One of the CRAZIEST pop n lock battles ive ever seen

[SEAN!]

those dudes are really skinny.


I COULD DO THAT!

[Pussy_Kat]

hah could u sean?

well then
teach me!

[Veni*C]

sean is the RAVEMASTER.....

sean if i go to shambles... we are gonna rave so hard its gonna hurt!

[hardstylin]

lpc own these bitches!

[SEAN!]

Originally Posted by ~Veni_C~

sean is the RAVEMASTER.....

sean if i go to shambles... we are gonna rave so hard its gonna hurt!

fuckin right..ask my buddies i was dancing on stage for like 6 hours nonstop...


if i get off my lazy ass ill actually make a robot costume so i can trip people out by raving in that shit...but i probably wont

[Berta]

Originally Posted by ~god~

meh...
I like the mofos who pop really slowly.

I agree. You can see exactly wut their doing so much better and I think it looks better if ur breaking down every single thing rather than doing it all in 3 seconds

[Veni*C]

Originally Posted by SEAN!

fuckin right..ask my buddies i was dancing on stage for like 6 hours nonstop...


if i get off my lazy ass ill actually make a robot costume so i can trip people out by raving in that shit...but i probably wont

ok.. u so have to now!!! i can help u make it.. im good at that shit.. that would deffinatly trip out all those hippys!!!

[G-Style]

Yeah these guys have spent way too much time dancing.lol
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[SEAN!]

Originally Posted by ~Veni_C~

ok.. u so have to now!!! i can help u make it.. im good at that shit.. that would deffinatly trip out all those hippys!!!

ive had my ticket for two months...ive been planning the trip since the day i left last year hahaha!

Originally Posted by G-Style

Yeah these guys have spent way too much time dancing.lol
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yeah they shouldve spent it eat hamburgers, getting fat and playing video games..

atleast its a healthy excersize, and a hell of alot more fun then running

[dj_zyx]

they're not so bad, there a bit too fast sometimes, maybe slow it down and make the moves more fluent... but i think the guy in the green shirt is better

[jomama]

i thought that was hurting, i was expecting something good. I didn't even finish it that's how much I thought it sucked, maybe it got better but I just wasn't willing to find out

[Candy-Kid]

Good but ive honestly seen better

[Kazuma]

Originally Posted by stringbeans

you can usually tell a good popper from a bad popper by how fast they do it.. most of the time the ones who try and do pops/locks really fast arent as good but the speed is creating the illusion that locks are spot on

i like a lot of the slower poppers too because it shows more isolation of each body part

Honestly you can tell a good popper from a bad popper if their hits and pops (not locks that's locking) are on beat. Most of the time if they are a good popper and they are doing it fast it IS to create the illusion of something. For instance strobing or ticking; in this style you are meant to hit faster to make the illusion of doing something while under a strobe light or pressing pause and play on a video.

Just like any style of dance you are meant to reflect the music. So if the music is faster you hit faster and if it is slower like the original older styles (funk, breaks) you hit slower. It's all to the beat unless preforming a certain move or style that doesn't require it.

Originally Posted by hardstylin

lpc own these bitches!

LPC is good, but not that good. They do a lot of the crowd pleasing styles (waving, syncro-waving, and tutting) where everything looks really nuts. They are great all around dancers, but don't own many people in straight up popping or boogaloo battles.

[Ms.Chop]

Originally Posted by optics

Honestly you can tell a good popper from a bad popper if their hits and pops (not locks that's locking) are on beat. Most of the time if they are a good popper and they are doing it fast it IS to create the illusion of something. For instance strobing or ticking; in this style you are meant to hit faster to make the illusion of doing something while under a strobe light or pressing pause and play on a video.

Just like any style of dance you are meant to reflect the music. So if the music is faster you hit faster and if it is slower like the original older styles (funk, breaks) you hit slower. It's all to the beat unless preforming a certain move or style that doesn't require it.


LPC is good, but not that good. They do a lot of the crowd pleasing styles (waving, syncro-waving, and tutting) where everything looks really nuts. They are great all around dancers, but don't own many people in straight up popping or boogaloo battles.

id give u karma.. but i gotta spread it to other ppl.. i dun give enuff karma to ppl.. lol

[stringbeans]

Originally Posted by optics

Honestly you can tell a good popper from a bad popper if their hits and pops (not locks that's locking) are on beat. Most of the time if they are a good popper and they are doing it fast it IS to create the illusion of something. For instance strobing or ticking; in this style you are meant to hit faster to make the illusion of doing something while under a strobe light or pressing pause and play on a video.

