Krump

Krumping emerged in South Central Los Angeles in the early 2000s, growing out of clowning. It was developed by dancers including Ceasare "Tight Eyez" Willis and Jo'Artis "Big Mijo" Ratti, who wanted a harder, more intense style than party clowning. Its name is also explained as an acronym of "Kingdom Radically Uplifted Mighty Praise", which presents it as a faith-based outlet.

Krump is mostly freestyle and is built on stomps, jabs, chest pops, the buck hop and arm swings, performed in sessions and battles. David LaChapelle's 2005 documentary Rize, shown at Sundance, brought it wide attention. Today it has a global circuit, including the European Buck Session in Düsseldorf, described as the world's largest krump event.

Sources

• Krumping (Wikipedia)
• Behind the Scenes of David LaChapelle's Documentary Rize (Dance Spirit)
• Rize: Dancing above L.A.'s mean streets (public radio, 2005)
• Urban Battle 2022 / European Buck Session (tanzhaus nrw)

Organisations connected with this dance

• European Buck Session (EBS Krump)
• tanzhaus nrw Düsseldorf
• Tommy the Clown Hip Hop Academy
• Juste Debout

Listed as references; being listed is not an endorsement by or of the organisation.

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