9/18/2023 0 Comments Popit lockit dance![]() Popin’ Pete (Timothy Solomon) – Boogaloo Sam’s little brother. Skeeter Rabbit (Stephen NIchols) – Boogaloo Sam and Popin’ Pete’s Cousin. Another member of the Electric Boogaloos. Wiggles (Steffan Clemente) – pioneer of hip-hop dance. Street dancer known for his popping skills. Member of the Electric Boogaloos.īoogaloo Shrimp (Michael Chambers) – Street dancer known for popping, boogaloo and robot dancing. Salah Benlemqawanssa – hip hop dancer from France known for popping, animation and boogaloo.īoogaloo – A style of dance where the dancer tries to give the impression that their body is lacking bones. The dance is loose, fluid and mimics cartoons or animated movies. Developed by Boogaloo Sam in 1975 and is the signature style of the Electric Boogaloos.ĭime Stopping – Abruptly coming to a stop after moving at a steady pace as if to “stop on a dime.” The dance involves circular rolls of hips, knees, and head. Popper – one who dances the popping style. Popping is typically danced to Funk and Disco music. In the 80’s poppers would dance to electronic music or hiop hop music. Today we see poppers dance to a variety of genres of music including dubstep. Typically songs will be around 90-120 beats per minute and in 4/4 time signature. Popping is often used in other styles of street dance in combination with other dance moves. The dance has been around for a long time and people are still dedicated to dancing in this style. The dance has changed slightly with new poppers dancing with the same moves to newer music. ![]() It seems as if this dance will never go out of style. The roots are so strong and go back to the 60’s and 70’s. I think since the dance has been around this long, it isn’t going to disappear anytime soon. Wiggles and Poppin’ Pete this style of dance will never be forgotten. Dancers of all genres will continue to be inspired by popping and use it’s fundamentals to incorporate into their dance moves.To start off with, walk as though you are moving from one frame to another.Add some slight pauses after every couple inches of movement known as “animation”. ![]() These steps resemble a stop motion film or some old animated shorts. ![]() It is a loose and fluid style, giving the impression of the dancer lacking bones. Body parts, such as the hips, knees and head, are rolled in unnatural movements like separating the rib cage from the hip. It is a technique of dancing normally and stopping suddenly. The more rapid the move appears, the better it is to look at. Start moving faster than normal to create the “fast forwarding” move.Pause for a moment and continue dancing as usual. Continue dancing in a continuous and flowing liquid-like motion to exhibit a dance style called liquid dancing.The concept behind this move is similar to what movies look like when they are played on a fast forward mode. Do a puppet dance by imitating as though you have been tied to strings.While doing so, concentrate on the fingers, hands and arms. This step can either be done alone or with a partner acting as your puppet master pulling the strings. ![]()
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