WHAT IS WAACKING? | Queer History of Punking, Whacking, Waacking 1970-2003 |The Intro|
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- Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
- History & Content Curation: @KumariSuraj
Editing : Kumari Suraj
Music : @PrincessLockerooo
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TAWIAN | Chrissy Chou & Yak Films | • CHRISSY Waacking 'Hide...
MEXICO | Lorena V & Lily |Sister Strike | • SisterStrike-Awakening
INDIA | Sangram
UGANDA | @lilianmaxmillian Instagram
KUMARI SURAJ | Fancy | • Fancy @IGGYAZALEA | Ku...
PRINCESS LOCKEROO | Yak Films| • PRINCESS LOCKEROO Waac...
WAACKEISHA | Street Star | • WAACKEISHA | Waacking ...
ORIGINAL PUNK VINTAGE FOOTAGE | www.FACEBOOK.COM/IHOAP
DIANA ROSS | Love Hangover Part 1| • Video
DIANA ROSS | Love Hangover Part 2| • Video
ANTI GAY PSA | • Video
GRACE JONES | Do Or Die | • Grace Jones Do or Die ...
GRACE JONES | On Your Knees | / watchv=sxqg9fatx04&noh...
DJ MICHAEL ANGELO PHOTO | Courtesy of Gino’s III | www.facebook.c...
PUNKING DRAMATICS | Waackfest |
SOME PUNK INSPIRATIONS
FRED ASTAIR | • [HQ] You're All The Wo...
NORMA DESMOND | • Mr. DeMille, I'm Ready...
GRETA GARBO | • The Golden Age of Gret...
CHARLIE CHAPLIN | • Charlie Chaplin - The ...
KING KONG | • King Kong | 1933
LOONEY TOONS | Bugs Bunny | • Bugs Dances!
BRUCE LEE | Fists of Fury | • The Dojo Fight - Fist ...
STAR WARS | Light Sabers | • Top 10 Star Wars Light...
BATMAN TV SERIES | 1960s | • Batman (1966): Fight S...
FOUR FABULOUS FACES | Book | www.amazon.com...
WAACKING VINTAGE FOOTAGE
LA KNOCKERS | Courtesy of Marilyn Corwin | • L A KNOCKERS.wmv 70's-...
MIDNIGHT SPECIAL | Anna Sanchez, Steve “Sugarfoot” Notario, Shabba-doo, Dallace Zeiglar | Courtesy of Shabba-Doo
SOUL TRAIN | Shabba-Doo & Angel Ceja performance | • Soul Train Shabba Doo ...
OUTRAGEOUS WAACK DANCERS | Photo | EBONY MAGAZINE |
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SOUL TRAIN | Tinker | www.facebook.c...
SOUL TRAIN | Tyrone Proctor | • Video
BREED OF MOTION | Brooklyn | • Breed Of Motion
BREED OF MOTION | Nyu Film School | • Breed Of Motion
AIDS IN THE COMMUNITY | When Punking Faded |
HIV/AIDS NEW CLIPS | • 1982 - 1992 News Clips...
VIKTOR MANOEL | Street Star | • VIKTOR MANOEL (I.H.O.A...
WAACKING FILM & TV 80’s-2000
STAYING ALIVE | • Video
FLASHDANCE | • Flashdance... Maniac
BREAKIN’ | Battle Scene | • Breakin' the movie, ba...
STILL A THRILL | Jody Watley MV Ft. Tyrone Proctor | • Jody Watley - Still A ...
CHECK YA BODY AT THE DOOR | 90s Dance Documenatry | • House Dance Legends: C...
FLY GIRLS | In Living Color | • Video
FREE | Mya MV Waacking Choreographed by Brian Green | • Mya - Free
BRIAN GREEN
ATMOSPHERE JUDGE SOLO | • Brian Green @ ATMOSPHE...
FNF POLAND | Brian Green, Kumari Suraj, Tony Tzar | • Brian Green | Kumari S...
THE RESURGENCE | New Generations
BBOY SUMMIT | Kumari Suraj | • B.Boy Summit 2010
HDI WAACKING BATTLE | King Aus | • HDI Waacking 2009- Kin...
