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Watashi · 06-02-2005, 06:02 PM

i know i would love it if you came here and helped out trying to get people on the board to lock better, or just in general. so your presence is very much welcomed

kobansora · 06-02-2005, 07:55 PM

Originally posted by Scramblelock
Hey all this is Scramblelock from the Fantastic Poppers
That clip you saw is about a year old and not really my best clip
Since then I went to LA to learn from Don Campbell, Flukey luke and a few others so yeah its a bit outdated
anyway
Just saying whats up
Seeing that there is an interest in locking on here i may post more often just to drop advice and all

and MOwicz who are you? you are from hamilton i probably know you but whats your real name?

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OMG MAN THAS TYTE XD that'd be so awesome that'd help us a lot cuz the scene is mostly popping here
~JJ

M0wicz · 06-03-2005, 09:03 AM

Originally posted by Scramblelock
Hey all this is Scramblelock from the Fantastic Poppers
That clip you saw is about a year old and not really my best clip
Since then I went to LA to learn from Don Campbell, Flukey luke and a few others so yeah its a bit outdated
anyway
Just saying whats up
Seeing that there is an interest in locking on here i may post more often just to drop advice and all

and MOwicz who are you? you are from hamilton i probably know you but whats your real name?

MARC SAAAAAAAAAAAAAK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm not really huge in the scene, but I sessioned with you at Ground FX 7 and at the Sauga Continues;

My name's Mike Parchimowicz.

BTW...if there's a session next Monday, I can start coming. I finished my night school classes last week (You guys ALWAYS had 'em on Monday, when I had class. haha)

Scramblelock · 06-03-2005, 10:17 AM

ahhh yes mike now i know who you are

listen we have an evnt coming up June 12 in Hamilton at copper lounge
Im sure Ali told you about it
If not check the events section in this forum for all the info

Prince Jack · 06-03-2005, 10:12 PM

hi guys, I'm from Singapore and I really hope that the tutorial comes soon. I'm trying real hard to push locking here as well. Altho there are a lot of irritating dancers that just simply mix locking steps with hip hop which irritates the hell out of me~!!

I hope to start a true blue locking crew here.. (as well as popping) and show what funkstyles are all about~

Anyhow, ya think you can explain what is the Bus stop? and Volkswagon? haha...

AL-ROCK · 06-04-2005, 01:31 PM

quote:
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Originally posted by Scramblelock
Hey all this is Scramblelock from the Fantastic Poppers
That clip you saw is about a year old and not really my best clip
Since then I went to LA to learn from Don Campbell, Flukey luke and a few others so yeah its a bit outdated
anyway
Just saying whats up
Seeing that there is an interest in locking on here i may post more often just to drop advice and all
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Scramblelock...my man, yo its Fonzo here man, yo btw i been chattin to JC alot bout site etc. Yeah man i posted that and told them it most definately aint your best, and its old clip and simple etc.

quote:
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Originally posted by Prince Jack
hi guys, I'm from Singapore and I really hope that the tutorial comes soon. I'm trying real hard to push locking here as well. Altho there are a lot of irritating dancers that just simply mix locking steps with hip hop which irritates the hell out of me~!!

I hope to start a true blue locking crew here.. (as well as popping) and show what funkstyles are all about~

Anyhow, ya think you can explain what is the Bus stop? and Volkswagon? haha...
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HAHA yeah man was'up, i know wot u mean, it gets on my nerves sumtimes on certain occasions too LOL! As for Bus Stop and VW LOL! man....erm....Bus stop is a bus stop or "Do the bus stop" *shrug* a song that lockers like to get down to, me included. Erm...VW is a car HAHA! jp...man i dont have a clue about ne other VW as a move etc lol. neway holla back, Yo scramble do u know of a move called vw? .Peace

AL-ROCK

Do Locking movements have meaning, why do I search for this meaning, and why wasn’t this told earlier ?

