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Waacking
What is waacking?
Waacking is a dance form that emerged from Los Angeles around the disco era and is presently going through a resurgence in night clubs in America and Europe by collectives such as the Imperial House of Waacking (IHOW) and the Waacktitioners.
It was Soul Train in the 1970s that brought waacking to the public's attention when dancers like Tyrone Proctor would swing their arms wildly in time to the music. He later on formed the group The Outrageous Waack Dancers with another pioneer of the style Jody Watley of pop group Shalamar.
Waack dancing is recognisable by it's femininity, flailing arms and vogues (pausing while dancing to pose), using the arms hit every beat in the music to extenuate musicality.
Waacking is being pushed forward by the IHOW with dancers such as Aus Ninja, son of Tyrone Proctor, and Kumari Suraj helping to spread the message and the style.
Here’s a selection of everything waacking that TooMuchFlavour has reported on...
Kumari Suraj aka Princess Frankie Douglas, is touring the UK to spread the style and word of waacking. Not many people know much about waacking, so we caught up with her when she was in London to learn more, and find out who is Kumari Suraj?
An evening of waacking classes followed by battles, a lot of vogueing, and sore arms. Hosted by the London Waacktitioners, see how it went down when they took over the Den...
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Waacking: Facts and key people
Tyrone Proctor, pioneer of waacking style and co-
Responsible for the re-
Kumari Suraj (aka Frankie Douglas) was part of the Waacking Tour organised by B-
If you’re confused as to why everyone in the Imperial House of Waacking has royal names, it comes from the dancers following the same structure of House Dance International.
For official waacking information, check www.waacking.com
Waacking: By our own Waacktitioner, Princess Scribbles
Waacking has hit the mainstream from nowhere, even Throwdown’s Charlie conceded at B.Supreme last weekend that he had only just learnt what it is and where it’s from.
So, why waacking and why right now? It is the humble opinion of this Waacktitioner that the time has come for the girls.
Long has the umbrella of ‘urban dance’ encompassed styles where girls are striving to dance like boys and dress like boys, maybe the time is right for saying “we can dance like girls and in heels and be strong too.”
Now, it’s worth mentioning that we have waacktitioner boys and our boys waack like men but the fact remains it’s a dance celebrating femininity and strength. The ladies are taking over and waacking is here to stay!
Interview with Aus Ninja, Imperial House of Waacking
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In their mission to spread the word and the love of the dance, The Waacktitioners take over with a workshop, a battle showcase and most importantly a good old fashioned jam featuring music from Mr Funk himself, Disco Z (Zulu DJ). More info inside.
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More content to fill this space coming soon! Keep on waacking!