Tag Archives: Street dance

16Mar/26

Crip Walking from Compton to Super Bowl

March 16, 2026EntertainmentBloods, Compton, Crip Walk, Crips, Dance moves, Dogg, Footwork, Heel-and-toe, Hip-hop dance, Kendrick Lamar, Los Angeles, Serena Williams, Snoop Dogg, Street dance, Super Bowl LIX, TikTok, Tommy, Tommy the Clown, West Coast hip-hopadmin

The Kinematic Language of Compton: 5 Realities Behind the C-Walk’s Sophisticated Evolution

March 16, 2026 /Mpelembe Media/ — The provided sources explore the Crip Walk, a distinctive hip-hop dance characterized by intricate and fluid footwork. Originally developed in Compton, California, in the 1970s, the movement served as a symbolic communication tool for gang members to display loyalty or taunt rivals. Over time, the dance evolved into several variations, including the high-speed Clown Walk and the hybrid Crown Walk, which often seek to decouple the technique from its original gang associations. Famous cultural icons like Snoop Dogg and Kendrick Lamar have played pivotal roles in bringing the dance to global stages, such as the Super Bowl, transforming it into a broader symbol of West Coast identity. Despite its mainstream popularity and use as a victory celebration by athletes like Serena Williams, the dance remains a subject of controversy due to its historical ties. Instructional materials also detail specific technical components, such as the V-Step, the Heel-Toe, and Toe Tipping, which require significant balance and rhythmic precision. Continue reading →

17Apr/24

Breakdancing’s inclusion in the Olympics is a big deal! Here is how

April 17, 2024EntertainmentAfrican-American culture, African-American dance, Boogaloo Sam, Breakdancing, Dance, Dance crazes, Electric boogaloo, Gucci, HERC, Hip hop, Hip-hop dance, New York, New York City, Pee-Wee Herman, Popping, Street dance, The Electric Boogaloos, Uprockadmin

NEW YORK, April 17, 2024 /Entertainment/ —

To understand its journey, let’s rewind to the 1980s, a pivotal decade for street dance, rap, and hip-hop culture. Continue reading →

14Aug/23

Hip-hop at 50: how the sights, sounds and moves of the music spread across the world

August 14, 2023MusicAdam de Paor-Evans, African-American culture, Afrika Bambaataa, Break, Chuck D, Cindy, Creative Commons, Disc jockey, Disco, DJ Kool Herc, DJ Mean Gene, Electronic dance music, Grandmaster Flash, GrandWizzard Theodore, HERC, Hip hop, Hip hop production, Kendrick Lamar, Kool Herc, Kurtis Blow, Louis Farrakhan, M.C. G.L.O.B.E., Malcolm McLaren, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Melle Mel, New York, New York City, Rapping, Sedgwick Avenue, Street dance, Sugarhill Gang, Tim III, Travis Scott, United States, Worms Aliadmin

Adam de Paor-Evans, University of Plymouth

On August 11 1973, DJ Kool Herc and his sister Cindy threw the now legendary Back To School jam in the recreation room of 1520 Sedgewick Avenue in The Bronx, New York.

Herc’s party represented a coming together of music and the start of something new. The Bronx crowd did not want the dancehall sounds Herc had begun to play. They wanted soul and the tough percussion of funk. So, Herc changed up the sound and used the main switch for the lights like a strobe-light to add atmosphere. Little did they know, that his event would be commonly accepted by the hip-hop fraternity worldwide as the starting point of what was to become one of the most important creative movements of the last century.

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01Aug/23

Hip Hop movies that made impact

August 1, 2023FilmsAfrican-American culture, African-American music, Beat Street, Breakdancing, Detroit, Eminem, Hip hop, Krush Groove, N.W.A, Rapping, Run-DMC, Spike Lee, Street danceadmin

Here are some of the hip hop movies that have had the most impact: Continue reading →

05May/23

Turbo played with a broom in a dance, how epic is that?

May 5, 2023MusicAdolfo, African-American dance, Bobby Brown, Breakdancing, Breakin', English-language films, Entertainers, Films, Jeffrey Daniel, Lucinda Dickey, Michael Chambers, Michael Jackson, Milo, Moonwalk, Musicians, New York City, Ollie Jerry, Sam McMurray, Shabba Doo, Street dance, Toni Basiladmin

There is no definitive answer to the question of who taught Michael Jackson the moonwalk. Jeffrey Daniel, a member of the R&B group Shalamar, claims to have taught Jackson the move in 1982. However, Jackson himself has said that he learned the moonwalk from several different people, including Daniel, Bobby Brown, and Turbo from the movie “Breakin’.” Continue reading →