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 ...

Though the style first came into prominence within the street dance subculture in the ’90s, the 2005 documentary Rize introduced many in the general public to krumping. Some things take time, it seems ...

In 2005, fashion photographer David LaChappelle made a documentary called “Rize” about a dance style that was born on the streets of LA. Now, two of the dancers featured in the film are taking this ...

"It's more than a dance, it's a lifestyle," said 22-year-old Jason Snell, who is one of the leaders of the city's scene. Snell, also known as "Big Judge," had always been active in church and it was a ...

In a small Inglewood house near the end of a quiet, dead-end street, Marquisa “Miss Prissy” Gardner and Christopher “Lil’ C” Toler are mock arguing about a bag of Martha’s burritos he’s carrying. “You ...

Agroup of African American teenagers squeezes into a narrow parking lot bordered by a chain-link fence. The camera elbows its way into the crowd, focusing on a young man, his bare, muscled torso ...

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 ...