Quote: The Original Skeeter Rabbit
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Yes many of the movements have meaning and to do these movements with funk and soul I believe it is important to understand these, (note the website home page)the picture on the front was selected because locking (along with soul train) became part the turning point at the end of the 1960s in the Afro American communities. Many people do not understand this culture. it is not taught in schools. it also has been altered or changed just like Locking. The Lockers Handshakes are very significant they became the ultimate symbol of unity and brotherhood .Locking became a celebration a party dance The movement which starts most locking steps The hit or the muscle man is a greeting which announces other movements. The points are an acknowledgement of appreciation. The same with receiving five , we often gave ourselves five as a self acknowledgement. We no longer needed approval from society, The skeeterRabbit became an accidental tribute to the unity of the Nicholas Brothers . It was a variation of a tap dance shuffle ending, I would either continue the movement or pause it in the middle of doing the Scooby doo, There were synchronized moves like the seek and the keepa runnin which were symbolic of being alert in the inner city ghettos . Many dancers of all ethnic backgrounds can or seek to identify with the struggle and celebration and are carrying on the symbolic movements. Others are just dancing. When John Travolta was taught by Denni Terrio ( who was not from the evolutonary period) He attempted to do locking movements and pointed in the air with no purpose. Many took it as a great new dance move, some who knew the history took it as a mockery a non acknowledgement. But again the teacher capitalized, got paid and Tavolta probably never learned there was a background. and now thats an important part of dance history.

There are two reason why this has not been taught. There is no one person who created it all or intentionally sat down and planned the sub culture or what it would mean or develop to be to society. also two out of the seven messengers ,(I mean Lockers), where not from the culture of the evolution stage. They were from on the edge of the marketing stage, they were self ambitious from the beginning, The others eventually recognized this and also began to pursued the commercial aspects of the entertainment world forgetting about the roots. This broke up the foundation of brotherhood. But when you are very young and the way you portray the history and take credit can affect your career. How would you answer the questions ?

I believe we the OGs must also admit our mistakes and some us are, but even today some dancers are still telling the story that would best benefit themselves.

The Original Skeeter Rabbit
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Interesting huh! 4real im not gonna battle lock nemore, lol, although thats rare i even find another locking to lock with, apart from my crew members that lock. Although one could have guessed that Locking isnt really a battle dance as to say. Eg: Poppers...generally get into their zone and do their thing, and really I myself as a popper knows that not many poppers smile or make "friendly" faces etc. Whereas the Lockers are the opposite, "Happy, funny, friendly" mannerisms, it seems to do it, and suites the dance. I always get my character goin, and faces, emotion etc. Whereas when i pop i try sometimes to do the expressions, and for some reason it just doesnt really go together. Now we may know why! Im out.
Peace.
AL-ROCK

AL-ROCK · 06-04-2005, 02:05 PM

THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE ORIGINALS

WWW.LOCKERLEGENDS.COM

M0wicz

Originally posted by AL-ROCK
Eg: Poppers...generally get into their zone and do their thing, and really I myself as a popper knows that not many poppers smile or make "friendly" faces etc. Whereas the Lockers are the opposite, "Happy, funny, friendly" mannerisms, it seems to do it, and suites the dance. I always get my character goin, and faces, emotion etc. Whereas when i pop i try sometimes to do the expressions, and for some reason it just doesnt really go together. Now we may know why! Im out.
Peace.
AL-ROCK

I wouldn't necessarily agree with the first point, bu definitely, locking has a more friendly atmosphere to it.

See, I don't consider popping a "battle-dance" either...and when I pop, often times I do it to entertain those around me, so I do make faces and humorous gestures (Like my friends often times joke about me having sex like a robot for one reason or another...so I do robotic pelvic thrusts while making a face like I'm getting off...hahaha...that one's classic).

But definitely.