STREET STAR | Sandrine Saint Croix | • Waacking Solo| Sandrin...
HDC PUNKING/WHACKING CONTEST | Alyssa Chloe | • HDC Punking/Posing/Wha...
WAACKFEST | 90’s Theme Battle | “Return of the Waack” | • WAACKING PRELIMS | #RE...
PANGINA HEALS | Thailand’s Waacking Drag Queen | vimeo.com/1410...
NUBIAN NENE | NYC Canada | • From 110th Street to B...
RUDI SMIT | South Africa | • RUDI SMIT | MARTIN GAR...
IBUKI | Japan | • Judge Solo【IBUKI／JPN／B...
TONY TZAR | DC. Los Angeles | • Video
TEJASVI “TJ” | India | / 1258182600860373
THE WAACKERS | Los Angeles | • The Waackers | FRONTRO...
I’m glad you mentioned Tyrone Proctor in this piece. He passed this year back in June. Also let’s give a moment of silence to Shabba Doo who passed
You are correct. This video is old and will be updated as you suggested. Thank you for your comment.
FINALLY. An actual video about the history and origin of waacking. So much false information out there, so I'm glad I can just post your video whenever I see false information floating around. Thanks so much, Kumari! 😘💖💝
Hahaha yes ma'am you sure can. That's why it was made. To help us all grow. And read the description. There is so much knowledge in it. ❤️
+Kumari Suraj Yes ma'am! I just seriously got into waacking about six months ago. And my friends and I (who have been, I guess, tutoring me) will be seeing you in Dallas in August! We can't wait! Thanks for the reply!
+xCrazyChiChi you are so welcome! Can't wait to see you inDallas! Practice hard before I get there so I can see what you got 😉
+Kumari Suraj Of course! Go easy on me. I'm a newbie. ;D
As a gay man who's always been "at home" in the style of waacking, thank you so much for creating this video. I've been dancing for years and it's always been a struggle to explain what waacking was to others because of all the conflicting resources online. I'm going to show my fellow dancers this. :)
You are so very welcome. It's taken me 13 years to figure this out because of conflicting sources. I completely understand you. I'm glad it is helpful. Share away. Continue to dance free. 😊
WeeklyGoodies I’m glad this helped. It was meant to help the whole community. 🙂🙏🏽
@KumariSuraj this is pop locking go watch Rerun Berry from what's happening. Gay people renamed it. Shabbat doo was a pop locker
This is amazing. Everyone wants to appropriate the dance and the culture, but I never see people show this kind of love for its origins. You really make my heart swell with this. Also, I've only ever known the east coast side of the story. Everything about the LA side you talk about here is entirely new information to me. Thank you!
Could you please share the "East Coast side of the story", if that's not a burden for you? I'm a baby waacker who is trying to learn the dance's history, and there is so much misleading info. :)
I am so lucky to have seen and taken class with Kumari when she came to SF. She made the class feel so inclusive. And her performance for "Say My Name" was so beautiful. I may try to take waacking again. I was trying to learn hip/hop and house at that time, but at times it felt so intimidating.
Thank you so much for this gem! Pop culture needs to be educated on the legit facts of this art! So much great information from this that gives me new perspective on my craft. Sending love and blessings
I'm happy this small tool is helpful. Take it and run with it. :)
Thank you very much for sharing this video on the history of Waacking, I was involved with this dance at Ginos, I dance and knew this amazing dancers. Michael Angelo was always giving me Ideas when I would dance in a grand final. Love these guys. Ginos 1978
Christopher Campos thank you for commenting and sharing your beautiful experience. This is such a stunning art form and we owe it to your generation for bring it to life for us. 🙂🙏🏽 Thank you.
I don't aspire to be a great waacker, or anything of the sort, but I want to thank you so much for this knowledge! Just because I don't see myself rockin the style doesn't mean that I don't want to know as much as I can about it. I love the All Styles community, and the way it brings different genres of dance together. I have always been curious about waacking since the big boom it's had in the battle scene over the past few years.
