Gangsta walk was created in Memphis. Originated by the group G-Style who released the first Gangsta walk video ever titled “G-Style Gangsta" that consisted of Romeo, Wolf, and Hurricane, who went on to land a production deal with Dallas Austin behind the groups Boys to Men, Monica, Another Bad Creation and TLC to name a few. They went on to land a major record deal with P. Daddy’s Bad Boy entertainment and the first group to launch Bad Boy South. From the group success and their early video release from the song G-Style”Gangsta". Doors opened and gave opportunity for other dances in Memphis Tennessee such as Joking, Bucking, and etc. and have spread abroad. The group continues to be a major part on the Memphis music scene with Romeo's latest
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This style of the Gangsta Walk is more commonly referred to as the G-Train. It is said that this style was banned from the clubs shortly after being created due to the wildness it invoked in performers as well as onlookers. Reminders of its existence are still left behind in older clubs or closed down night spots around the city.[5] the most known style of Gangsta Walking is within the standard crunch atmosphere, involving a crowd of people slamming and pushing off one another on the dance floor. The most famous and practiced style of Gangsta Walking around the city takes bits and pieces from other street dance styles like liquid dancing (the wave, totting, tracing, contours and hand flowing), the robot, locking, popping, gliding and even breakdancing all merged with the traditional dance. …show more content…
Joking is most noted for not only its smooth steps, but its heavy introduction of pantomiming into the dance styles. Joking' emphasized footwork in a way that focused the crowd’s attention on the feet. Joking is especially characterized by the dancers' abilities in sliding and stepping movements. Bucking' brought in the exaggerated movements of Gangsta walking and Joking. The movements were made to appear more expansive due to the buckles (exaggerated style) of the dancer – the most explosive style of Gangsta walking. Buckers began to lift the slide (of the feet) off the ground, creating even higher glides than ever seen before. Chopin' came in the mid 90's as dancers in Memphis started to add the animated effect of Gangsta walking, joking, and bucking to the dance floor. Chopin' consisted of stiffening the muscles until they began to vibrate and then moving while trying to create a very unreal stiff Gangsta walk. Icing', the newest form of Gnats walking', is most known for the ability to slide with one foot while gliding with the other. Ices give the illusions of ice skating through the explosiveness of the movements they applied while gliding across the floor.
This style of the Gangsta Walk is more commonly referred to as the G-Train. It is said that this style was banned from the clubs shortly after being created due to the wildness it invoked in performers as well as onlookers. Reminders of its existence are still left behind in older clubs or closed down night spots around the city.[5] the most known style of Gangsta Walking is within the standard crunch atmosphere, involving a crowd of people slamming and pushing off one another on the dance floor. The most famous and practiced style of Gangsta Walking around the city takes bits and pieces from other street dance styles like liquid dancing (the wave, totting, tracing, contours and hand flowing), the robot, locking, popping, gliding and even breakdancing all merged with the traditional dance. …show more content…
Joking is most noted for not only its smooth steps, but its heavy introduction of pantomiming into the dance styles. Joking' emphasized footwork in a way that focused the crowd’s attention on the feet. Joking is especially characterized by the dancers' abilities in sliding and stepping movements. Bucking' brought in the exaggerated movements of Gangsta walking and Joking. The movements were made to appear more expansive due to the buckles (exaggerated style) of the dancer – the most explosive style of Gangsta walking. Buckers began to lift the slide (of the feet) off the ground, creating even higher glides than ever seen before. Chopin' came in the mid 90's as dancers in Memphis started to add the animated effect of Gangsta walking, joking, and bucking to the dance floor. Chopin' consisted of stiffening the muscles until they began to vibrate and then moving while trying to create a very unreal stiff Gangsta walk. Icing', the newest form of Gnats walking', is most known for the ability to slide with one foot while gliding with the other. Ices give the illusions of ice skating through the explosiveness of the movements they applied while gliding across the floor.