AL-ROCK · 06-06-2005, 01:10 AM

fo so mowics but its true i reckon, poppers do get into a zone, they concentrate on whats doin, whereas the lockers, just chill and go wit the flow, so to speak. Neway bro. IM out, plz send a locking clip fo u soon...post it bro!! HAHA!
Peace.

www.rhythmriders.tk

desipop · 06-06-2005, 11:35 PM

I've been locking for 3 months now, and i've got to say in amount of fun, it rivals popping. I love locking, though i may not have much move vocabulary or skill for that matter, I really feel the music and feel a rush when locking. It's good to see this forums up, it'll help people like me get a lot better.

AL-ROCK · 06-07-2005, 12:09 AM

Welcome desipop, yeah man my tutorial of the basics come soon. real soon, i just been busy as hell. But yeah man i been locking for 2 years now, and man i love it. LOL my vocab aint huge, but i do my own variations of all the already made moves, eg i got my own very unique version of the stop'n'go, skeeter rabbit and the lock etc. But yeah just keep goin, try walking and moving around a decently sized area while doin ya moves, then incorporate funky sorta disco "old skool disco" moves to ya locking, remember locking is really a free-form of funk style, whereas popping has the hitting on the beat, the locking can be done differently eg no "locking" on beat, more movement of the body and then lock. LOL soz if this sounds very confusing, if it is dont worry it'll become clear in the tutorial. Newayz fellow Lockers im out. Peace.

Scramblelock · 06-08-2005, 10:14 PM

hmm ok a couple things
first off
moves arent everything...you dont need to have a large move vocabulary to be a good locker
don started it off with the LOCK thats all he had....when he felt funky hed give himself five, slap the ground or jump into the splits....when a girl was laughing at him he pointed to her and it made a reaction hence the origin of the "point" or "uncle sam points" as people call them...

secondly make use of all your space
a lot of people practice locking in front of the mirror..that is ok to see how to further develop your lock...but locking is a 3d dance..you get down in a circle so make use of the entire area around you....look around, etc

thirdly as for music.....you still need to be in the music as much as any popper has to be....if not more so
you have to dissect each song you hear and listen for different instruments....horns, drums, guitar, vocals they all combine to give different levels of a song...you may not have to be on beat to the drum for a whole song but you still have to be in tune with the music....it has to become a part of you as if you are showing physically what the music portrays auditorily

Scramblelock · 06-08-2005, 10:19 PM

dont get me wrong its important to learn all the older steps
but dont get discouraged if you dont learn them all
a lot of the moves were created by the individual dancers and not everyone could perform them the same way
each locker is unique

bboy_baboon · 06-08-2005, 10:33 PM

man, i can't wait for the basic locking tutorial.. i've been trying to learn locking since the locking final with p-lock and jimmy soul came out at style2ouf.com ... It's hard to get resources, and the scene here isnt that big.. so i really hafta rely on dloads.

i got the other video (the locking tutorial one with a lil popping and the really weird slides)

Can't wait guys

PM when i comes out? haha, thanks much!

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Watashi Registered User Respect: 1.5 Posts: 829 Join Date: Jun 2003	06-02-2005, 06:02 PM i know i would love it if you came here and helped out trying to get people on the board to lock better, or just in general. so your presence is very much welcomed
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Scramblelock Member Respect: 2 Posts: 171 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Hamilton/Montreal	06-03-2005, 10:17 AM ahhh yes mike now i know who you are listen we have an evnt coming up June 12 in Hamilton at copper lounge Im sure Ali told you about it If not check the events section in this forum for all the info


Prince Jack Registered User Respect: 1 Posts: 5 Join Date: Dec 2004	06-03-2005, 10:12 PM hi guys, I'm from Singapore and I really hope that the tutorial comes soon. I'm trying real hard to push locking here as well. Altho there are a lot of irritating dancers that just simply mix locking steps with hip hop which irritates the hell out of me~!! I hope to start a true blue locking crew here.. (as well as popping) and show what funkstyles are all about~ Anyhow, ya think you can explain what is the Bus stop? and Volkswagon? haha...
	Our body is the form. The heart is the rhythm. The floor is our stage.


