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Dance-crew battle culture

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The dancehall custom of rival dance crews meeting to out-perform one another at street dances and on video, a competitive-but-collegial dynamic that echoes sound-system clash culture but is judged on steps and style rather than tunes, exemplified by the long-running Scare Dem Crew and Monster Shack Crew pairing.

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Era: Open era →

Dance, body & movementSociety, politics & receptionEvents, festivals, clashes & institutions

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Jamaican dance crews have their moment

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Jamaica Gleaner archive reference.

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Story · ProbableHow a dance becomes a song becomes a movement

Willie Bounce, Dutty Wine, Gully Creepa: dancehall's dance crazes travelled as a package deal of move, name and tune.