Before FlexN gained mainstream exposure, it started out at the home of a couple called Rocky and Sandra Cummings.
[2] The dance roots are traced back to reggae, dancehall, and "...a chopped-up instrumental called the 'Volume' riddim".
[4][5][6][7] In a 2009 interview with WireTap magazine, dancer Stefan "Mr. Wiggles" Clemente described bruk-up as a "reggae style of animation.
In 2011, the Huffington Post published a brief news article on flex dancers Bones the Machine and DJ Aaron.
[18] The 2013 independent film Flex Is Kings documents the lives of several flexers over a two-year period leading up to a dance competition called BattleFest.