C-Walk?

61!/V9 · **C-Walk? -** 10-16-2006, 12:49 AM

Since people always ask about it even though its not a move related 2 bboying, do you guys think it would fit in this category? While we're at it, do you think that any other hip-hop related dances who fit here?

Man of Confiden · 10-16-2006, 01:57 AM

i aint hatin, but this IS bboy related misc moves. So i wuld say naw.

BbOyJeOpArDy · 10-16-2006, 02:09 AM

GET OUT. hahaha

Anubis2002 · 10-16-2006, 07:25 AM

For real.....its misc. bboy moves. Not to much other styles, we dont need more people coming on to ask about shakin, walkin, or any other style. Its a bboy site.

B-boy Jp · 10-16-2006, 02:49 PM

B-boying (And poplcoking) are the only real hip Hop related dances. The rest is just stuff justin timberlake and stupid boybands do. And then they call it "Street Dance"

Anubis2002 · 10-16-2006, 08:15 PM

Well....that last statement isnt true. But thats the jist of it. Most of the chereography and ish isnt true hiphop, but bboyin n poppin/locking arent the only hiphop styles of dance. Poppin and locking is more funk anyway.

dzire78 · 10-16-2006, 08:18 PM

if cripwalking is bboying so is the harlem shake and krumping

cripwalking has no elements, no expression, no dissection of the music, neither does the harlem shake, the krump has expression but not as diverse as bboying,

Man of Confiden · 10-17-2006, 01:25 AM

Sorry but i gotta disagree wit jus about all of wut u said D. Crip Walkin, shakin, krumpin, etc ALL have expression, musicality, and even elements (well maybe not elements, lets jus say basics).

U can put style n' flavor into crip walkin, u can do it to a rhythm, u can switch it up, slow it down, speed it up, pause it, resume it, u can all kinds of stuff wit it. I dont know ANYONE personally dat can truly do that. But i live in olympia, Washington...sooooo that explains why.

Shakin is da same thang. U can speed it up, do burns wit it, slow it down, freeze it, do facial expressions, walk wit it, hop wit it, slide wit it, but its da same deal as c-walkin....it jus depends on whose doin it.

I do agree witchu on wut u said about krumpin. Bboyin is far more dynamic n' diverse than any of the dances i mentioned above...but thats because bboyin is more than a typical club dance. Its a dance culture, so i dont think u'll ever see anythang with as much depth as bboyin, with the exception of the funkstyles.

Always remember one thang tho, and this goes to everybody, it is not the dance that dissects the music, but the dancer. Peace!

Anubis2002 · 10-17-2006, 06:48 AM

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Originally Posted by dzire78

if cripwalking is bboying so is the harlem shake and krumping

cripwalking has no elements, no expression, no dissection of the music, neither does the harlem shake, the krump has expression but not as diverse as bboying,

Crip walking may have started off as nothing but a way to rep a set, a simple walk. Than again, not so simple if u can have form enough to EXPRESS where ur from, who u are, what u rep...etc. Not only this but it has given birth to the VERY expressive and DANCE orientated style of clown walking.

Harlem shakin is just as diverse and expressive as popping. Are you kidding me? I've seen people shake for hours and still be creative, still be expressing themselves and rocking out harder than many other people ive seen.

Krumpin while I dont find common ground, but thats my own choice is one of the most expressive.

Anyone saying any of these three cant be a dance, or that its not a way to express yourself.

No one has stated that they are bboyin. They asked if it would go in here. But they ARE styles of DANCE. To say otherwise is to show a lack of understanding the concepts.

KraZill · 10-17-2006, 04:32 PM

Cripwalkin a dance? There are so many crips out there who say otherwise.

61!/V9 · 10-17-2006, 08:27 PM

Alright, it's cool, I get it. I was just wondering. And yeah, I know none of the ones you guys listed are related to bboying. But I figured since we have popping and many other funk styles, it would be ok. And KraZill, I know it's tecnically not a dance. It's a walk like the name implies. But it has been adopted by a dance by many dancers.

Anubis2002 · 10-17-2006, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by KraZill

Cripwalkin a dance? There are so many crips out there who say otherwise.

I'm sure there are, but considering quite a lot of them do it to music. I'd like to point out a not so fine line of distinction.

Than again, there are more people who would classify it as a dance.

Also, any other gang who has a walk can vouch for it to be a non dance idea.....than again, thats why we named it clown walking. And theres a whole other subculture that will argue against the idea it cant be used as a dance.

k1ng · 10-18-2006, 02:11 AM

this is an honest concern of mine:
since c-walking is closely associated with real gang culture, i don't think it would be wise or responsible to share and/or spread it (on bboy.org).

i can guess with some certainty that most people that live in america who visit this site (perhaps in hopes of looking up c-walking) are from the suburbs. i doubt folks from the hood are comfortable with outsiders ignorantly practicing gang culture.
it is just a walk---but it has the potential to draw the wrong kind of attention and could lead to serious consequences (in america anyway).

not everyone lives in the ghetto, but the c-walk is nevertheless a sign of being blue. the power of symbolism is definitely something to be reckoned with.

this thread already appears to be breaking forum rules but oh well, what do you guys think?

| Element | · 10-18-2006, 06:05 AM

check my c-walk... but i dont use it when im breakin

Anubis2002 · 10-18-2006, 07:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by k1ng

this is an honest concern of mine:
since c-walking is closely associated with real gang culture, i don't think it would be wise or responsible to share and/or spread it (on bboy.org).

i can guess with some certainty that most people that live in america who visit this site (perhaps in hopes of looking up c-walking) are from the suburbs. i doubt folks from the hood are comfortable with outsiders ignorantly practicing gang culture.
it is just a walk---but it has the potential to draw the wrong kind of attention and could lead to serious consequences (in america anyway).

not everyone lives in the ghetto, but the c-walk is nevertheless a sign of being blue. the power of symbolism is definitely something to be reckoned with.

this thread already appears to be breaking forum rules but oh well, what do you guys think?

I think thats a joke. Yes it started off as a crip thing, its associated with them by name. However many gangs use walking, its not strictly a being blue and power of symbolism for crips and only crips. Anyone who is going to start a fight with you over walking should know the difference if your clowning or if ur repping. Either way, your going to get shit started with you for ignorance or arrogance. Should that stop someone from doing it?

I clown walk, if a crip has a problem with that than they have a problem with that. If they want to start a fight over it than they are just looking for a fight. I dont see why I shouldnt do something I enjoy over the fear someone MIGHT take offense to it. Haters all look the same.