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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Accomplished photographer and music video director David LaChapelle is known for training his creative eye on stars like Britney Spears, Gwen Stefani and Christina Aguilera, but for the past three ...

After viewing a documentary last year on urban dancers who battle on the streets of Los Angeles, entertainment promoter Diallo Sumbry set out to bring such a competition to the District. He persuaded ...

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 ...

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 ...

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: ...