I know it's almost unheard-of for me to be contributing the "urban dance item," instead of Brian, but you can downgrade my street cred accordingly when noting I read this in the New York Times.

Check out the story about krumping, the dance rage akin to breakdance that's sweeping south central L.A. It's interesting in its own right, and read on to find there's even a reference to the Lou:

"Like sessions in the St. Louis jazz clubs of the 1920s, or the 1980s break-dance competitions in the South Bronx, battle zones, both formal and impromptu, serve as laboratories for an evolving and distinctly American art form."

These kids today. Don't miss the slide show, too.

Posted under Fun Links by Amanda Doyle on Mon., Jun 20, 2005 at 3:44 PM