“Shine the light of God in the darkness,” said the pastor. This may seem like an odd thing to hear at a dance performance, but it was the running theme of the Krump Kings show at the University on ...

After viewing a documentary last year on urban dancers who battle on the streets of Los Angeles, entertainment promoter Diallo Sumbry set out to bring such a competition to the District. He persuaded ...

DAVID LACHAPELLE'S "Rize" documents the South Central Los Angeles-rooted salvational subcultures of clowning and krumping. Lost already? Then think back to 1982's "Wild Style," many people's initial ...