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Product DescriptionRize is an intimate completely fresh portrayal of inner city youth who have created art and often family - where before there was none. Surrounded by drug addiction gangs and impoverishment they have developed a completely unique style of dance that evolves on a daily basis. Through tremendous spirit and creativity t
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Rize is an intimate completely fresh portrayal of inner city youth who have created art and often family - where before there was none. Surrounded by drug addiction gangs and impoverishment they have developed a completely unique style of dance that evolves on a daily basis. Through tremendous spirit and creativity they manage to rise above.System Requirements: Running Time 84 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DOCUMENTARIES/MISC. Rating: PG-13 UPC: 031398183112 Manufacturer No: 18311
The riveting documentary Rize explores the physically astounding Los Angeles worlds of clowning and krumping--both heightened and spectacular styles of hip-hop dance. With roots in breakdancing and the furious response to the Rodney King beating, clowning was launched by Tommy the Clown, a former drug runner turned children's-party-clown, with brightly colored jumpsuits and a psychedelic afro wig. To gather attention, Tommy began to gyrate and writhe in the street; before long, he was not only getting gigs, he'd inspired dozens of other clown groups, all with their own spin on face make-up and Tommy's dance moves. With a little cross-pollination from stripper dance moves and a good dose of aggression, clowning begat krumping, which resembles a cross between an epileptic seizure and ecstatic possession--what one practitioner calls "ghetto ballet." In addition to dancing that will make your eyes pop, Rize interviews dancers like Tight Eyez, La Nina, Lil C, and Miss Prissy, building a portrait of a subculture, culminating in a dance battle between clowns and krumps called BattleZone V. Directed by photographer and music video director David LaChappelle, Rize persuasively portrays these twin dance movements as not only a personal exorcism, but as the effort of a community to escape the corrosive forces of gangs and drugs. --Bret Fetzer
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