AL-ROCK Registered User Respect: 1 Posts: 101 Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Melbourne	06-04-2005, 01:31 PM quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Originally posted by Scramblelock Hey all this is Scramblelock from the Fantastic Poppers That clip you saw is about a year old and not really my best clip Since then I went to LA to learn from Don Campbell, Flukey luke and a few others so yeah its a bit outdated anyway Just saying whats up Seeing that there is an interest in locking on here i may post more often just to drop advice and all -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scramblelock...my man, yo its Fonzo here man, yo btw i been chattin to JC alot bout site etc. Yeah man i posted that and told them it most definately aint your best, and its old clip and simple etc. quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Originally posted by Prince Jack hi guys, I'm from Singapore and I really hope that the tutorial comes soon. I'm trying real hard to push locking here as well. Altho there are a lot of irritating dancers that just simply mix locking steps with hip hop which irritates the hell out of me~!! I hope to start a true blue locking crew here.. (as well as popping) and show what funkstyles are all about~ Anyhow, ya think you can explain what is the Bus stop? and Volkswagon? haha... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HAHA yeah man was'up, i know wot u mean, it gets on my nerves sumtimes on certain occasions too LOL! As for Bus Stop and VW LOL! man....erm....Bus stop is a bus stop or "Do the bus stop" shrug a song that lockers like to get down to, me included. Erm...VW is a car HAHA! jp...man i dont have a clue about ne other VW as a move etc lol. neway holla back, Yo scramble do u know of a move called vw? .Peace
	PoPpInG, LoCkInG, KeEp oN FuNkIn!


AL-ROCK Registered User Respect: 1 Posts: 101 Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Melbourne	Check this out, pretty intersting, i didnt know this!!! - 06-04-2005, 02:01 PM Do Locking movements have meaning, why do I search for this meaning, and why wasn’t this told earlier ? Quote: The Original Skeeter Rabbit -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yes many of the movements have meaning and to do these movements with funk and soul I believe it is important to understand these, (note the website home page)the picture on the front was selected because locking (along with soul train) became part the turning point at the end of the 1960s in the Afro American communities. Many people do not understand this culture. it is not taught in schools. it also has been altered or changed just like Locking. The Lockers Handshakes are very significant they became the ultimate symbol of unity and brotherhood .Locking became a celebration a party dance The movement which starts most locking steps The hit or the muscle man is a greeting which announces other movements. The points are an acknowledgement of appreciation. The same with receiving five , we often gave ourselves five as a self acknowledgement. We no longer needed approval from society, The skeeterRabbit became an accidental tribute to the unity of the Nicholas Brothers . It was a variation of a tap dance shuffle ending, I would either continue the movement or pause it in the middle of doing the Scooby doo, There were synchronized moves like the seek and the keepa runnin which were symbolic of being alert in the inner city ghettos . Many dancers of all ethnic backgrounds can or seek to identify with the struggle and celebration and are carrying on the symbolic movements. Others are just dancing. When John Travolta was taught by Denni Terrio ( who was not from the evolutonary period) He attempted to do locking movements and pointed in the air with no purpose. Many took it as a great new dance move, some who knew the history took it as a mockery a non acknowledgement. But again the teacher capitalized, got paid and Tavolta probably never learned there was a background. and now thats an important part of dance history. There are two reason why this has not been taught. There is no one person who created it all or intentionally sat down and planned the sub culture or what it would mean or develop to be to society. also two out of the seven messengers ,(I mean Lockers), where not from the culture of the evolution stage. They were from on the edge of the marketing stage, they were self ambitious from the beginning, The others eventually recognized this and also began to pursued the commercial aspects of the entertainment world forgetting about the roots. This broke up the foundation of brotherhood. But when you are very young and the way you portray the history and take credit can affect your career. How would you answer the questions ? I believe we the OGs must also admit our mistakes and some us are, but even today some dancers are still telling the story that would best benefit themselves. The Original Skeeter Rabbit ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Interesting huh! 4real im not gonna battle lock nemore, lol, although thats rare i even find another locking to lock with, apart from my crew members that lock. Although one could have guessed that Locking isnt really a battle dance as to say. Eg: Poppers...generally get into their zone and do their thing, and really I myself as a popper knows that not many poppers smile or make "friendly" faces etc. Whereas the Lockers are the opposite, "Happy, funny, friendly" mannerisms, it seems to do it, and suites the dance. I always get my character goin, and faces, emotion etc. Whereas when i pop i try sometimes to do the expressions, and for some reason it just doesnt really go together. Now we may know why! Im out. Peace. AL-ROCK
	PoPpInG, LoCkInG, KeEp oN FuNkIn!


