DANCE 100 Lecture 22: DANCE 100 - Lecture 22 - Hip-Hop Styles
DANCE 100 – Lecture 22 – Hip-Hop Styles
West Coast
Poppers and lockers
Came from Funk music
Started in the late 60’s
Dance crews started and specialized in their own unique style
o Popping, locking, roboting, boogaloo, creeping, etc.
Locking and Roboting
Locking
o Freezing in place as if you got stuck there for a moment
o Said to have been started by Don Campbell “Campbellock” who then founded
“The Lockers”
o Supposedly created locking accidentally when he froze in place trying to
remember how to do “The Funky Chicken”
Roboting
o Moving stiffly, like a robot
o Popularized by Charles “Robot” Washington who was influenced by a mime and
went on to start his own dance crew called “The Robot Brothers”
Boogaloo and Popping
Boogaloo
o Moving loosely as if you have no bones
Popping
o Jerking movements created by quickly contracting or releasing muscles
Electric boogaloo
o A mix of both Popping and Boogaloo
Sam Soloman “Boogaloo Sam” started “The Electric Boogaloos”, a Funk Dance Crew
o Helped Boogaloo and Popping become more mainstream and popular
Hip-Hop Influences
Social or stage?
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Document Summary
Dance 100 lecture 22 hip-hop styles. Dance crews started and specialized in their own unique style: popping, locking, roboting, boogaloo, creeping, etc. Locking: freezing in place as if you got stuck there for a moment, said to have been started by don campbell campbellock who then founded. The lockers : supposedly created locking accidentally when he froze in place trying to remember how to do the funky chicken . Roboting: moving stiffly, like a robot, popularized by charles robot washington who was influenced by a mime and went on to start his own dance crew called the robot brothers . Boogaloo: moving loosely as if you have no bones. Popping: jerking movements created by quickly contracting or releasing muscles. Electric boogaloo: a mix of both popping and boogaloo. Sam soloman boogaloo sam started the electric boogaloos , a funk dance crew: helped boogaloo and popping become more mainstream and popular. Maintained the social and street aspect more than other genres.
