Jerkin'

The Jerk (or Jerkin ') is a in 2008 in Los Angeles, California, incurred Raptanz and current trend of hip- hop culture.

The Jerk, spreading mainly through videos, like other orientations in Raptanz a performance character and includes a symbolic appropriation of public spaces, often also provide insights into the private realm of the artist ( home, family ) are integrated into the dance scenes. In addition to the dance a characteristic fashion is an important element of the movement. It combines elements from the skating, hip-hop and emo - styles; own accent are close colorful jeans and color variety, which is also reflected in the collocation of " jerk" as a designation of Rap Dance with "color" and derivatives thereof in proper names ( for example, names of bands, songs, dance videos), as well as references to color terms (z reflects. B. DaltonzZ ).

History

From downtown Los Angeles, the Jerk movement over the years expanded in 2008 and 2009 from the American West Coast and East Coast. The dance was popularized primarily by the rap duo New Boyz and their hit " You're a Jerk " from the year 2009 and the video sharing Web site YouTube; it was followed by a broad resonance in electronic media.