Jumpstyle

Jumpstyle (English jump " jump" style and "Style" ) is an electronic music style as well as an accompanying il- dance style.

Music style

Jumpstyle refers to a style of electronic dance music that is kept relatively minimal in arrangement and melody - similar to Newstyle that developed in Chicago. Characteristic of many Jumpstyle tracks are 140-160 BPM and frequently offbeat ( cf. Hardstyle ). Many tracks also contain hardcore techno beats, but which are not absolutely necessary in order to classify them as " Jumpstyle ".

Today Jumpstyle denotes a scene of its own and is especially successful in the Netherlands, Austria, Belgium, France, Italy, Poland and Germany.

Dance style and choreography

The dancers dance individually or in groups by the legs to the rhythm while jumping forwards and backwards to be thrown or kicked. Rotations are often doing well. Most danced with several people, the dancers perform in either the so-called "Duo - Jump" next to each other like steps or face each other in the "Duo - kick" and can synchronously at the " jumping " drink with your feet together. Touching the other dancers careless dance steps with the exception of the "Duo - Kicks" frowned upon. The Duo or Group -Jump (synchronous, choreographed dancing in a larger group ) meeting is the hardest dance style dar. but also may appear in a group "Freestyle" will be danced, and no choreography or sequence of steps are given.

Commercialization

Popular was the style through the Internet, as many " jumpers " their videos published in video portals and on their own websites. Here also provides instructions for beginners and amateurs will be published, which usually declare a uniform sequence of steps for " jumping ", as well as special rotations and other techniques clearly. The most prominent Jumpduo applies Patrick Jumpen. Patrick Mantinezz, founder of Patrick Jumpen, is the winner of "jumping is not a crime " competition and other jump competitions. Patrick Jumpen Jumpstyle also produce their own music and have a DVD made ​​about Jumpstyle, reached the gold status.

Since the widespread use of Jumpstyle a significant commercialization of the music style can be seen (see Hands up ), which was already observed in the past in other areas of electronic music. The eye-catching style of dance is danced by many also to other genres of music. Similarly, one can observe that more and more often in inner cities and other places outside the discotheque. Meanwhile, even Jump meetings are planned and organized. The largest meeting of Germany, Bremen Jump Session Vol 6 with a number of 321 jumpers, took place in Bremen on March 7, 2009. The World's by far the largest meeting was held in Biddinghuizen, there gathered almost 8,000 jumpers. On 9 February 2008, the first official German Championships took place in Jumpstyle in Georgsmarienhütte, in which more than 160 participants competed in the categories of solo, duo and group against each other.

Typical style tracks

  • DJ Da Rick - Attention
  • DJ Mystery - Punani
  • DJ Coone - The Return
  • Vorwerk - Vietnam (including Cambodia )
  • DJ Fox feat. Chicago Zone - Just a Melody
  • Chicago Jaxx - Dirty Bitch ( Felix Project Remix)
  • Major Bryce & Eddy Kin - Spider (Original Mix)
  • Marc Acardipane feat. The Ultimate MC - Liquer Forever
  • DJ vs. solid. The Rebel - Maniac (Chicago Zone Remix)
  • DJ Furax vs. Redshark - Big Orgus 2006 ( DJ Rebel Remix vs. The massif. )
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