Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A style of dance combining convulsive arm movements with energetic movements adapted from various urban dance forms.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun US, especially Los Angeles A free, expressive and energetic style of
hip-hop dancing .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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So You Think You Can Dance ($250,000 prize, plus a national tour and an appearance on the Oscars) by "krumping" - a style of street dance.
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Dance styles included contemporary, hip-hop, ballroom, salsa, rumba, quickstep, jive and street styles such as krumping and popping.
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I took the clown twist to another level and I created a clown movement, Tommy and the Hip Hop Clowns that grew into the evolvement of krumping which is credited with Little C, the creator, and Miss Prissy Tie Dyes (ph), just like they took the style as being my crew and it worked -- what we used to do as far as going out to parties is taking it where they went and take it to these homes where if the kids can go to parties they can do the dancing at home ...
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"krumping" sequence, the show's directors seem determined to hide their considerable physical flair.
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"krumping" sequence, the show's directors seem determined to hide their considerable physical flair.
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Dance off's are not limited to break dance or krumping; nowadays, even ballet dance off's are making their debuts.
Nutcracker Dance Off Hosted By Sarah Jessica Parker, Vote For Your Favorite The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Comfort's partner ... the poor, pale and skinny schmoe ... he really was completely out of his depth with krumping.
SYTYCD? Hmmmm...well... rabid1st 2008
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Dance off's are not limited to break dance or krumping; nowadays, even ballet dance off's are making their debuts.
Nutcracker Dance Off Hosted By Sarah Jessica Parker, Vote For Your Favorite The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Dance off's are not limited to break dance or krumping; nowadays, even ballet dance off's are making their debuts.
Nutcracker Dance Off Hosted By Sarah Jessica Parker, Vote For Your Favorite The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Dance off's are not limited to break dance or krumping; nowadays, even ballet dance off's are making their debuts.
Nutcracker Dance Off Hosted By Sarah Jessica Parker, Vote For Your Favorite The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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