A krumper has made it to Fox’ So You Think You Can Dance Top 10.

Whoa. A krumper?? Top 10 of SYTYCD? Yup … and he’s tearing it up!

We all need to pause and take the time to truly put this event into focus. Yes, Russell Ferguson is in the Top 10 – that in and of itself is an amazing accomplishment. Congrats to him. But Russell has done something else – he’s bringing Krump out from the underground and into the mainstream culture and legitimizing it as a valid and vibrant art form that our own Tommy the Clown began over 20 years ago.

It will pave the way for street dancers to be considered as the true dance artists for which they are. And everyone will see that krumping does move people in all walks of life.

Right now, we are witnessing the beginning of change. And should Russell win SYTYCD – which is looking very probable at this stage – it will be a major moment in dance history.

I want to take this time to say that I am truly humbled to not only work with but also call Tommy the Clown a true artist, a true friend, and an amazing human being.

Let’s tell Fox to bring Tommy the Clown on as a Special Guest for SYTYCD. Russell, as well as the rest of the world, will be humbled and honored to meet the Father of Krump.

– Laurena Campos

See Russell’s performance from last night’s episode:

16 Gennaio 2009

Perché i ballerini di Krumping si travestono principalmente da giocatore da baseball o da clown?

Rapporto trs cultura e abbigliamento.

Chiedere a qualcuno della Moda.

Klowns europei e klowns americani, circo e MC Donald.

My first reaction to the new “Jerkin” dance craze- another west coast movement- was, “so?” I didn’t really understand why NY Times thought THIS was news worthy.  It seems that hip-hop dance crazes have a higher tendency to spread like wild-fire these days, it doesn’t take a legitimate technique or need to fit inside a cannon of similar moves, it just has to be on Youtube.  But then again, maybe I’m contributing to generational divide- hating on what’s now because the dances I grew up with are over.  Or maybe I’m jealous; maybe I wish Youtube was around  to technimmortalize (tehno+immortalize) my skill when my boys and I were dancing on the train.

But seriously, some of the dances that we’ve witnessed go from basement to BET should be struck from memory, and others, despite my hating, are legitimate evolutions in hip-hop dance, that deserve to make it into the history books.  I’ve compiled a little video compilation of hip-hop dance, where it’s come from and where it is now.  The styles will be as diverse as the music, actually challenging our definition of “hip-hop” at its core.

Warning: You will not see The Chicken Noodle Soup, The Superman, Spider Man or any other superhero-inspired dances here.

Poplockin/Boogaloo:

Breakdancing:

Harlem Shaking:

JUST KIDDING!

Krumping:

Baltimore Club Dancing:

Jerkin:

And what could be next? Maybe a Nicholas Brothers revival, hopefully…

You heard me right! It looks like for the first time ever, a Krumper is headed toward the Top Ten on “So You Think You Can Dance” Nigel even said it himself last night!

Let’s all work on getting Tommy the Clown to make a guest appearance on the show– let the fans see where it all started with the Creator of Krump!

Write or tweet to Dizzy Feet Foundation and tell them that the world deserves to see the Father of Krump!!

(See Russell Ferguson’s SYTYCD audition)

Tommy the Clown will be an Event Judge at the 2010 Nordic Moves street dance event held January 23-24 in Helsinki, Finland. Last year, over 2,000 spectators watched 200+ dancers battle it out, and this year’s event is sure to attract even more spectators and dancers.

Tommy the Clown will preside over the judging of the Open Finnish Crew Championship.

Read this exclusive article on Tommy the Clown at Nordic Moves 2010!

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REMINDER: Tommy the Clown Battle ZONE

The first-ever krumping Battle Zone will be held THIS SATURDAY in Lancaster, CA at the Antelope Valley High School Gymnasium.

Tickets are sold at the door, BUT SPACE IS LIMITED as this event is nearly sold out. For more information regarding space availability and ticket price, contact us via email.

• Tommy the Clown is ready for the Lancaster Battle Zone on November 14th! Get your tickets now before they sell out!!
  

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• HuDost selected to be part of Tim Robbins’ WTF?! Festival in Culver City, CA. They will be playing on November 28th at 8:30PM. Tickets are only $20 AND ARE SELLING OUT FAST! Get your tickets now!

• Marcelo Quinonez is working on a new Cuchata album! Due out in 2010. Check back here for more updates!

• The Pimps of Joytime have released the first track from their next disc. Click here to listen!

• Ariel Hyatt’s second version of her acclaimed book Music Success in Nine Weeks is out NOW!

• NOVA Fashion Week continues to add designers to their roster!

• Karey Lakey selected to design new Tommy the Clown merchandise!!

