ABOUT KRUMP
What is KRUMP ?
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KRUMP is a dance, born in the 2000s, in downtown Los Angeles. This dance, non-violent in spite of its aggressive appearance, claims to represent « life » and the full « enjoyment » of it.
The mouvements are very fast, the rage and anger that can be perceived on the « Krumpers » faces only testifies for the intensity of the effort.
Indeed, there are no physical conflicts between the dancers.
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KRUMP is a way of life and a real culture, with its own basics, its own music and especially its own way to express sensitivity.
Where does KRUMP come from ?
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Marked by gang wars, drug dealing, tough police arrests and the 1992 riots, Thomas Johnson decided to create the character of Tommy The Clown in order to liven up birthday parties in the ghettos.
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The word clowning refers to the « way of life » of this style (make-up & dance). That’s how a new style of dance was born : the clown dancing.
Growing up, some of them developed a new form of expression that was later known as KRUMP : more aggressive, more powerful, with different and more evolved basics.
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The rising of this movement was described by David La Chapelle in his famous documentary « Rize » in 2005.
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After the movie, and with a group of dancers named the KrumpKings, TIGHT EYEZ (one of the originators of KRUMP) drops series of DVDs « How to KRUMP » in which ha explains and teaches the basics of this new style.
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The mouvement then spreads and develops out of the American borders and the first international exchanges begin. Sessions, battles, families (« Fam ») appear to create a growing interconnected mouvement, constantly evolving.
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For the founders of this dance, KRUMP is a gift from God (or at least some entity or energy that’s above us), an art and a street dance.
More and more people get to know and practice KRUMP, made popular with « battles ».
Every Krumper has his own style and identity, source of infinite enrichment for this art and mouvement.