Introduction
Dance is a part of culture, people dance in nearly every place in the world. Some people don’t know that there are other types of dances except for the trending dances we acknowledge. In places like Chicago, Detroit, and Los Angeles, and many more they have a certain type of dance that the residents do. Some of the notable dances are Krumping, Jitting, and Footwork.
Krumping.
Krumping is a series of pops and locks. A lot of people like Aaliyah once did dance from emotions, people also write music from an emotional stand point. When people do this type of dance it comes from what they are feeling. Krumping began and originated in South Central Los Angeles California ( Krumping 2). Krumping started off as a dance called clowning in 1992 (Krumping 1), created by Tommy the clown (History of Krump Dance 1). Krump dance battles often consist of crews also known as units which each side battle against each other. Some “units” dance
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Michael Jackson was known for his amazing footwork that nobody had ever seen before. Footwork began on the Southside of Chicago Illinois. It originated as Juking in the 1990’s (First Listen 1). It then with the help of evolving music became Footwork. Some may say it isn’t just about the dance but the music that goes along with it. Footworking has a unique sound similar to Juke music (First Listen 1). Boo is one of the top Dj’s for Chicago Footwork. Just like Krumping and Jitting its very competitive dancers also battle it out.
Conclusion In Summarization there are different types of dances other than we do today. A recent survey poll stated that 40 out of 50 people would do a trending dance than any other type of dance. Many people have never heard of Jitting, Krumping, or Footwork. All of these dances and cities have something in common and that’s a love, passion and competiveness for what they
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