• Rob Wadda gaining airplay on CMJ Stations! Performing at various festivals to great reviews!!

• Sara Lynn’s new CD “Don’t Call Me An Angel” is getting great advance feedback! Her CD will be out in 2010. If you would like to review her CD, contact us for a review copy.

• Silenzer beginning to perform in Los Angeles; getting airplay on CMJ stations. Check out his Myspace page to hear his music.

• Skip vonKuske to perform with Carmina Luna in November in Portland, OR … details soon!

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I haven’t been too kind on Ken Jeong and his proclivity to choose characters that don’t cast the kindest light on Asian American folks (I’ve always wanted to use the word proclivity in a sentence btw, did I even use it right?). You can see BcB attack his ass here and here and even as a guest blogger on Goatmilk. But GD, I am completely into the show, Community, which has THE best ensemble cast since HIMYM. I even HATE the lead actor, Joel McHale from Talk Soup. But I am loving the new Elizabeth Shue and the OCD having Abed (with Asperger’s Syndrome) all going to community college and meeting up as a Spanish study group (Head of the Class meets Breakfast Club divided by any scene in Arrested Development where Michael Cera and Maybe are coming home or going to school).

A quick note about Abed, the fast-talking half Palestinian film student, played by Danny Pudi. He could have easily been the most offensive character, I personally don’t think he is (Salon agrees). Instead, he gets the last laugh, steals pretty much every scene, and we end up being treated to some pretty funny, weird shit about growing up half Arabic with an iron-fisted father: Abed’s student film. Although I welcome comments from folks who probably notice all the brown jokes.

AzN has this H&M hoodie in blue, Cbruhs has hers in brown. You should probably get one too.

But maybe the biggest reason I’m diggin this show is cause there hasn’t been much Ken Jeong yet, except for this, which I actually liked (a first for me and KJ here):

For those that HAVE watched this show (Hulu.com), hands down, the best part are the end credit scenes, which will reach SNL Digital Short status as soon as the fan base grows:

La Biblioteca:

This is Krumping:

Everyone Loves Tommy the Clown!

User “Hunter_23″ posted on America’s Next Top Model’s LiveJournal blog about her reaction when she saw Tommy the Clown at a Hot Topic store in Portland, Oregon.

She recalls that: “as he came closer I realized that it was actually him, and I started jumping up and down and yelling “It’s Tommy the Clown!!!” I ended up running out of the store and I gave him a great big hug and told him that I loved him to which he replied, “Really?”“

Seems the Krump King himself forgot Rule #1: “Everyone LOVES Tommy the Clown!”

Click here to read the Top Model post.

Click here to read the entire post on her blog.

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Follow us on Twitter to stay connected with the latest news and whereabouts on Tommy the Clown. And don’t forget that Tommy the Clown will be at the first Battle Zone held in the Los Angeles area November 14, 2009. Get your tickets now!!

I’m loving me this new little show called Community. It’s on NBC after The Office. It’s just awesome. The last 2 episodes have some interesting pieces at the end. I hope they continue doing these, just crack me up.

UPDATE: Bad links now that NBC has removed them from youtube for copyrights. Check out www.hulu.com to see the clips.

“Introduction to Film”

October 1st, 2009

I feel a little bit awkward writing a review of “Introduction to Film,” as if I should be out impulsively making out with someone or climbing a tree or telling 10 people I love them. The week’s class, considered a bird course and a chance at an easy grade, is all about “carpe diem,” with a professor straight out of Dead Poet’s Society and the kind of class that seems like the ideal fit for this cast of characters in that it is in fact that most awkward fit imaginable.

It’s an episode that, like the class in question, lulls us into a false sense of awareness, making us believe the episode is about one thing when in fact it’s about something else entirely. It does it in a really subtle way, like a sneeze that just keeps threatening to arrive but doesn’t, as the show demonstrates a mastery over the sneeze that one did not expect.

All in all, it’s a simultaneously funny and kind of heartbreaking episode that continues to show some really great tones to the show’s brand of humour.

I generally love John Michael Higgins in things, but he was perfectly cast here as Professor “Dead Poet’s Society come to life in a community college environment” Whitman. The class offered the requisite laughs that it needed to, with the girl falling after standing on her desk and the general sense of shoe-throwing madness he created. However, when he identifies Jeff as a cocky opportunist, you realize that this wingnut is not the first person to make this observation, and he isn’t wrong. Of course, the other people in the class are probably mostly there for the grade as well, but moreso than Jeff they seem transformed by the message. Pierce is all about siezing the day (being older than the rest of the class and overly aware of it), and Shirley is at community college for reasons that run deeper than personal gain which emerge in the context of the class. Even Troy’s sneeze subplot stems from the idea of seizing your weaker qualities (his baby sneeze) and turning it into something that can be used to your advantage.