I'm grateful you appreciate this! It's such a wonderful opportunity to gain knowledge about the things around you. Even if you don't participate. Keep seeking. 😊🙏🏽
The biggest thanks from the Czech Republic! This is amazing, sending love
You are welcome. Sending love back.
For beginners wacking style
could you please upload it ...
THIS IS BRILLIANT!! How did I miss all this but how do I recognize it? I grew up on Soul Train as an only child in MD/DC area. I write about kinetic orality in my work. Would love to connect. So amazing and sad it is not viral!
Finally a waacking video that mentions Proctor
Thank you so much for making this video. I am just starting my journey and this has been invaluable in helping me to understand the origins of waacking. I love you too btw
You are so welcome. Enjoy this tool. Grow and share you talents with the world.
I'm so very proud of you❣❣❣ Thank you for the education!
THank you :D
Very useful! Thanks a lot for sharing all these info with us!
You are so welcome. :)
This is just GREAT! Thanks for sharing to the world, great video, information and everything!!. And Viktor Manoel, Lore y Lily felicidades por hacer que el Waacking se difunda con mayor profundidad en México :)
You are so welcome!!!! 💋
Just revisited this to share with some people who asked me about my style- if they are curious I always start them with this video. THANK YOU! You are amazing
Teach the world! I hope this tool helps more and more... :)
watching this cause i had my first dance battle yesterday and i decided to showcase waacking! it was such a fun experience and im glad i was the first waacker to audition. i rlly want to make this genre known more
THANK YOU FOR THIS! So happy to show this to my High School Dance students!!!
Yessss
Yaaaasss. I know right. Finally. 😘
I love it! Can't wait for more... I've been watching waacking battles online for a while now, and knowing some of this makes it all make sense-- the theatricality, for example
Special shoutout to Montreal waackers; Montreal has a great waacking scene
Yes! You have some of the best Waackers in the world in Montreal! Learn whatever you can from them. They are fierce and fabulous!
Amazing! You are the best 😍😍 I love you work
Thank you very much. :)
WHEN WE ENTERED THE ZONE (Hard ass Break Dancers & B boys would be the 1rst to circle around us) THAT'S WHEN U KNOW U ARE WAAKING!! THE BEAT IS HIT SO FKN HARD
IT'S LIKE U ARE THE KICK & THE SNARE!!!!
This just blew my mind! Muchas gracias
It's been hard to get anywhere... :-)
Thank you so much for this channel and video! I'm very happy I found them. And I have to admit I teared up toward the end of your video...
Oh no! Don't tear up. But, I'm glad it made you feel something. :)
Love this. Learnt so much and now I need to know more. My perspective on waacking has been reborn. Can not not wait immerse in exploring more. THANK YOU!
Hello. Since I used your content for my teaching in highschool. Thank you for informing us ❤
historic breakdown, current cultural relavance, Handled. well done Lady Suraj
Thank you sister!! ❤️❤️✨
Omg!! awesome Video, Thank you so much!!
You are so welcome 🙏🏽
House Head that came up late 80's in Chicago, only getting a little exposure to vogueing via Madonna. Thanks SO SO much for this very informative piece on the historic roots of club dance/music!! Great to see waacking coming back strong.
Finally i got to know about Waacking. Seriously want to learn this form, n it's nice if v know the roots...m glad i found reliable after so much of attempts. Thank you Soo much. Seeing myself as a nice performer 😋😋😋😋😋😋😋
Thank you so much for this knowledge I am from Mississippi and there is not a single dance crew around except ours we find what we can online but it's mostly wrong. This video and your waack vs vogue has helped so much with the uncertainty of looking like the other style. Hopefully one day in my travels I will meet you and gain more knowledge! much love!
Amazing explanation!! Even to me, one guy who is Brazilian man and like to study and practice music and dance. Congratulations for your work. It's so important to consolide and expande the dance around the work. Thanks! And, so sorry about my English. I don't speak very well.
Thank you for doing this video, it's been a long time coming! I will spread the word :)
You are so welcome! Share away. Education is elevation. 😊
your group dancing very awsom and cool in dance plus....well done
Thank you :)
ooow !!! thanks so much !!! I needed to clarify these terms!
