In reference to our decision to spell the style as Whacking instead of Waacking: We will be sharing some information we've learned from our STEEZY Studio instructor and Whacking advisor Lorena Valenzuela @thelorenav, whose mentor is Viktor Manoel (One of the Original Punkers). First off, Whacking uses the word Whack because it's based on the old Batman comic book pop art texts, like "WHACK!" "BOOM!" "POW!". Anyways.... Around the 70's, a dancer named Tyrone Proctor moved from New York to participate in Soul Train (in California). There he met some of the Original Punkers and started learning from them. He later moved back to New York and started sharing this "west coast" style called "Waacking". Viktor didn't know why he started spelling it that way. Viktor thinks he just misspelled it because back in the day there was not a lot of documentation or written proof of what these guys were doing... so he just heard the word and thought it was spelled like that. The spread of misinformation came largely due to the fact that most of the Original Punkers died of AIDS in the 80's and 90's and Viktor retired from the dance industry because of the pain of losing all of his friends. However, Tyrone Proctor became very famous and was one of the few dancers from the early days of Whacking/Punking that was still teaching around the world. This means that much of the newer generations were taught by Tyrone. However... around 2009, Toni Basil brought Viktor back into the scene and valuable information about the style of Whacking and the Original Punkers started to spread. This resurfacing of this information created so much confusion around the world. At STEEZY, we are choosing to respect cultural roots and break the cycle of misinformation within dance by talking to the originals and their students. We hope this clears up our reasoning!

@pasoapaso6989

4 жыл бұрын

he started spelling it in a different way because of the negative connotation of the word "whacking" = to strike with force and also to avoid the sexual connotation from "to whack off"

@samuelerivardi1326

4 жыл бұрын

Ok, now let's start changing half million Instagram profile names LOL

@funster730

4 жыл бұрын

2:07 song?

@FlorZupichiatti

4 жыл бұрын

Jeffrey Daniels put the extra A in 1978 (ebony magazine, 1978 interview to the "outrageous waack dancers"). Maybe this also helps to break the cycle of misinformation.

@minesbetter3504

4 жыл бұрын

pin this please

The krumpers hyping the waackers was honestly the most pure thing ever.

@Fram3o

4 жыл бұрын

Yessssirrrr

@bonbonvrock84

4 жыл бұрын

Truue

@coryg1061

3 жыл бұрын

It made me wanna jump up and krump

@Alldayanyday1OnThePS4

3 жыл бұрын

Just know Krumpers will hype literally any style of dancers, I got homies here in Oside and SD that are part of a huge krump community and they hype tf out of my ballet/contemporary friend when he fused his style with hiphop in a battle..Krumpers know dancers feed off energy, hence why krump is always live

@squanus2866

3 жыл бұрын

it's my vision for existence

Krump Guys - " This is beginner Krump..." Whacking girls - " This is advanced Whacking..."

@imkotable

4 жыл бұрын

It's just that Waacking is way difficult than Krump, those hand moves are like basic moves in Waacking tho they are difficult af

@starlight.genesis

4 жыл бұрын

@@imkotable it's those rolls and turns that get confusing after a while and when you ADD SPEED?? So much more confusing lol

@dlee4she

4 жыл бұрын

@@imkotable no it's not

@imkotable

4 жыл бұрын

@@starlight.genesis I'm not talking about this video, I've been watching battles for over 10years now, top waackers like Ibuki, Lip j, Yoon ji etc are waay technical than top krumpers like Tight Eyez or Ugly Fate... they dance with a lot of emotions, different emotions. And by "diffeent emotions" I mean Kurmpers always dance with this "anger" emotion, while Waackers dance with anger, sadness, joy etc.. it depends on the music. So I wasn't talking about the moves, if that was the case then Breaking would be the most difficult dance, because no one can do the powermoves bboy Kill or bboy Physicxx and those bboys do. That's just my opinion and I'm not tryna convince anyone here hh

@starlight.genesis

4 жыл бұрын

@@imkotable Well I assumed to you were talking about this video cuz you weren't talking about any other videos. And yeah, I've been watching them too. They challenge the traditional sense of waacking, especially Ibuki, since she goes super fast with so much emotion. it's pretty captivating.

The girl in the green pants went hard!

@steezystudio

4 жыл бұрын

Lily is insane 😳

@DmitriousBazhanov

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, harder than actual Krumpers were

@cosmicthanos4977

4 жыл бұрын

In whacking n in Krumping

@hongjoongisdaddyasf155

3 жыл бұрын

Ong

@ahgaseslvkch2864

3 жыл бұрын

@@hongjoongisdaddyasf155 I like your username

The center dude doing the wacking was IMPRESSIVE.

