Locking (originally Campbellocking) is a style of funk dance, which is also associated with hip hop. The name is based on the concept of locking movements, which basically means freezing from a fast movement and “locking” in a certain position, holding that position for a short while and then continuing in the same speed as [...]

Krumping, also spelled Krumpin, is a street dance popularized in the United States that is characterized by free, expressive, exaggerated, and highly energetic movement involving the arms, head, legs, chest, and feet. The youths who started krumping saw the dance as a way for them to escape gang life and “to release anger, aggression and [...]

Juste Debout (“just upright”) is an international, annual dance competition founded by Bruce Ykanji and focuses on street dance styles. The four main categories are hip hop new style, house, locking and popping. Juste Debout was initially held in 2002 in Paris, France, and has since then returned each year around February. The 2006 edition [...]

Harold “Hype” Williams was born in Queens, New York in 1970. From 1991 until today, he has been one of the biggest and most influential music video and film directors. His nickname “Hype” comes from his hyperactive nature as a child. He first displayed his work by tagging local billboards, storefronts and playgrounds, using “HYPE” [...]

Some of you may remember it, some probably still have one and even some of you have only seen one in old 80s movies or video clips: the ghettoblaster, or also called boombox. They were used, long before mp3 players and cellphones made it possible to carry your music around. Ghettoblasters were introduced commercially by [...]

Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s, when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable form of music. The roots of funk lay in James Brown’s post-1965 soul hits, particularly “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag” (1965) and “Cold Sweat” (1967). Sly & the Family [...]

Launched in 2006, the “Express Your Style” battle has taken place in Munich for six times now and is a unique event in Germany. Over 700 international dancers compete with one another in categories including Locking, Hip Hop, Popping and House, exhibiting their own style. To maintain the battle’s high artistic, authentic and quality standards, [...]

You have certainly seen this dance before. Kids pull out in the club all the time: leaning side to side, putting their arms out front and running their hands over their heads? That’s the “Dougie”! A dance trend, that came along with the Jerk, the Cat Daddy and others. The original dance was developed in [...]

When you see people standing in a cricle, clapping, shouting and moving their bodies, while one person is in the middle, dancing and showing their best moves… that is what you call a cypher! Dancers’ share their skills with others and feed off the crowd’s energy when in the cypher. But you cannot only dance [...]

Many dancers have made experiences with ballet during their life. It incorporates fundamental techniques for many other dance forms and is a great education for a dancer’s body tension and coordination. Ballet originated in the Italian Renissance courts of the 15th century as a dance interpretation of fencing and was further developed in France and [...]

Starting today, our Shorty Dancers’ ABC will spotlight household names that should not be missing in anyone’s dictionary, starting things off with Afrika Bambaataa. Along with Grandmaster Flash and DJ Kool Herc, he was known as part of the “Holy Trinity” of hip hop. His influence is still felt after more than 30 years and [...]

ABC’s Nzinga Blake has been spottet wearing our DCAC Sierra Leone edition by *folorunsho! Always a good look by the fashion-savvy host.

straight outta marseille, france hip hop artist SAT aka. L’Artificier is currently spitting flames in his home country. back in 1998 he and the other members of “fonky family” released the groups first album “si dieux veut”. now, After 10 years in the business, SAT has published his second solo album “Second Souffle”. watch his [...]