I did some research abut jumping boys and their style in my favorite video:) I have to do more but at least I know what it is:
(from wikipedia)
….The term Jumpstyle is used both for a musical genre (a subgenre of Techno, recognized by its hard beat and playful melodies) and for a type of dance usually performed to this style of music. In the early days of Jumpstyle, many categorized it as a slower variant of Hardcore Techno, but it has since solidified its position as a genre of its own.
Jumpstyle traces its roots to Belgium in the late 90’s. While the trend has caught on in other parts of the world, such as the Middle East, it remains largely unpopular in America despite the embrace of American bands such as Captain Ahab and prominent exposure on shows such as So You Think You Can Dance.
Jump also comes with a certain way of dancing, and there are certain ’styles’ in this dance.
- Oldskool jump: Was based on the first move that was used in the dance called ’skieën’, later a certain standard routine came that was a combination of kicking forwards and backwards both legs on the basslines, even later certain moves came such as a spin.
- tekstyle/starstyle: The jumper dances it to french tek or Hardstyle. The jump is more sidewise than the others.
- Hardjump: This is the hardest variant of Jumpstyle. The basic step is different from the others and the jumper has to pitch hard on the ground.
- Freestyle: With this style, the ‘jumper’ does whatever he/she feels like, there are no certain restrictions of jumping and it usually involves a mix of Oldskool Jump & Hardjump & tekstyle.
- Duojump: Is jumping with two (or more) people at the same time, usually the people performing the Duojump have practiced it before performing it, since they both do exactly the same routine and try to synchronize it as much as possible.