@bobbytaraantino

3 жыл бұрын

At first when I heard him "18 years of experience" I was like "that's cap" after seeing him dance I was like: *oww*

@Selahhhhhhhhhhh

3 жыл бұрын

I feel like the name wacking perfectly describes the style too....wack.

Ok hear me out... housing & tutting

@mies626

4 жыл бұрын

Adam Torres how about popping and house

@kellyfulmen6046

4 жыл бұрын

_YES_

@mrboyyz5066

4 жыл бұрын

omg yes

@sarthaksingh1528

4 жыл бұрын

Brooo you so good. Amazing ideaaa

@Shshhwsvbshsjsyssshsh

4 жыл бұрын

hands vs feet!!!!!

Lol that was not a beginner's waacking piece

@alejandrosantos5328

4 жыл бұрын

looks intermediate lmao

@dancereaper

4 жыл бұрын

Lol exactly!!! That was def not a beginner's piece.

@ChristopherBong

4 жыл бұрын

But it was a dope piece 😂🤣

@dayko1329

4 жыл бұрын

The Krump choreo was defo beginners

@joezic

4 жыл бұрын

THAST WHAT I SAID LOL

The girl in the middle tho when she was krumping she seemed like she enjoyed it. Krump is one of my favorite styles of dance.

@k1soulo

4 жыл бұрын

bro she went offff

@cirkuspolle

4 жыл бұрын

Its kinda lamest and most easy style of dance to be honest. Gringe krumpers dont have real musicality in them.. Its like krumping is like mumble rap compared to real rap if you know what i mean..

@lynetteminute

3 жыл бұрын

@cirkuspolle since it’s the “most easy style of dance,” are you able to krump? The krumping in this video is underwhelming. So, if you think this is a good portrayal, then that answers my question.

@cirkuspolle

3 жыл бұрын

@@lynetteminute Do mumble rappers know how to rap? Naa, they dont have to. So yes, i could krump but i would never embrass myself like that.. Prefer real dance over this millenial stuff.

@shineedablueprint4914

3 жыл бұрын

@@cirkuspolle oh no. It is real dance though. It might be a "younger" type of dance but because it was only created over a decade ago but dance isn't considered dance after a certain period amount of time. All the styles we're at one point really "young". You gotta stop with the generational thing it doesn't matter anymore. If you have musicality and are willing to move then its dance.

I dislocated my shoulder from just watching this

@kennethcoleman1378

4 жыл бұрын

This is a HIGHLY underrated comment lol

@shocoice22

3 жыл бұрын

I love this comment so much 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@leahankey647

3 жыл бұрын

facts

@belleliu1639

3 жыл бұрын

😂

@evaserova4860

2 жыл бұрын

LOOOOOOOOL

I feel like the girls did them dirty, that was not a beginner level combo lol Loved this concept, looking foward to see more of it!

@dancereaper

4 жыл бұрын

Yep

@robertlaieta7743

4 жыл бұрын

Lmao agreed but that one guy who got not one wacking move was funny 😂

@steezystudio

4 жыл бұрын

Baby Tight Eyez did want revenge.. 👀

@dancereaper

4 жыл бұрын

@@robertlaieta7743 yeah, I've been there. That choreo was too complicated for their level. Untrained brains can only process so much. After a certain point, the brain becomes mush, and everything you've been juggling drops. That's a sign to the instructor that they've given too much choreography.

@notdanielyong3417

4 жыл бұрын

@@dancereaper The first time (and last time) I tried beginner Waacking was too hard for me lol. The arms were pretty confusing to figure out the way they moved, but then footwork was added and juggling the two together was the death of me

6:24 you know your dead when you're mom is a whacker and she doesn't need a whip

@MoniqueSinha

4 жыл бұрын

Kurt Arguelles 🤣🤣🤣

@todorokiyosukedesu

4 жыл бұрын

WTF LMAOOOOOO

@adityasadhyan5963

4 жыл бұрын

that little guy sure felt that whip

@niihjulienne6353

4 жыл бұрын

😂 😂 😂 😂

@jero3933

4 жыл бұрын

@@adityasadhyan5963 u mean beast

6:24 my gOODNESS

@MC-lf3ui

4 жыл бұрын

Surprised that the girls still has her arm

@xlndrei

4 жыл бұрын

here in the PH waaacking is an exhibition and an interesting arsenal for battlers unlike the other styles.