Thank you for this video!! I just found a studio in my city that has waacking classes and I am so excited!
What an awesome history for this dance style. Thanks for sharing this !
Nice informative video for my fav form of dancing, thx!
You are so welcome! :D
Thank you so much for this video, means a lot to learn about this comunitie that i have falling in love with
Yes gawd, thank you Kumari :)!!
You are very welcome 😉
Thank you god bless!!!!!!!!!!!! I have been trying to become better at all aspects of waacking and have been trying to expand my knowledge on the history of waacking. so thank you again!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes! Keep growing. You are welcome 😊
I love you Kumar ji ... Thank you very much for spreading this information, I love your work...
BRILLIANT, INFORMATIVE and INSIGHTFUL video
I've been trying find a way to add different elements into my dances to create my own kind of style thank you so much this was very helpful
You are most welcome!
i cant wait to start punking in drag and waacking at the goth club - i LOVE my community and its rich history
Wow! I loved the dance, but had no idea of its beautiful historical significance!..
Thank you so, so much for this...
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Without looking through the comments, i'm guessing that you get a lot of flack about your wording of transgender people in this contribution. If so, i'm personally in no position to whack the flack, but i just want to say that i see your heart being in the right place when you say it. :-) i appreciate you.
Beautiful work. Just beautiful
I just learned so much. Thank you
Yaaas! Wow fantastic research. Thank you.
It's an awesome video for briefing us and gaining more knowledge about this dance style as well as it's origin... Please do keep posting more videos and thanks for your help ma'am 😇
harshal simpi will do. Thank you my dear. 🙂
Great video! Much better explanation then wikipedia;)
I love this! Thank you
thank you so much for the much needed information on the origin of waacking. I love this dance form and i m surely gonna improve my style by following you
Thank you for making this video!!!
Hope to see u in japan!!!!! plzzzzz do WS here in Tokyo again!
This was very informative. I don't know why I watched it but I enjoyed it.
Love the video and the message!
Hi Kumari!
Thank for the precious knowledge! I'm literally jotting down notes on my notebook so I will be able to understand and remember the culture and history of waccking so I can explain and share my limited knowledge to people who wants to learn more about the culture of waacking! This is also so I will be able to relate and apply it whenever I dance! However, one thing, I still do not quite understand was the part where you say punking is the action, and waacking is the reaction, (chicken before the egg kind of thing). Would you mind explaining it in simpler terms for people like me who are not exactly good in english thank you!
Love from,
Singapore :)
Hi Chase. I'm glad this was helpful. Punking came first. Hence it is the initial Action. Whacking is a response or reaction to the initial Action. Whacking is the response and came second after the inspiration of Punking. Hope this helps.
Kumari Suraj oh i got it! thank you!!!
Amazing video, amazing lesson.
this woman & princess lockaroo are some of my hugest dance influences! u nailed it Lady Kumari! its funny.. I remember sometime ago I had tweeted u saying I'd love nothing more than to get mentored by u if u were to ever come to Cleveland Ohio. I'm saving up to either move out to LA or NYC or LA to follow my Dancing/Singing dreams fully. but until than I encourage & would be utterly honored if u checked out & even shared my channel as a starving artist trying to get my name out there I'd be lieing if I didn't at least asked. especially coming from a influence of mine like yourself gosh that be soooo humbling
Inshallah we should meet and dance. Until then never stop following your dreams. Be strong. Be courageous. Enjoy the ride. It's a fun one. I will check out your work. :) Be encouraged.
Kumari Suraj thank you so much! I will continue to follow and do what I love for the test of my life! thank you so very very much!
You doing wow job suraj best of luck
take meee on a historical journeyyy
This is such an informative video! Thanks very much :)
Although as a Brit, I find it weird to see the word "punk" next to dancing like this, the punk era in the UK was very different!
I'm happy to share this with my new course at Manor College! It's been a while since I've seen you, hope all is well with you and the growth of your career and life!
I’ve learnt so much from your video Thankyou
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very interesting - thank you!
