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CHRONIC PUNK CRIP WAACK - The Waack

This is a how-to reference video as part of the online program CHRONIC PUNK CRIP WAACK: A Punking-Waacking Street Dance Program For Folks In Chronic Pain, Crippled, Cane-Using, Mobility Needs, and Chronically Injured/Ill. Across 8 weekly online sessions in Fall 2025, a cohort of 10 participants connected queer street dance, somatics, & disability justice through critical dance praxis. This program was funded by ArtReach and Toronto Arts Council. VIDEO CREDITS: Featuring: Cassandra Myers and Charlotte Carbone Videographer and Editor: Michelle "Ky" Hanitijo Special Thanks: Toronto Dance Theatre and CanAsian Dance MORE INFORMATION What is CRIO WAACK? Waacking for crippled (crip) folks of course! Waacking is the modern evolution of Punking. Revived in the 2000s NYC street dance battle scene, it is most commonly practiced in battles and studio classes by dancers of all identities, but queer people and queer politics are often de-centered in these mainstream spaces. In our locale, The Toronto community is a QTBIPOC majority, and strives to share Punking-Waacking with homage to multiple histories and responsiveness to current queer ecosystems. By Cripping the element of the “waack”, where power and speed would traditionally reign superior, we choose to crip-max slowness. We turn the element into hyper-slow and gentle gestures that can be explored via studies of anatomy chains and spiral fascia. The shift from performing prowess to authentic representations of crip and chronic pain spectrums allow us to move between celebratory and catastrophic embodiment. This allows for “ugly” emotions and even madness to surface, instead of being repressed in favour of “pretty” dancing. The musicality of Punking-Waacking will also be shifted towards slowness, looking to explicitly and politically queer artists such as FKA Twigs, SuperKnova, and Janelle Monáe. These modern crip-queer sonics allow for crip-max slowness because of their tempos, complex instrumental layers, and sensuous lyrics.