@azazelishikawa3730

4 жыл бұрын

@@xlndrei interesting! i didn't know that, tho im also from ph hahaha

@kellyfulmen6046

4 жыл бұрын

_Yeah, that literally killed me._

@twosixradg

4 жыл бұрын

Even BEAST was surprised LMAO

As hard as this was for the krumpers the guy in the middle lowkey goes off 🎉🎉🎉🎉 even if he is making up some of it 😂

There was that one guy that just died 24s in his own style and the waacking choreo 😂

@dancereaper

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that would be me too! Lol

@BIAKANOORWorld

4 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣

@rainrainmeansvivi1693

4 жыл бұрын

well he said that it was his first, i feel him

John was living his life in whacking tho!

@cheyenne1082

4 жыл бұрын

Elvina Raharja I love his facial expressions 😂

@HxrotheLune

3 жыл бұрын

I was living y’all!!!!!

no one gonna talk about how John killed the wacking routine!!! especially considering how hard that routine was

I loved the humility of this SO MUCH. Hey ladies, maybe go a little more beginner for the dudes hahaha

john really went for it w the whacking!!! kudos to him!!! that was definitely a really difficult piece but damn he refused to give up, i love it. and tbh everyone did well, i really like this concept! i love dancers hyping each other up and learning new things so i'm so down for more of this.

6:21 are we really not gonna talk about that shoo wo BA! ? It was _ICONIC_

@edo27

3 жыл бұрын

i kept rewinding it to see how fast her arm went because i blinked and missed it LOL

@zeuxlaught2797

3 жыл бұрын

yup its crazy , they have literal whips for their hands

shuffling and tutting LOOOOL imagine that video😂😂😂

@isaacbernardez6193

4 жыл бұрын

YES THISSS^^^ WE NEED THIS TO GET LIKES BOIS

@user-fz8kz4tg1k

4 жыл бұрын

The most different styles 😹😹😹

@kiangsy3986

2 жыл бұрын

That would be hard lol

6:24 the way dude turned😂 my homie was SCARED

This was a dope watch. Please do more of these videos with different styles

@steezystudio

4 жыл бұрын

in the works 👀

@lincolnexaron864

4 жыл бұрын

Popping next haha

@arrimyllekurtflorida6160

4 жыл бұрын

STEEZY try vogue and popping 😂

@arrimyllekurtflorida6160

4 жыл бұрын

Dark Angel try alignment voguing. Not too fem

@arrimyllekurtflorida6160

4 жыл бұрын

Dark Angel pm me on FB I’ll send some clips

krump is feeling, it takes u to another realm once u go off, its unexplainable. thats y some people cry after a heavy session.. its spiritual

@tchuribei5466

4 жыл бұрын

It’s crazy how I forget everything I did after a session it really feels like my character takes over

@NeoPest

4 жыл бұрын

@@tchuribei5466 thats a demon

@jameswtlocs

3 жыл бұрын

@@NeoPest possession 🔥

@fleebee4115

3 жыл бұрын

@@NeoPest it’s the ancestors, not demons lol.

@sickswitch1387

3 жыл бұрын

Wow!! That's powerful

HIPHOP & BALLET

@rahmanpermana4741

4 жыл бұрын

up you go sir

@punitkk7696

4 жыл бұрын

Almost every other dance movie

@mies626

4 жыл бұрын

plz no

@verxatile5411

4 жыл бұрын

Up u go sir

@lulumimi

4 жыл бұрын

ballet should never be in vids like these bc it takes at least 7 years to become even slightly decent 😂 it's too much technique and details

John's hype was incredible. I loved watching his expressions, and he seemed to genuinely enjoy it when he was whacking.

omg whacking is sooo difficult wish i could dance like those girls they're pure FIRE

Sherwin's movement is insane...like he has insane control for such an explosive dance style...krump is very powerful yet he controls that power so well which makes his moves super sharp despite how much force he puts into each move...it's like mixing poppin and krump in one person...it's just amazing

I love how hyped the boys are when the girls where giving it their all. It's cool seeing how they both struggled with the others styles, the whackers struggling to get the weight of the movement and the krumpers struggling with the sheer amount of movement. This was a great watch

@tchuribei5466

4 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite things about krump is how the hyping is a huge part of the culture

2:01 "You go over there." Yeah, I felt that lol

I can't believe my eyes! How did those whacking girls managed to showcase? Thanks for sharing and keep inspiring us, steezystudio!!! Love you guys from India 🇮🇳

@steezystudio

4 жыл бұрын

😍

Whaking looks like vogue and NYC dance house had a baby.

