Turf dance is a form of street dance associated with hyphy music. The term, which originated as an acronym for Taking Up Room on the Floor,[1][2] was created by the influential turf dancer Jeriel Bey; the dance form was originally known as “hittin’ it”. The dance form had its earliest influences in the break dance movement of the 1980s. It developed into a distinctive dance style in Oakland, California.
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History
Turf Dancing has its earliest origins in the Boogaloo movement of California and the break dancing movement of New York City in the 1980s.[2] It developed into a separate genre of dance in Oakland, California during the 1990s, and, along with hyphy music, came to be seen as distinctively representative of Oakland.[3] The movement rose to prominence in 2002 following Jeriel Bey's establishment of his group, The Architeckz.[3] Turf dance had been promoted as a means of dispute resolution within the Oakland community;[3] in 2005 The Architeckz built on this concept of dance battle by engaging krump dancers from Los Angeles in city-level competition.[1] Friendly rivalries with dancers from New York and Memphis[2] have developed as well. The artist E-40 brought international attention to the movement with his 2006 single Tell Me When to Go.[4]
Foundation
Turf dance is an improvisational, free-flowing form of dance that focuses on storytelling and the creation of optical illusions, and the display of distinctive personal style. Dance elements include popping, locking, and Mimeing.[5] The genre has a relatively small base of established steps to draw from; some steps are associated with their neighborhoods of origin, like the Brookfield, a gliding move that originated in the east Oakland neighborhood of Brookfield Village. Gliding is heavily used in turf dance because it enables the creation of optical illusions. "Going dumb," or completely letting one's emotions loose on the dance floor, is also a distinctive part of the tradition.[6]
Related dance styles
References
- ^ a b Burkey, Shannon (2005-07-26). "Freestylin' Freestylin' Freestylin' The Architeckz aim to". Oakland Tribune. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4176/is_20050726/ai_n15825058. Retrieved 2009-02-17.
- ^ a b c Zamora, Jim Herron (2007-03-10). "Architeckz look to build outlet for Oakland youth / Dance troupe channels emotions through 'turf dancing,' a younger sibling of 1980s break dancing". San Francisco Chronicle. p. B 1. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/03/10/BAGILOJ3D31.DTL. Retrieved 2009-02-17.
- ^ a b c Hix, Lisa (2005-10-16). "CLUBLAND". San Francisco Chronicle. p. D 5. http://sfgate.info/cgi-bin/article/article?f=/c/a/2005/10/16/LVGUNF4FPE1.DTL. Retrieved 2009-02-17.
- ^ Stelfox, Dave (2007-11-15). "Why doesn't the UK have hip-hop dance crazes?". guardian.co.uk. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2007/nov/15/hiphopdancecrazes. Retrieved 2009-02-17.
- ^ "East Bay Express". www.eastbayexpress.com. http://www.eastbayexpress.com/bestof/best_turf_dance_crew/BestOfAward?oid=776816. Retrieved 2009-02-17.
- ^ Hesse, Monica (2008-01-20). ""There is an escape in dance."". The Washington Post. p. M02. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/18/AR2008011800949_pf.html. Retrieved 2009-02-17.
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