But Jeff isn’t at Glendale for any such reason, so the class really is just an easy grade for him. And when the professor calls him on it, he goes about doing what he always does, pretending to care and staging an elaborate show with a light-up Christmas tie and suspenders. When that fails, and when his efforts to seem spontaneous unwittingly turn him into an apparent pedophile, he’s forced to resign himself to the grade and turns his attention elsewhere. That elsewhere, however, is his role as Abed’s father in his video he’s producing for film class, as Britta takes the role of his mother after his father refuses to take part in the project. At first, it seems like an annoyance for Jeff and a chance for Britta to become more and more frustrated with Abed’s misuse of money as her own parental issues make her feel responsible for him.

And, simultaneously, the show gives Jeff something to accomplish (bringing Abed’s father and Britta together with Abed to remind them that this is really about Abed’s freedom to seize the day) and a stunning moment where (as contrived as it may be) all of the dialogue from Jeff and Britta is turned into an abstract representation of Abed’s mother leaving them alone and Abed’s belief that his father in some way blames him for that departure. When Abed, at one point, noted that Jeff “even knew the lines,” I thought it was just Abed being clever, but at the core of that project was a personal pain that honestly really punched me in the stomach. Suddenly, the behaviour that we thought was all one big joke returns to a really honest and emotional place, and what I had expected to be an epic laugh out loud sequence (ala Jeff and Pierce’s moment last week, which was also somewhat heartwarming but also an unmitigated farce) was instead something that emphasized the heart the show has, and that there is something under the surface that can be tapped into.

And when Jeff and Britta had that moment on the stairs, where Britta told him to kiss her knowing that the professor’s presence would ensure him a good grade and as a result make them even for the favour he just performed, Higgins exclaims that that was a life-changing kiss if he has ever seen one. And while we know it to some degree was not, as Britta had no such intentions, it did feel like more of an awakening for Jeff, and with the show’s current track record there is every chance that could really be a turning point in someone’s life. It’s showing itself to be a far more human show than I would have imagined from that pilot, a streak that I really enjoy and that makes me very excited to see build in the future.

Cultural Observations

• I like that Jeff got Britta to visit the school by telling her about a Ravi Shankar concert, and that Abed’s father came in order to see Weezer.
• On the note of Abed’s father, Britta’s sudden explosion of racial stereotyping seemed a bit out of character even taking her daddy issues into account – maybe needed to get dialed down a notch.
• Also on the same note, really loved Iqbal Theba (who’s currently playing the Principal on Glee) as said father.
• My favourite moment in the episode might have been Chevy Chase’s delivery of “These are both mine” with the cokes. I was devastated when he eventually gave one to Troy, was hoping they’d keep the bit intact.
• Loving the totally random and disconnected codas: “Am I krumping? Am I krumping?”
• The one supporting character who got largely shortchanged was Annie, and because I love Allison Brie I want this to be remedied in the future.

Junto e misturado. Essa foi a tônica da noite de sábado do Back2Black, que reuniu no palco da Estação Leopoldina diferentes propostas culturais para falar da produção cultural feita nos guetos do mundo. O rapper MV Bill trouxe o hip-hop produzido na Cidade de Deus para mostrar que exclusão social se combate com informação e cultura. Acompanhado da irmã, K-milla CDD, Bill mostrou as músicas do seu trabalho mais recente misturando a batida do hip-hop com instrumentos de percussão e violino. O público gostou da mistura e noite estava apenas começando.

A legendária Banda Black Rio foi a segunda a se apresentar na noite. Comandada pelo músico William Magalhães, filho de Oberdan Magalhães, a banda transformou a estação Leopoldina em um grande baile black, com a direito a passinhos ensaiados, para fazer justiça ao homenageado da noite, Tim Maia. Ed Motta foi o primeiro convidado e, como um autêntico soulman, foi logo mostrando a que veio. Improvisando no comando do público, fez a plateia interagir soltando a voz em vários sucessos dele e de seu tio. Logo em seguida, a Black Rio emendou nas canções da fase Racional — foi a deixa para Mano Brown e MC Ice Blue, integrantes dos Racionais MCs, entrarem em cena para delírio do público.