Just like any style of dance you are meant to reflect the music. So if the music is faster you hit faster and if it is slower like the original older styles (funk, breaks) you hit slower. It's all to the beat unless preforming a certain move or style that doesn't require it.

you're right, if they hit all their points than they're good poppers.. and you're right about reflecting the music too

after watching the vid tho i felt as if they were rushing their moves a bit and they didnt really correspond to the music... i mean the beat isnt really that fast anyways. strobing is a very cool trick but i dont think its what these guys were trying to do

[Pussy_Kat]

very good points from everyone....for somone whos just starting to pop i thought it wasnt to bad

[Ms.Chop]

^^ popping and locking r 2 totally different dance techniques.

there is no such thing as jus a dance called pop 'n lock.. well not at least that i kno of.

[SEAN!]

Originally Posted by Ms.Chop

^^ popping and locking r 2 totally different dance techniques.

there is no such thing as jus a dance called pop 'n lock.. well not at least that i kno of.

werd.

WERD!!!!!!!!!! BOP BOP BOP!

[trance4life]

Originally Posted by Ms.Chop

^^ popping and locking r 2 totally different dance techniques.

there is no such thing as jus a dance called pop 'n lock.. well not at least that i kno of.

What is Pop and Lock?

There is some debate about the term "pop and lock."

For the past twenty years most people have thought that the term refers to dance movements like the Robot, the wave, and the "Moon Walk."


But many that were in the street dance movement as far back as the 70s say that the term is incorrect.


The term "Lock" can certainly be traced back to "The Lockers," a group started by Don Campbell in the 70s. Don invented the "Locking" style while trying to learn how to dance. He would pause at certain spots, and they started calling those pauses "locks."


The Lockers were very successful and well known. They appeared on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, The Carol Burnett Show, Saturday Night Live, and many others.


In the late 70s Boogaloo Sam started a dance group called "The Electric Boogaloos." Sam called his style "Popping." Sam's "Pops" were similiar to the abrupt freezes in the robot dances. The Electric Boogaloos were very successful. They appeared on Soul Train and other shows.

Many say that the terms "Pop and Lock" or "Pop Lock" are invalid and merely the result of an uneducated media. They say that the styles are completely different and separate. Others say that the term is legitimate and was used in the 70s in certain parts of the country.


I have been severly scolded by the former group because of the name of this site.


Think about the following:

1. Slim the Robot was an original Locker. His robotic moves featured the muscle flexes used in popping.
2. The Electric Boogaloos were originally called "The Electronic Boogaloo Lockers."
3. An original Locker, Shabadoo, combined Popping and Locking in the 1984 movie "Breakin."
4. An original Boogaloo, Poppin Pete, combined Popping and Locking in "Breakin."


So Popping and Locking have been combined by some great dancers.

This is a very sensitive topic for many in the movement. I'm just doing the best I can with the knowledge I have, so I hope that no one is offended by my understanding of this subject.

taken from popandlock.com

[Pussy_Kat]

why thank you mark.......

[oxide]

I get the feeling they're in the same crew..
they both do the same moves..

looks like they're just doing rehearsed moves and trying to time it to the music
you can see them pause to try to synchronize

they don't look like they're feeling the funk.

and.. holy crap.. what was that flaily twisty arm thing the green guy did?

beh
it's called faking the funk..


i've seen better in person
nolan jr was the best TuTter i've ever seen

[de-ken]

wow... guys from china... didnt even know those mainlanders could do that shit

the crowd doesnt seem really into it though... so i feel sorry for the guy in white... although he is definitely worse haha

[stringbeans]

Originally Posted by oxide

nolan jr was the best TuTter i've ever seen

thats so sad.

[x0x_manda_x0x]

maybe pop 'n lock can be used at a term.. but wen sum1 is jus popping.. its not pop 'n lock.. or wen sum1 is locking its not lock 'n pop..


u kno.. meh call it w/e u want.. think wutever u want...

thats my opinion and i think ppl weill agree w/ me..




MS.CHOP on x0x_manda_x0x's account :)

[Berta]

^^very true