Bre'oun Dance looks elastic. He moves from the ground to the air, dancing in between, in a matter of seconds. He stiffens his chest, pops it in and out, jerks it back. His arms swing like windmills.

In honor of the 10th anniversary of krump, an energetic street-style dance with African roots that originated in Los Angeles, USC Visions and Voices hosted a conversation in Annenberg 207 on Tuesday ...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — On a peaceful afternoon in a suburban home garage, Demetrus Leslie, 17, jerked like he was dosed with strychnine. His arms lashed menacingly, then he dropped to the floor, only to ...

Remember the cinematic masterpiece that was Bring It On: All Or Nothing? Or, more specifically, remember *that* iconic krumping scene? You know, the one where Hayden Panettiere looks like she’s ...

The new documentary film, "Rize" looks at a grassroots dance movement that started in South Central Los Angeles, called krimping or clowning. This unique dance form is the brainchild of Thomas Johnson ...

The music starts up, masking the blare of the generator needed to power the stereo. The dancers begin, and almost like a relay, they take turns showing their moves. Their bodies shake and contort to ...

Editor's Note: Writer Jessica A. Koslow is a USC master's student writing her thesis on krumping. Know Your L.A. Hip-Hop Dances explores some of the most popular street dances in our city. Background: ...

Though the style first came into prominence within the street dance subculture in the ’90s, the 2005 documentary Rize introduced many in the general public to krumping. Some things take time, it seems ...

LOS ANGELES — It’s a short drive from the buttery glow of the Chateau Marmont hotel above the Sunset Strip, where fashion photographer David LaChapelle sips his pale-green tea, to the True Workers of ...

The music starts up, masking the blare of the generator needed to power the stereo. The dancers begin, and almost like a relay, they take turns showing their moves. Their bodies shake and contort to ...