Logo após veio o show Encontro das Periferias, onde o DJ Znobia soltou as batidas para os dançarinos angolanos de kuduro, deixando todo mundo impressionado com o molejo. Em seguida, a dançarina e cantora Miss Prissy apresentou o krumping, juntando domínio corporal e liberdade numa apresentação forte que dialogava o tempo todo com temáticas sociais levantadas ao longo da conferência Cultura e Desenvolvimento, realizada horas antes. O DJ Sany Pitbull foi o último a subir e fez uma dupla homenagem: a Michael Jackson, que ontem faria aniversário, e ao mestre Tim Maia, numa gravação que falava da importância do negro na sociedade brasileira. No fim, todos os dançarinos subiram ao palco para mostrar que não existe barreiras para a música.

E hoje ainda tem mais! A conferência começa às 17h e o show às 19h.

Veja as fotos exclusivas do show de MV Bill, da Banda Black Rio com Ed Motta e Mano Brown, e do show Encontro das Periferias.

MV Bill se apresenta com K-mila CDD

Ed Motta e Banda Black Rio com “Sossego”, comandando passinho do público

Ed Motta canta “Fora da lei” acompanhado da Black Rio

Na noite do próximo sábado, dia 29, o som que chega na Estação Leopoldina é do gueto, ou melhor, dos guetos de Luanda, Rio e Los Angeles. Diferentes vertentes musicais que usam a tecnologia como linguagem e instrumento de disseminação artística.

Seja ao som do batidão, do hip hop ou do kuduro, o negócio aqui é mexer o corpo sem parar ao lado do DJ Sany Pitbull (funk carioca), DJ Znobia (kuduro de Angola) e do povo do krumping (estilo de dança do hip hop) de Los Angeles: DJ Goofy, Miss Prissy, Deuce, Bad Newz e “O”utlaw.

No domingo, dia 30, à tarde,  acontece ainda uma oficina de krumping gratuita com os dançarinos Miss Prissy, Deuce, Bad Newz e “O”utlaw no morro Santa Marta.

Visite o site do Back2Black Festival e acompanhe as novidades também no Twitter.

Compre já o seu ingresso!

Veja o trailer do documentário Rise, do fotógrafo David LaChapelle, sobre o krumping:

Conheça um dos hits do DJ Znobia:

Veja o DJ Sany Pitbull em ação:

MV Bill é um dos grandes nomes do segundo dia (29) do festival Back2Black. O rapper acaba de lançar o clipe O Bonde não Para, onde estreia como diretor e roteirista. Para esse primeiro trabalho, Bill escolheu como cenário a Cidade de Deus e reuniu um elenco linha de frente: sua própria família. Estão lá Mano Juca (Pai), Dona Cristina (mãe), Kmila CDD (irmã), além de quatro sobrinhos.

Antes do show, ele participa da conferência Cultura e desenvolvimento com o cineasta sul-africano Gavin Hood e o cantor Youssou N’Dour, sendo mediado pela cineasta Kátia Lund (co-diretora de “Cidade de Deus“)

No mesmo dia ainda tem homenagem a Tim Maia, com a Banda Black Rio e convidados. Para fechar, bailão classe mil com funk (Sany Pitbull), kuduro (DJ Znobia) e krumping (DJ Goofy), cada qual com seus bailarinos mas todos juntos e misturados.

O bonde não para nunca. Veja o clipe do MV Bill:

Visite o site do Back2Black Festival e acompanhe as novidades também no Twitter.

Compre já o seu ingresso!

Los movimientos agresivos y visualmente energéticos del “Krumping” evocan a las danzas de aborígenes africanos y sus rituales tribales, al tiempo que combina movimientos atléticos en velocidades imposibles.

Trailer de la pelicula :

Uma das partes cruciais do nosso Encontro das Periferias é a dança, representada pelo Krumpin’. O estilo surgiu em Los Angeles, inicialmente conhecido como Clown Dancin’ ou Clowning (algo como “a dança do palhaço”), e ganhou notoriedade no documentário Rize, do fotógrafo David LaChappelle.

Miss Prissy é um dos grandes expoentes do estilo, e no vídeo abaixo você pode conhecer um pouco mais da carreira dessa dançarina.

A apresentação de Miss Prissy e o Encontro das Periferias (que reunirá ainda o funk e o kuduro de Angola no mesmo palco) acontecem no sábado, dia 29 de agosto.

Garanta já o seu ingresso.