Of course the hets took the dance and changed the name to strip it off its queer roots. Let’s never forget its origin! I’ve been fascinated with it ever since I first found out about it.
Great video thank you for the knowledge
Thank you. You are so welcome 😊
thank you for this short history lesson! 🎓📚📝
so welcome. :)
+Kumari Suraj ;) p.s. where did the drama element come from, why is it here and what is it about? is it related to i.e. acting and old Hollywood movies and dramatic character of at least some of them if not all, the reality of oppressed gay people back in the day, drama and action present in the old disco records?
+Margaret S go through the links I put In the description. Watch the links from the punk segment. You will be able to answer those questions on your own after watching them. Let me know what you find. Happy hunting 😊❤️😉
+Kumari Suraj aight, thanks! ^^ I wanted to check them out, but haven't done it yet. Alrighty, I will ^^
they in LA were most likely doing this on Soul Train back in the 70s
Great job and respects!
needed this thanks
Hi @Kumari Suraj, thank you so much for this video! I was wondering where is the Diana Ross footage available? I can't seem to access the links in the description.
I am hoping to find good quality footage to complete a visual project on the history of waacking.
Sophie, waacker from Montreal
this is really interesting thank you
I like This vídeo 😄💗👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 real información
i love this! i knew about the origin in the gay club scene, but not the full evolution from punking and into the mainstream :)
Yeah. Isn't it such a colorful history?? So fun. 😄
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Fun facts.
awesome
Cool video, And the story was told very well
Thank you
👍❤,
(Re: the Disco waacking)
This how I and we did it in East L.A. (California, USA) from early 80s to late 80s hardcore disco parties and clubs, before House came in. All East L.A. DJs played it All the fevre's (Tony Manero) came out. Unfortunately we did not have video (lucky) to Don Quixote's Olympic Blvd, Casa Camino Real (DTLA) and HS dance parties by the promoters.
This was my High (dancing like this) when going out - these moves to our great music.
'Simple Mind's - I Travel' jam & 'Visage - Moon Over Moscow' (gave away Top Secret fact) were the primary jams and signal to strut your shit. Guys, girls and the gays.
I see it's gone to means of expression, instead of making love to the jam.
After this (great) video, I was wondering: shouldn't we reclaim the word punking back since it was basically erased by ""correctness politics"", pushing back the very people that initiated this style? Or is it just too different from the OGs now and too far beyond the lgbt community and should keep being called it this way?
The name is kinda reclaimed. A bunch of people including Viktor Manoel, Ana Sanchez, Alyssa Chloe ,Bagsy , Kumari as well and alot more people actually do use the term but depends on who you listen to and watch they use the word in slightly different or similar contexts.
I love,communicate the message of waacking❤️❤️❤️
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THANK YOU
Great tutorial (and a sultry speaking voice)! Small correction: onoMATopoeia.
Thank you girl!!! You gave me more to continue doing this incredible dance! Hope see u soon. Amazing job! Kisses from Brazil
I love kisses from Brazil!!! 😍 you are most welcome!
OMG....sometimes when i praise, my arms do those waacking move lol...
thumbs up if you've ever punked unknowingly 😃
Lol Werk!
NICEEEE
Aap dance plus me bhi aa chuki hk na mam as team house of suraj
THANK YOU!
You are so welcome
what is the difference between Vogue and waacking?
do a video like this for voguing please
I have a difference between Waack and Vogue video. But, I feel someone from Vogue culture should create their video. :)
YAAAAAAS
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NICE
Yooooo 😮 I kept looking like wait wth does burna know about waacking …..look like him to!🫣
Hey Kumari,
I met you a few years ago in L.A. At IDA after I took Cedric class.. You were very nice ! And I can't wait to take your class.. I live in Florida though.. I talked to you a few times when I had Instagram and showed you a video of me waacking with a plastic pumpkin in my hand.. And you told me to clean my arms a little more.. You probably don't remember that lol i been watching your videos and I love them ❤️😘
Haha oh I remember you. 😘 I'll be teaching in new you for the next 3 weeks.
I'm so glad you like my videos. Hopefully one day we will dance together.
Please make one video of hip hop culture also
thank you !!
thanks