Thursday, December 4, 2014

Krump - the Aesthetics of Rage

The primary moves of krump includ: Jabs, arm swings, chest pops, and stomps. 
It is danced in battle or session, rather than on stage
Krump is different from other Hip Hop styles of dance, such as 'B-boying' and 'Turfing' because it is more aggressive upright, and fast-paced.
B-Boying is is more acrobatic, inverted, and to the floor.
Turfing, a style originating in Oakland, California, consists of popping and miming to tell a story.
Krumping is almost always free styled and never choreographed.

The Vocabulary
  • Battle- When competitors face off 
  • Biter - Someone who feeds on other's style
  • Sessions - When a of krumpers form a cipher, and freestyle one by one.
  • Buck - A way to describe someone who excels in krumping
  • Call-out - When a krumper initiates a battle
  • Labbing - When krumpers get together to form new moves
  • Kill off - When a krumper is so "buck" that s/he excites the crowd so much that the battle is over.
 
 

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