7/29 Show Discussion Thread **SPOILERS** – Fans Of Reality TV

Judges: Lil C loves the powerhouse duo of Ade and Brandon. And props to Evan for holding his own. Mary loved the back flips. Nigel thought Evan stood out because he came up to the level of the other two contemp dancers. …

Judges: Lil C loves the powerhouse duo of Ade and Brandon. And props to Evan for holding his own. Mary loved the back flips. Nigel thought Evan stood out because he came up to the level of the other two contemp dancers. …

Lil C says he again had really high expectations and expected Evan to take the helm and he didn&t really think that he did that. He liked the dance and the performance and thought they were really good but could have been excellent. …

Hip-hop for Ade and Jeanine – eviction theme; awesome routine; Ade proved himself here for the source; Lil C loved the dirtiness; rave reviews; one of the best three of the night. Quickstep for Melissa and Evan – started strong and lost …

Lil C says he again had really high expectations and expected Evan to take the helm and he didn&t really think that he did that. He liked the dance and the performance and thought they were really good but could have been excellent. …

Aisha Bosnie bij het portret van BNN oprichter Bart de Graaff

Met haar zwarte Wonder Woman-t-shirt krijgt ze zomaar een gratis biertje van het meisje achter de bar. Omdat het barmeisje zelf een slip van de heldin aan heeft en omdat Aisha Bosnie voor haar Wonder Woman is. Gaandeweg het gesprek met deze afgestudeerde van Culturele Antropologie blijkt ze inderdaad wel iets van de stripheldin te hebben: ze is strijdvaardig, strategisch en gepassioneerd.

Aisha Bosnie (30 jaar)  rondde haar studie aan de VU af in 2007  en werkt nu als itemregisseur bij BNN. “De berichtgeving over allochtone jongeren is vaak kort door de bocht,” vindt Aisha. “Het zijn díe Marokkanen en díe Turken. Als antropoloog is cultuurrelativistsch denken het eerste wat je leert. Je kijkt eerder waarom mensen iets doen in plaats van dat te veroordelen. Ik denk dat dat in de media heel erg welkom is.”

Met haar items wil Aisha Bosnie de underdogs uit de samenleving vertegenwoordigen in de Nederlandse media. In de hoop dat jongeren die zich achtergesteld voelen of minderwaardig, rolmodellen zien en zich daaraan kunnen spiegelen. Ze werkt bij BNN en regiseert korte filmpjes voor programma’s als State TV en Spuiten en Slikken. Met een onderwerp dat is bedacht en onderzocht door de redactie gaat ze op pad met cameraman en geluidsman, om te zorgen dat er een kort verhaal wordt verteld. Bijvoorbeeld over de graffiti-artiest Riske De Rat of over de hiphopformatie DuvelDuvel. Ze stuurt dan de cameraman aan, monteert het item naderhand samen met de editor en zorgt ook voor de muziek.

Subculturen verbeelden
“Wat ik nu doe, heb ik eigenlijk ook gedaan in mijn studie Culturele antropologie, maar dit is veel concreter en korter, maar één dag. Ik doe voor de items vaak ook zelf het vooronderzoek, want dat vind ik leuk, net als in mijn studie. Die onderzoekservaring was ook relevant bij mijn eerste sollicitatiegesprek voor redacteur. Ik heb toen kunnen verantwoorden dat ik onderzoek heb gedaan tijdens mijn studie en ik ben in Brazilië geweest voor mijn scriptie, dus dat kon ik wel omzetten naar het vak. En omdat ik in mijn items graag subculturen verbeeld, duik ik er ook echt in en probeer te participeren. Dan ben ik toch een soort antropoloog in het veld.”

Zie hieronder Aisha Bosnie’s item over de hiphopdansstijl “krumping”:

Voordat ze als redacteur aan de slag ging voor de televisie, had ze zich er nooit mee bezig gehouden om de journalistiek in te gaan. “Ik wist niet eens wat het inhield. Maar ik werd wel aangenomen bij het productiebedrijfje en het bleek echt gaaf werk. Uiteindelijk gaat het toch wel om netwerken. Dat is mijn ervaring. Er zijn heel veel leuke baantjes, maar die worden niet geadverteerd.”

Hoe ze bij de televisie is terechtgekomen, is een mix van interesse, geluk en netwerken. Tijdens haar studie was ze een jaar lang manager van de rapper Raymtzer. Dat kwam voort uit haar liefde voor hiphop die ze al sinds haar dertiende koestert. Ze deed onder andere de perscontacten en bouwde een breed netwerk op in de hiphopscene. Via iemand die de functie van redacteur voor tv echt wat voor haar vond, kwam ze toen terecht bij een productiebedrijfje en werd verantwoordelijk voor de content van het programma Moccah op The Box. Twaalf items per week moest ze bedenken en daarvoor het vooronderzoek doen. Toen The Box werd opgeheven, was BNN net met een urban programma bezig en kwamen ze voor de eindredactie bij Aisha terecht. En inmiddels is ze itemregisseur.

