What is the C-Walk

C-Walk (Crip Walk, Clown Walk, Crown Walk) - modern hip-hop dance-oriented virtuoso impromptu stop work.

Crip Walk appeared in the early 70s of the 20th century in Compton, a poor suburb of Los Angeles, and was performed under reperskie slogans. In the early 80-ies in South Central Los Angeles Crip Walk began to develop as a symbolic ritual gang Crips, because of which it gets its name. Initially, members of the Crips street gang used deft footwork to portray your name, apply bandit signs or initiate new members into the gang. They are "written" the name of the warring factions feet Bloods crossed out and it, thus, demonstrating its superiority.

After this group of Bloods also became used as a retaliatory step foot for the execution of certain movements. Accordingly, their ritual was called B-walk (Blood Walk).

Crip walk became popular after the rapper Ice-T in the 1990s showed it in front of cameras.

Crip walk is forbidden to dance in American schools in connection with the position of the administration concerning the cleansing of educational institutions from the influence of gangs. Variations emerged with the aim of familiarizing the younger generation to dance, not to banditry, and adaptation Crip Walk'a, initially emerged as a set gang, clan symbols and gestures, to the hip-hop culture. However, Crip walk is not a dance, it's a ritual gangster, therefore appeared Clown walk. Clown walk is just a hip-hop dance.
• Clown Walk is usually faster.
• Items in the Clown Walk more spectacular and less traditional.
• Clown Walk is a dance, not a ritual.
• It is not obligatory elements of freestyle.
• During the dance, the man does not produce actions associated with gangster chips.

There is also another kind of C-Walk'a - a Crown Walk. Crown Walk - a synthesis of rhythm and movement Crip Walk Clown Walk.

In connection with the development of hip-hop culture C-Walk is becoming more popular, but increasingly being used as part of other dance styles. Constantly there are new moves, as each dancer comes up with its own elements.
Basic movements C-Walk - is V (V),

Forward V (V Forward),

V Stepback (V Back),

V Split / Double V (Wee Double),

Heel Toe (That Hill),

Shuffle (Shuffle),

Shuffle Hop (hop Shuffle),

X Hop (X-hop).

There are also bundles (transition from one element to another), and more complex elements, based on the basic movements. Of course it is good to perform the C-Walk need special shoes, slippers after long jump. Suitable sports shoes companies such as Nike, Adidas, Vans, Reebok, DC, Reflex and others.

Adidas Stan Smith 2.5 Cf