 Krumper A dancer who specializes in krumping Krumpography Krump used as a choreography Concept An abstract movement that helps krumpers tell a story Material A material movement krumpers use to show a random item to further storytelling e g pouring water on the ground and slipping Jab A short sharp staccato movement of the arms The krumper extends them from the chest outwards and with the same energy pulls it back Stomp Rhythmically driving the foot into and up from the ground in a way that the krumpers appear to get their energy from the ground itself Chest pop An upward motion of the chest in the same manner as breathing into the lungs krumpers usually do chest pops to inhale while in a session or in a round Arm swing Moving an arm in a sweeping motion aided by gravity There are two types of arm swings small arm swings and big arm swings Small arm swings are similar to the motions involved in pitching a baseball while big arm swings are analogous to using the whole arm as a baseball bat Praise Krump The art of krumping set to religious songs Storyline A set of combos performed by krumpers to build up the hype and push the spazz meter to an appropriate moment for getting off or killing off their opponents Hype The intense feeling of being swept away for example if a krumper does buckness see next section carries out a unique dance move or kills the music the crowd is hyped up thus leading to a kill off A common krump audience perception is that the hype comes from the krumpers moves but krumpers also get their hype and boost their spazz meter from the crowd Spazz meter A term used to determine the level or extent of the hype Buck talk The act of trash talking while in a Krump battle Round storyline terminology EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed June 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Atmosphere Feeling the vibe of the environment and having the environment feel the krumpers presence Intro Starting one s rounds usually with small movements sometimes used to introduce a krumper s character or concept Rounds A set of combos materials concepts and foundations taken together Buckness The part of the storyline where krumpers are already hyped up with their rounds showing a series of heavy and or fast movements usually done with a stance of the knees slightly bent while the arms and feet are moved far out in front of the lower extremities of the body Krump The part of the storyline where the krumper is doing a series of foundations concepts and materials while standing upright while the arms and feet are moving in front of the upper extremities of the body Liveness The part of the storyline where the krumper is doing a series of foundations concepts and materials with the body bent upward while the arms and feet are moving outside of the body either upwards or to the sides Get off The part of the storyline where the krumper is expressing feelings most intensely letting out by rapidly showing repetitive movements such as bang outs jabs and redundancy References Edit a b c paggett taisha July 2004 Getting krumped the changing race of hip hop TheFreeLibrary com Dance Magazine Retrieved July 30 2009 a b c d e f Jones Jen September 1 2005 Behind the Scenes of David LaChapelle s Documentary Rize Dance Spirit Archived from the original on May 11 2010 Retrieved September 24 2009 Rize Dancing Above L A s Mean Streets NPR June 27 2005 Archived from the original on November 22 2010 Retrieved October 12 2010 William Booth June 25 2005 The Exuberant Warrior Kings of Krumping The Washington Post Archived from the original on November 12 2012 Retrieved October 12 2010 a b c Shiri Nassim producer 2005 The Heart of Krump DVD Los Angeles Ardustry Home Entertainment Krump Kings Inc a b Voynar Kim July 12 2005 News Releases Rize Cinematical com Archived from the original on December 25 2005 Retrieved August 27 2009 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 com Archived from the original on July 15 2010 Retrieved July 30 2009 a b Menzie Nicola June 30 2005 Krump Dances Into Mainstream CBS News Archived from the original on January 31 2011 Retrieved August 14 2011 Thompson Luke June 22 2005 Dance Dance Revolution East Bay Express Retrieved August 25 2009 Swart Sharon January 13 2004 David LaChapelle Sundance short take Variety Archived from the original on October 16 2007 Retrieved October 7 2007 Jones Jen September 1 2005 Behind the Scenes of David LaChapelle s Documentary Rize Dance Spirit Archived from the original on May 11 2010 Retrieved September 24 2009 Baillie Russell June 11 2005 Back in the reel world New Zealand Herald Archived from the original on July 27 2013 Retrieved October 17 2011 Release dates for Rize IMDb com Archived from the original on June 22 2011 Retrieved August 14 2009 Krumping LA Street Dance blogs uoregon edu Retrieved 7 May 2018 External links EditOrigins of KRUMP by Tight Eyez amp Big Mijo on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Krumping amp oldid 1136520596, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
