I just watched the documentary called Rize that tells the story about all of these dancers in California who turn to krumping and clowning instead of the gang life.
MTV's show "America's Best Dance Crew" has a group call "Street Kingdom" that is known for their ridiculous krumping. Tight Eyez is one of the founders of the krumping style that just happens to be a member of the group. If you don't know what krumping is, let me give you a definition. Wikipedia says this: "...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]"
But maybe you should just look at this to get an idea.... sorry that it's an Ellen clip. I think you can only handle one krumper at a time. I'll start you off with Tight Eyez. <--- click me!
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Rize.
Anyway, if you really study the history of krump and of clowning it is seriously AMAZING. I think it is a really inspired idea. So many lives are being saved each day by the people who make krumping and clowning look attractive, fun, and safe. I know this sounds like a book report but I really loved Rize it made me appreciate where I came from and helped me to better understand the people around me. If I could krump, I'd be there... I just need to find the anger to get out.
Posted by Jessica at 12:02 AM
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