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Krumping — the fast and furious break-dancing style exploding out of Los Angeles' South Central — has a foot in rap. But its roots, says David LaChapelle, director of summer's hot new documentary Rize, are ''in charismatic church and African ritual'' — right down to the bright slashes of color painted on the faces of many of the dancers. The ex-fashion photog describes the dancers' look as hip-hop with a ''heroic'' twist. ''These are the next generation's artists,'' says LaChapelle. ''They're rejecting commercialized hip-hop. The palette is darker, the clothes roughed up, less flashy. They're not wearing mountains of gold and diamonds.'' In other words, forget the bling; the only thing glistening is sweat. It's so intense, says LaChapelle, that dancers lose consciousness: ''There's always a transcendent moment.''
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