@rightinfrontofmysalad7356

4 жыл бұрын

It came before vogueing and house, it’s music was disco which gave birth to house music. Where the 2 genres vogueing and house came from

@hotpopcorncake

4 жыл бұрын

@@rightinfrontofmysalad7356 Ok as a born and raised in New Yorker need to keep track which side created these dance because leave me confused. Pop and locking was created in California and up and down rocking was created in NYC. NYC created rap in the streets, krumping I thought I was created in the south. That's what people tell me in Florida but I don't see it. NYC created the p diddy's Shuffle. From nyc perspective they told us house was created in soul train. Ok I broke my brain cuase I lost of the other type of dances we have in NYC. Ok where did Lmoa Shuffling dance came from? For me it doesn't matter where it comes from I just enjoy people having these dances. But still curious where they came from

@Marcosuser92

4 жыл бұрын

@@rightinfrontofmysalad7356 Vogue came before Waacking*

@iammixontv7859

3 жыл бұрын

You should watch the movie ‘rise’,it is a documentary on how krumping was started.

@bhaktiphalke9389

3 жыл бұрын

@@Marcosuser92 isn't that whacking

You cannot tell that it was the girls' first time krumping! Damn nailing that dance routine.

Yooooo, krumpers always have the BEST energy, so hype, so positive, also some of the nicest people I have ever met, super loving to everybody ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Waacking is so smooth and fancy, I love it and really wish someday I can have dance classes on steezy

@Ell.06

4 жыл бұрын

In my experience tutorials didn't help me much when I was first learning waacking, a lot of them teach techniques completely different to how they are actually done in real life.. best way to learn the style is to watch videos of people dancing and just learm from what you see

@daveibrahim1962

4 жыл бұрын

Elli Jelly Nope, it is still important to learn these foundations to give respect to the culture of the style. It just looks different from dancer to dancer because each have their identity and are different from each other. The best way to learn styles is to attend intensive workshops about the style, not just simply copying and being ignorant of the correct way to do it.

@Ell.06

4 жыл бұрын

@@daveibrahim1962 I am not saying it's not important to learn the foundation, I just disagree with how and where you should learn it. Back in the 70s there were no Waacking workshops or online classes, you learned by just going to the club and watching other people dance, which is exactly what I was suggesting to Thatiana.

@thatianaoliveira1745

4 жыл бұрын

Elli Jelly thank you both for telling me your opinions, it’s really necessary to give feedback to those who are thinking about signing up for these classes, since they’re definitely not cheap. I appreciate it

Dude in the middle with the backwards hat acting like he couldn't nail that shit but dude you could totally kill a waacking routine with some practice. Nicely done everyone! I shall continue to do the only dance I know, the twist.

that was so cool to see i love to see how smooth whacking is

I loved both of the groups mentality. They had amazing vibes.

They both held their grounds. Great job everyone

The girl in the middle is gooooooodddd. I think she's one of those who are just born to dance like she can do any genre of it

As a dancer who does Krumping, Krumping though looks very fierce and wild it's very systematic. You need to plan your movements or it'll look very messy and just angry. Most of the Krumpers I've met are like the sweetest people tho they're absolute demons on the stage. Wacking is one style I find really amusing and actually wanna learn but in this video the wackers surely did the Krumpers dirty XD that surely wasn't a beginner combo

THIS NEEDS TO HAPPEN EVERYWHERE IN THE WORLD NOT JUST IN KZread VIDEOS BECAUSE THAT'S HOW YOU BUILD A COMMUNITY !!!

i love how the dude with the sweater was rlly feeling the whACK

This was so freaking COOL!!!!!!!! I loved every minute of this video! Each style was so interesting to watch and learn more about. I feel like the whackers were freaking mesmerizing and i would love to learn to whack at that level one day

Interesting combination the most raw masculine style with the most precise feminine style. Both of them have similar issues of having very polarized fan base/practitioners. They definitely gained some respect for each others craft.

BREAKDANCE VS CONTEMPORARY DANCE🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

Did anyone notice the one guy didn't look like he knew what was going on in any of the dances?

@mylesthered3614

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah he was the weakest link😭😬

I feel like with the krump, that the girls were just learning another routine in a style they already had experience in. The girl in the olive pants absolutely killed it.

Watching Michael in his group performance reminds of myself in group performances. 😂

@steezystudio

4 жыл бұрын

😂

Lily is a beast at krump!! she looked natural man

this is such a good concept!! and it's so encouraging for every dancer to see ppl who are professionals learning a different style for the first time

A great way of understanding styles in a unique way! Thank you, Steezy!

me taking my first krump class after hip hop dancing for three years. AHHHHHHHHHHHH. now im a krumper full time

@danaztig23

4 жыл бұрын

serotali picked up krump recently and been loving it bro. Keep up the grind!!!

this was so wholesome and perfect. poor guys got an advanced wacking piece but its okay the guy in the front still did GREAT for such an advanced combo.

