An introduction to clown dance, which appears in Chapter 5, is a dance that combines clown culture and hip-hop culture. It originated from the African-American community in South Los Angeles. It uses facial makeup and free-style dance movements, usually
Appears in the form of a fighting dance. The founder of clown dance is Thomas Johnson. In 1992, Tony danced this dance at a birthday party to enhance the clown's performance. Later, this dance spread rapidly underground.
Later, it attracted the attention of many hip-hop stars, who used this dance in their music videos. Now clown dance has been integrated into mainstream hip-hop culture, with more than 50 clown dance groups active in various areas of California.;