Talk:Locking (dance)

"Comical"

Why is the dance considered "comical" by the author (very first sentence of the article)? It seems like a very unprofessional way to begin an article, given the fact that the author presents his opinion, which, to some, may seem offensive. I, for one, don't find locking to be very comical, at all. I will now take the liberty of altering the article to be less opinionated, and thus, more suitable for Wikipedia. 216.36.17.5 02:00, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

I rewrote the entire introduction, feel free to take a look at it and make further corrections. - Wintran ^(talk) 00:12, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

I thought that originally Locking was a comical dance, so actually calling Locking a comical dance doesn't seem all the wrong. Although more recent lockers have made it less comical. http://youtube.com/watch?v=kOW0Qdl1YaY shows the way they dress to give it this style. The dance was also largely based upon cartoon characters, another reason for it being a comical dance. Tank (talk) 04:49, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

History

I edited the history section and added how Locking was created, however I'm currently not able to find refereces (although I know it happened exactly the way I wrote it), which would be needed, I guess. The well-known german BBoyin-legend Storm wrote a book about Locking and Popping and retold the very same story, yet I can't remember how his book is called. Sorry for that, but don't delete my few lines only because of the lack of references, for I (and almost everyone who's into Locking so much that he or she's acquainted with the background) know it's true. 80.120.199.87 22:35, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

I added a Groovaloos reference that talks about the origin of locking, so I think we haven't got to worry about people thinking we're making things up now. Tank (talk) 14:55, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

Broken link in reference

I've removed a broken link in the reference section: http://www.msu.edu/user/okumurak/styles/pop.html

It was a link to a personal page that is no longer hosted by msu. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sylvain Leroux (talk • contribs) 11:44, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

Small picture of each move would be great addition. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.187.194.130 (talk) 18:56, 30 March 2009 (UTC)

Moves and their origin

Would it be worth putting the origin of moves in the moves section? This would make it easier to check we've got the most original variation of the move and also good for readers to know. Tank (talk) 05:35, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

I think that's a mistake, at least the way it reads now. There is already a History section; the "origins" material under moves duplicates it, with less detail and accuracy. I'm going to remove the duplicates. Msalt (talk) 08:01, 19 April 2009 (UTC)

Interesting, I was taught that the "Lock" move came about because Don Campbell could not perform the "Funky Chicken" dance move which was popularised on Soul Train. I have some sources to back this up so I suppose it might be worth adding this detail in. 114.75.207.210 (talk) 04:59, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

References

External Groovaloo references

Linked from the Groovaloos site, [1] appears quite an appropriate reference, and may add to the quality of this article. I may update this article based on this piece in the near future. Tank (talk) 05:31, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

Speciality in Locking Music

Is there any specialty in Locking music and others? Which Locking group is the most popular in States?

I don't know about any specific locking groups in the USA, but the music that locking is generally danced to is funk, such as James Brown. - Wintran ^(talk) 00:12, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

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