Krumping: van Turken tot Polen
Haar leukste item was toen ze meeging met een groep krumpers. Krumping is een hiphopdansstijl uit LA, waarvan iedereen dacht dat het al wel was overgewaaid, maar er bleek in Nederland een groepje te zijn dat het nog doet. “Het was echt een sociale groep, met een hiërarchie en een leider,” vertelt Aisha. “Als een krumper iemand onder zich nam om te trainen, kreeg die leerling zijn naam. Heel interessant. Toen ben ik met die jongens meegegaan naar Duitsland en daar bleek dat er een hele Europese scene is. Van Turken tot Polen, echt van heel Europa. Ik vind het fascinerend als er mensen bij elkaar worden gebracht door één liefde, één passie, en die overstijgt dan alle barrières. Om dat dan weer te geven, dat vind ik heel inspirerend.”

Door Marieke Kolkman, redacteur en alumnicoördinator voor de Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen van de VU. Dit verslag verscheen eerder in het faculteitsblad Essay en op de alumni-website van de faculteit.

Voor eerdere berichten over afgestudeerde antropologen op Standplaats Wereld zie:

“Antropoloog wordt kunstenaar”

“Een Nederlandse docent in China”

Zie ook de alumniportretten op de VU website

Historia :

Krumping es una forma Afro-Americana urbana de baile de calle que se desarrolló en las calles de Los Angeles Central del sur, alrededor del 2001 – 2002. Se caracteriza por movimientos libres expresivos y sumamente energéticos y es una parte mayor de la cultura de baile junto otras técnicas, como: breakdance, popping, locking y freestyling.

Según un defendor mayor del Krump, Tight Eyez, la palabra Krump significa el Reino Inspirado Radicalmente Poderosamente Adorado (Kingdom Radically Uplifted Mighty Praise), y esta formación de poder puede ser vista en sus videos. El (Tight Eyez) empezó Krump como una manera de soltar la ira, la agresión y la frustración en una manera positiva y pacífica y es utilizado para también alabar a Dios. La actividad violenta del gángster (pandillero) fue muy común en Sur central de Los Angeles ; Krumping fue desarrollado en la resistencia a tal violencia de la calle. Krumping es una forma más agresiva de baile que clowning y es una expresión de la ira o una liberación de la emoción reprimida por las luchas de la vida, con movimientos violentos, exagerados y dramáticos. Variación, individualidad, y el movimiento son las bases del Krump o el fomble-bote. “Burlas” o los chistes a menudo son implicados, así como los movimientos “increíbles”, como serpenteando y grimey. Krumping también incluye un movimientos pequeños de combate y movimientos de gimnasia, así como momentos de la agresión elevada llamado “buck” movimientos. Hay ahora una nueva combinaciones de Krump con Breakdancing, Hyphy, y Pop-locking.

Los autores y defensores de Krump fueron los bailarines Tight Eyez y Big Mijo. Ellos trazan sus innovaciones a tarde del 2001 y temprano del 2002, cuando su estilo fue percibido como demasiado “fuerte” o “macho” para el clowning.

Tight Eyez, quien enseña Krump y ha producido videos instruccionales en el sujeto, habla regularmente de la curación del cristiano y le da gracias a Jesus cuando le preguntan acerca del Krump. El se distingue Krump del clowning por su seriedad y propósito: Entre las “prohibiciones” de krump, como él explica , como las tcaminatas exageradas de clowning y el baile como el perreo. El también se distingue Krump de Pop-Locking y de Hyphy (Turf) porque es menos preciso y más libre. En un video instruccional, Tight Eyez habla de los tres niveles de Krump, ésos son “Agresivo” (haciendo agresivo los movimientos), “amping” (llegando a ser verdaderamente llenó de las emociones que uno representa por el baile), y el “Espíritu” (en que el/la / bailarin/bailarina se mueve más allá de la coreografía y es levantado en un baile religioso “en el espíritu”).

Krump es Diferente al Clowning :

Krumping fue originado por ex-payasos de hip hop como Tight Eyez,Dragon o conocido com Slayer, y J- smoove de J-squad. Otro contribuyente es Big Mijo. Sin embargo, los Krumpers también reconocen clowning (baile de payaso) como un punto de origen. Clowning, es una forma del hip hop desarrollado por Tommy el Payaso (Thomas Johnson) en 1992. Krumping parecía relacionado a clowind (baile de payaso) cuando apenas comenzó, compartiendo la misma velocidad básica y una pauta semejante del movimiento, pero ahora se puede ver la diferencia entre los dos mucho más fácilmente. Aquí en este video se puede ver una batalla entre los krumpers y payasos. Note que este video fue fillmado entre 2003 y 2004 y que Krump en esta etapa se parecía al Clowing (baile de payaso) pero se puede ver la differencia.

