Baltimore Club Dance's Resurgence | If Cities Could Dance

#BaltimoreClub #footwork #IfCitiesCouldDance Experience the high energy, super fast footwork dance (paced to music around 130 beats per second) synonymous with Charm City. Terry Wedington (aka TSU Terry), who started dancing at 14, went on to form the dance crew Team Squad Up (TSU) in 2008. Battling at parties, he cemented his reputation as a leader in the Baltimore Club dance scene. Alongside popular DJs like K-Swift, the TSU crew established their style of dance as a fundamental part of the city’s culture. Now, Baltimore Club is experiencing a resurgence. Wedington teaches his moves to the next generation, including 15-year-old Janiyah Johnson (aka Nirow,) one of Wedington’s protégées. A year after first learning the moves, she was crowned the 2017 Queen of Baltimore in an annual city-wide dance competition. Watch the TSU crew, including the only two-time King of Baltimore, Brandon Dawson (aka McLovin), as they dance through the streets of downtown Baltimore. Follow them from the famed (now closed) Paradox Club, where signature moves like “crazy legs” and the “spongebob” evolved, to Baltimore's Sandtown neighborhood, where Freddie Gray grew up, and down to the city's harbor edge, as they dance their way into Baltimore's cultural history. Our history. Our culture. Our moves. In KQED Arts’ award-winning video series #IfCitiesCouldDance​, meet dancers from across the country representing their city’s signature moves. Tap the 🔔 and never miss a release: https://bit.ly/SubscribeKQEDArts 👍🏽 Join us on Instagram:   / ​   👍🏽 Like us on Facebook:   / kqedarts​   👍🏽 Follow us on Twitter:   / kqedarts​   00:00 Baltimore 00:13 What is Baltimore Club Dance 00:18 Meet Terry Wedington aka TSU Terry 00:23 Baltimore club footwork 00:41 Terry's dance journey 01:04 Meet Brandon Dawson aka McLovin 01:42 Baltimore city life in dance 01:55 Meet Janiyah Johnson aka Nirow, Queen of Baltimore 2017 02:13 Baltimore culture Baltimore club 02:46 Energy behind the moves