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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

IT was created by a birthday-party clown and looks like a spastic combination of street combat, African tribal dance and break dancing. But krumping – an explosive new West Coast dance style featured ...

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.

Films.Dance, a groundbreaking new global film series produced by and under the creative direction of LA-based Jacob Jonas The Company continues on March 29 with SIT STILL, the tenth of 15 short dance ...

The level of finesse Christine and the Queens brings to her performances made her one of our favorite live acts of last year. Her beautiful modern choreography pushes her into a different sphere of ...

You probably have never heard of America's hottest new dance craze. CBS News Correspondent Bill Whitaker reports that it isn't one you can learn from Arthur Murray. It's called krumping, or clown ...

Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from ...

Dance2Connect, founded by Matt Sczerzek, is a professional programme bringing street and contemporary dancers together in a supported space for exchange, growth and creative connection. The programme ...

“Shine the light of God in the darkness,” said the pastor. This may seem like an odd thing to hear at a dance performance, but it was the running theme of the Krump Kings show at the University on ...

We saw some stunning performances in the season premiere of the world's best dance competition, and "World of Dance" upped the ante for their second week out, with some gut-wrenchingly beautiful ...