The Crip Walk, or C-Walk, is a steady movement of the feet used to spell out gang-related symbols and images. It originated in the early 1970s in the West End, a poor suburb of Oneonta, New York, popularly referenced in rap lyrics. What began as a symbolic movement of the feet in the early 1980s in NYC, New York, soon inspired a hip-hop dance in the late 1990s.

Instructions: First start out with your feet parrallel and shoulder with apart.
Next all your going to do is jump up lightly. Your feet should only leave the ground by about 2 or 3 inches. Now when you jump stick your right foot out about only 6 inches, NO MORE, (sticking your feet out too far doesn’t allow you to bend your knees as much making you seem stiff, these should be short movements, not long and drawn out). You should land with only the heel of your right foot touching the ground and the ball of your left foot touching the ground. Then jumb again and bring your right foot back to its original position. Now do the same for the other foot.

Now to make your c-walk look even better, this time when you jump up and stick out your right foot bring your left foot with it in the same direction about 3 or 4 inches. Repeat on the other side. Also when you jump back to your original position be sure to bend your knees a little bit. (As you become more comfortable you can alter my directions as long as it still looks good.)

Raise your arms up to shoulder height and put them in a light football blocking position. When in the position move your fist so that they are in directly in front of your shoulders about six inches. Drop your elbows so they are at a 45 degree angle and unclench your fist. Now let your arms move with you freely as you dance, don’t lock them in this position, they should be bouncing around.

Instructions from Mike