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Miss Prissy (born Marquisa Gardner) is an American dancer known for the krumping style. [1] She has been called The Queen of Krump. [2] She was one of the dancers featured in the 2005 film Rize, a documentary about krump dancing and clowning. She also starred in the 2005 music video for Madonna's Hung Up which
A krumper dancing in Australia. Krumping is a global culture that evolved through African-American street dancing popularized in the United States during the early 2000s, characterized by free, expressive, exaggerated, and highly energetic movement. [1] The people who originated krumping saw the dance as a means for them to escape gang life. [2]
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Russell Ferguson is an American Krump dancer from Boston, Massachusetts. He won So You Think You Can Dance season 6, making him the first Krumper to win the title. [1] Russell is a graduate of the Boston Arts Academy and attended the University of the Arts in Philadelphia as a dance major.
Like clowning, krumping is characterized by free, expressive exaggerated, and highly energetic movement. [5] The youths who started krumping, known as Lil C' and Miss Prissy, saw the dance as a way for them to escape gang life and "to release anger, aggression and frustration positively, in a non-violent way."
After this event, Tommy the Clown led the way in the stirring dance movement called "Clowning". [2] [3] [4] He also developed this form of dance in response to the 1992 Los Angeles riots. [5] Tommy's performances incorporated the current music and dancing of the time, and he encouraged the children to get up and dance with him.
Miranda Esmonde-White (born May 9, 1949) is a Canadian fitness trainer, former ballerina with the National Ballet of Canada, and author of books on aging, health and fitness. She created the dynamic stretching and strengthening workout, Essentrics , and the PBS fitness TV show, Classical Stretch , based on Essentrics .
Recognized as a leading exponent and innovator of jazz tap dance, Bufalino was a pioneer in putting tap dance on the concert stage and challenging the audience to sustain its attention on prolonged rhythmic composition. [5] As a choreographer, Bufalino emphasized story telling, arrangement, choice of composition, and writing in her work.