Pintura Facial :

La pintura en la cara es común en el clowning, pero no en el krumping moderno. La creencia que los bailarines de krump entran regularmente en la pintura de la cara es una equivocación basada en la introducción de krumping al público por videos de música por artistas como Missy Elliott. Parte de la confusión también puede ser un resultado de la película Rize que documentó al Tommy el Payaso y su grupo de baile de Clowing (baile de Payaso) e incluyó parte de los jóvenes fundadores y facultativos iniciales de krump durante la infancia de krump como un medio de expresión artística; así, los videos en del período de tiempo cuando los (Krump Kings)reyes de krump evolucionaban realmente del clowners(payasos) a los krumpers de hoy.

El estilo y el simbolismo cultural de los krumpers’ la pintadura de cara, evoluciono durante el movimiento pionero de krump de estilos de payaso y mimo a la pintura ceremonial indígena o tribal de la guerra o baile. Los krumpers modificaron la pintura de cara y sirvió como una indicación visual de su separación de imágenes tradicionales de payaso de (clowning) y, dio las conexiones abiertamente cristianas dadas de krump. Los krumpers’ el movimiento lejos del payaso y pintura de cara de mimo a modalidades más tribales también pareció significar el desarrollo de una naturaleza más oscura o más agresiva dentro de clowning por los que todavía percibieron su baile como payaso-orientado. Hay clowners definitivamente más viejos que tienen los estilos semejantes al krumping pero continúa asociarse a sí mismo con, la escuela de baile de payaso.

Música :

La música de Krump es un factor esencial en el baile de Krump. Los Krumpers basan sus movimientos en la música que es suen.La música pone el tono, el ritmo y el humor de la batalla. El bajo, la melodía y la letra de la canción toman una parte vital en el Krumping. Sin embargo, debido a la naturaleza del baile la música es generalmente optimista y rápida.El Krumping puede ser visto en videoclips de J-Squad, J-Kru, Beaunafide y muchos otros.

Batallas Entre Familias :

A veces un Krumper quiere subir de rango, por ejemplo un Lil (pequeño) quiere subir a un Jr.(junior). En estas ocasiones se hace una batalla entre Krumper Lil (pequeño) y el Krumper Jr.. Si el Lil le gana al junior, el Lil se convierte en Jr. y el Jr. se convierte en Lil. En ocasiones no se puede decidir quien es el mejor porque los dos tienen la misma habilidad como Krumpers, entonces el Gran Hermano nombra twin (gemelo) al bailarín de menor rango que significa que le tiene el mismo respeto que al bailarín que batalló en su contra.

Bailarines de Krump Conocidos :

• Tight Eyes
• J-Slaught
• Big Mijo
• Slayer
• Enforcer
• Jr Tight Eyes
• Lil C
• Crush
• Sergi The Robot

Krumping

Clowning

Musica Krumping

In einer Hängematte relaxen, viele alte Bekannte treffen, die lockere Atmosphäre genießen, barfuß tanzen, im Wald zelten und sich dann auf der Wiese von der Sonne küssen zu lassen – das geht nur beim Nuke in Wiesen!

Bei der Hinfahrt gerieten wir am Freitag zuerst in einen Megastau in Wien, wollten uns die Stimmung dadurch aber nicht vermiesen lassen. Nach knapp ein und halb Stunden kamen wir mittags endlich in Wiesen an. Nachdem wir ein sehr schönes Plätzchen für unser Zelt fanden, machten wir uns langsam auf den Weg zum Stage-Bereich. Wir wurden zu VIPs gekürt (mit goldenen shiny Bändern), sahen uns auf der überdachten Tribüne ein wenig um, beschlossen dann aber trotzdem runter in die Menge zu gehen. Bei so einer schönen Location und vielen genialen Musik-Acts kann man ja nicht einfach nur langweilig herumsitzen – da muss das Tanzbein geschwungen werden!

