Filmmaker [[David LaChapelle]]'s [[documentary]] ''Rize'', which offers an intimate portrayal of the clown dancing [[subculture]], was featured at the [[2005]] [[Sundance Film Festival]]. He says of the movement: "What [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] was to [[rock and roll|rock-and-roll]] in early [[1990s|'90s]] is what these kids are to hip hop. It's the alternative to the [[bling-bling]], tie-in-with-a-[[fashion designer|designer]] corporate hip-hop thing." [http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=upsell_article&articleID=VR1117898396&cs=1]
Krumping is a dance artform that comes from a higly surpresed group of people that can not cross the street without being shot by gangs because of the color of their clothes. As a reaction to that they started to wear many coloured clothes, look like clowns, and express themselves in a dance called clowning. Clowning later evolved into different forms of which krumping is one.
It is a very energetic danceform that gives the posibility to channel the tons of anger and rage that live in these kids in a positive way. These kids lose neighbours and friends for nothing in drive-bys. It also seems to be a reaction to the Rodney King beating in 1992. Some dance groups still use the scene of 'three police men hitting one man to death' as part of their pose/moves.
Krumping shows a close relation with African dance forms and rituals.