8:28 is the funniest laugh ever and ohhh the green pants girl went hard with krumping💕

They are all so talented I love how they just admire each other!

Skull Shirt absolutely ROCKED the arm movements for the whacking segment. Wow! He's a natural!!

8:45 thats what its about. That quote right there 💯

the guy with the dreads ATE UP the whacking

The guy with the long sleeve killed the whacking routine!!

1:00 look at Lip J battling with Kana. Like damn she is literally everywhere and she's not kidding when she said she's joined almost every battle out there 👀

I just remember in my P.E activity about different dance styles. My teacher assigned everyone to do one dance style. I got *Krumping* . Not a dancer I usually stiff while dancing but got a highest score on that activity.

Such a cool video idea. Love that they are sharing in each others styles and having fun.

Awww this is literally so cute how they’re all cheering each other on!!! Also just super cool to watch

7:07 not even gonna cap, John did that shit lol

*true dancers, just giving their all and admiring each other’s gifts. I loved this video!! Always love what this channel comes out with* 💛😌🤙

This is awesome. Please do more of these style mix videos. Super interesting! :-)

I knew the 3 yr krumper was in for it. Proud of him 4 fighting.

I want other videos like this one. Its so interesting to see dancers going out of thir comfort zone and try new styles.

Big dude in the middle killed the waacking choreo. He 100% went home and practiced after this. 💜

i could feel the energy from my side even though I wasnt even present physically!! This is so cool

This was fun to watch, it made me laugh a little to see how both teams were learning out of their comfort zone

I LOVE THESE SERIES SO MUUUUUCH!!!!!!!

dude I LOVE that you guys decided to put in the instructors reaction too!!! also I LOVE THE ENERGY AND THE HYPE IN THE PERFORMANCES!!!!!!! OMG

I loved seeing the krumpers do the whacking!!! They did so good! I know they're going to somehow be inspired to integrate this into their dancing and vice versa.

This is so great! Love you, Kris and Lily!

Contemporary v. Breaking 😏 They both be on the floor doing ish so why not. 😂

when professionals met another professional, damnnn🔥💯

Such great energy! I need more videos like this!

i just love how dancers are so united❤

I'm literally just finished taking Salonga's beginner Krump class on Steezy and it was sooooooo satisfying I can't wait to learn more. I love this form of expression it feels like the perfect way for me to process my trauma like breaking out of a cage. I also have titanium rods down my spine from T1-L1 due to Scoliosis but since there's not that much movement in that area of the spine with Krump moves it's perfect for my body. Even the way krumpers hold that core steady it's almost protective of that area of the spine. Another fan commented somewhere below about how Krump can be spiritual and ecstatic when you go off and lose yourself in it and that that's the ancestors moving through you. I found this fascinating because I'm already a practitioner of specific type of ecstatic dance called 'Movement Medicine' which is based in shamanic knowledge, is freestyle but guided by a specific type of music and vocal prompts. After being inspired by Jaja's choreo to 'No olvidar' I noticed a krump movement from that dance pop out of me during a movement medicine session when the vocal prompt was to connect with my ancestors. Coincidence? I think they want me to Krump! :) Thanks Steezy for the awesome classes!

Steezy should do a lot of videos like this. I love it.

Omg, Lily is so good. Her popping shows

PLEASE GUYS YOU HAVE TO DO MORE OF THESE

On fire!! I love the essence the energy!

OMG steezy I love you guys! We need this revolution yeah! More of this pleasee

It's amazing watching both style...

Cool to see the different approaches for each style

I loveeeee these videos cuz I love dancing n learning all different styles of dance

i love the vibe in this! you go krumperssss! haha even when they messed up

I really want to see between Whacking & Vogue dancer learn each of their style

when the girls do the move at 3:37 ...absolute joy

This vid is straight fire! More please!

I absolutely love john's energy

Nice video. I learned the basics of these styles. Thank you 🙏

I don't know the first thing about dancing. Clicked on this randomly. But I LOVE this! The dancing is amazing. Seeing everyone hyped for their new friends. Beautiful!

STEEZY is absolutely my favourite KZread channel now.

The krumpers reaction to the girls krumpin was priceless 👍 The girls killed it!✅💯

This video was aweeeeeeeeeeeeeesome! Had a lot of fun watching it

Dope content. I’ve binged like 10 of your vids 🔥.

Do more of these videos this was such a great idea