Meine persönlichen Top 3 des ersten Festivaltages am Nuke 2009:

1.) Basement Jaxx: Wow, das nenne ich mal eine Hammer-Show! Felix Buxton & Simon Ratcliffe waren nicht alleine nach Wiesen gekommen – 3 absolut stylische und stimmgewaltige Ladies unterstützten sie. Los ging’s mit dem Song „Good Luck“ und wer da nicht von der ersten Minute an ausflippte und wie wild zu tanzen begann, musste wohl taub und blind gewesen sein! Ich hatte das Glück mit Clara in der ersten Reihe zu stehen, obwohl das teilweise wegen den grellen Flashlights die ins Publikum gerichtet waren, eher mühsam war. Zu so einer abgefreakten Bühnenshow gehören solche Lichteffekte aber irgendwie einfach dazu… Die drei Ladies präsentierten nicht nur ihre schrillen Outfits, machten Stimmung, sangen und rappten, nein, nein, sogar Krumping und Ballett- Einlagen wurden vorgeführt. Basement Jaxx brachte die Menge zum Toben und sorgte dafür dass wir uns alle nach der Show, trotz unserer durchgeschwitzten Klamotten, einer Art Kish Kash-Where’s you head at-Trance befanden!…GRANDIOS!

2.) Jan Delay: Den sympathischen Hamburger habe ich nun schon Jahre nicht mehr auf der Bühne gesehen und war deshalb sehr gespannt auf seinen Auftritt. Schon eine Viertelstunde vor der Show standen die Leute bereits vor der Bühne um sich einen Platz in den ersten Reihen zu sichern. Seine Band, Disko Nr.1, jammte ein wenig bis Jan Delay mit schwarzen Hut auf die Bühne hüpfte und „Türlich, Türlich“ zum Besten gab. Der Einstieg war perfekt  und das Publikum war kaum noch zu halten. Dann folgten zwei von Jan neu-interpretierten Songs – Backstreet Boys‘ „Everybody (Backstreet’s back)“ und Usher’s „Yeah“. Irgendwann fiel Jan Delay ein Flip Flop auf, der auf die Bühne geflogen kam. Er lachte und meinte: „Flip Flops könnt ihr dann später bei Moby werfen. Wir wollen BHs zugeschmissen bekommen!“. Bei „Vergiftet“ wurde Jan’s Wunsch erfüllt und der erste BH flog auf die Bühne. Die Performance von Jan Delay war gefüllt von alten Songs wie „Füchse“, einigen Liedern aus seinem „Mercedes Dance“-Album, aber auch Neues wurde präsentiert. In circa 3 Wochen kommt Jan’s neue Scheibe „Wir Kindern vom Bahnhof Soul“ in die Läden und da warten viele neue Sounds vom Ex-Beginner auf uns….Als Zugabe hatte sich Jan Delay auch was ganz Besonderes ausgedacht -> eine Dance&Freeze-Action! Mit „Irgendwie, irgendwo, irgendwann“ verabschiedete sich dann Jan Delay vom Nuke! Unvergesslich! TOP!

3.) Calexico & Moby: Der dritte Platz muss geteilt werden. Am frühen Abend traten Calexico auf. Absolut geniale Musiker aus Amerika die es verstehen mexikanische Folk-Elemente mit Rock zu paaren und damit die Leute zu begeistern. Da packt man dann auch schon die Latino-Moves aus und tanzt bei der Zugabe dann auch noch Sirtaki! YEAH!…Bei Moby setzten wir uns auf die VIP-Tribüne da es unten einfach gesteckt voll war. Puh, Moby’s Show ist schwer zu beschreiben, aber er, seine Ladies an den Instrumenten und seine Background-Sängerin mit einem fetten Afro waren unglaublich! Und „Why does my heart feel so bad“ live zu hören, ist ein unbeschreibliches Erlebnis bei dem die Gänsehaut nicht ausbleibt!

Als Abschluss gibt’s noch einige Bilder vom ersten Nuke-Tag für euch:

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Und weil es doch so viele Pics sind, hier noch eine zweite Slideshow:

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Also was will man eigentlich mehr? Heiße Temperaturen, nette Leute, bombastische Bands und unvergessliche Shows…Das umfangreiche und wunderbar vielfältige Musik-Angebot am Nuke begeisterte und ließ die Festival-Besucher feiern, als ob es kein Morgen gäbe!…Apropos: Morgen geht’s dann weiter mit dem zweiten Tag voller Highlights! Jetzt hol ich erst mal ein wenig Schlaf nach

Basics of Krump:

Krumping ist eine städtische Straßentanzform, die durch die freien, ausdrucksvollen und in hohem Grade Energiegeladenen Bewegungen gekennzeichnet wird, welche die Arme, den Kopf, die Beine, usw. einbeziehen.
Der Tanz ist ein großer Teil der Hip Hop Kultur geworden. Krumping wird häufig in Hip Hop Battles angewandt.
David LaChapelle’ Dokumentarfilm Rize, ist eine Schilderung des Clowning aus dem das Krumping hervor ging. Der Film wurde am Sundance Film-Festival 2005 vorgestellt.
Krumping erfreut sich hoher Popularität in z.B.  Brasilien.