In Rize (2005), the explosive dance phenomenon of Clowning and Krumping in South Central, Los Angeles, is explored in a groundbreaking documentary. This revolutionary art form, stemming from African ...

You probably have never heard of America's hottest new dance craze. CBS News Correspondent Bill Whitaker reports that it isn't one you can learn from Arthur Murray. It's called krumping, or clown ...

Re: “Stomp The Yard delivers nothing new,” Jan. 12: There were two sections of Norman Wilner’s movie review of Stomp The Yard, that caught my attention: 1. “…in this case it’s called krump dancing, ...

KALAMAZOO -- To the uninitiated, it might look like a bunch of teenagers dancing -- albeit with great passion, even aggression. But "krumping" and "clowning" are designed to provide a positive ...

You can't be down on Tommy the Clown. I mean, it's almost enough that he wears a rainbow wig the size of a cumulus cloud, a signature look of candy-colored puffiness that telegraphs warm and fuzzy ...

"Hello? You want to speak to Thomas Johnson or Tommy the Clown?" "Is there a difference?" There is. Thomas Johnson is all business: keeping schedules and budgets in check, going to church, doing the ...

“Rize” is one of those rare documentaries that captures a cultural phenomenon before it is co-opted by the mainstream and turned into something that can be sold to the bland middle class. In this case ...