AL-ROCK Registered User Respect: 1 Posts: 101 Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Melbourne	06-04-2005, 02:05 PM THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE ORIGINALS WWW.LOCKERLEGENDS.COM
	PoPpInG, LoCkInG, KeEp oN FuNkIn!


AL-ROCK Registered User Respect: 1 Posts: 101 Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Melbourne	06-06-2005, 01:10 AM fo so mowics but its true i reckon, poppers do get into a zone, they concentrate on whats doin, whereas the lockers, just chill and go wit the flow, so to speak. Neway bro. IM out, plz send a locking clip fo u soon...post it bro!! HAHA! Peace. www.rhythmriders.tk
	PoPpInG, LoCkInG, KeEp oN FuNkIn!


desipop "What the flip?" Respect: 1 Posts: 130 Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Holmdel, NJ	06-06-2005, 11:35 PM I've been locking for 3 months now, and i've got to say in amount of fun, it rivals popping. I love locking, though i may not have much move vocabulary or skill for that matter, I really feel the music and feel a rush when locking. It's good to see this forums up, it'll help people like me get a lot better.
	I am the Uh Oh Oreo. White on the outside, brown on the inside.


AL-ROCK Registered User Respect: 1 Posts: 101 Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Melbourne	06-07-2005, 12:09 AM Welcome desipop, yeah man my tutorial of the basics come soon. real soon, i just been busy as hell. But yeah man i been locking for 2 years now, and man i love it. LOL my vocab aint huge, but i do my own variations of all the already made moves, eg i got my own very unique version of the stop'n'go, skeeter rabbit and the lock etc. But yeah just keep goin, try walking and moving around a decently sized area while doin ya moves, then incorporate funky sorta disco "old skool disco" moves to ya locking, remember locking is really a free-form of funk style, whereas popping has the hitting on the beat, the locking can be done differently eg no "locking" on beat, more movement of the body and then lock. LOL soz if this sounds very confusing, if it is dont worry it'll become clear in the tutorial. Newayz fellow Lockers im out. Peace.
	PoPpInG, LoCkInG, KeEp oN FuNkIn!


Scramblelock Member Respect: 2 Posts: 171 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Hamilton/Montreal	06-08-2005, 10:14 PM hmm ok a couple things first off moves arent everything...you dont need to have a large move vocabulary to be a good locker don started it off with the LOCK thats all he had....when he felt funky hed give himself five, slap the ground or jump into the splits....when a girl was laughing at him he pointed to her and it made a reaction hence the origin of the "point" or "uncle sam points" as people call them... secondly make use of all your space a lot of people practice locking in front of the mirror..that is ok to see how to further develop your lock...but locking is a 3d dance..you get down in a circle so make use of the entire area around you....look around, etc thirdly as for music.....you still need to be in the music as much as any popper has to be....if not more so you have to dissect each song you hear and listen for different instruments....horns, drums, guitar, vocals they all combine to give different levels of a song...you may not have to be on beat to the drum for a whole song but you still have to be in tune with the music....it has to become a part of you as if you are showing physically what the music portrays auditorily


Scramblelock Member Respect: 2 Posts: 171 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Hamilton/Montreal	06-08-2005, 10:19 PM dont get me wrong its important to learn all the older steps but dont get discouraged if you dont learn them all a lot of the moves were created by the individual dancers and not everyone could perform them the same way each locker is unique


bboy_baboon Registered User Respect: 1 Posts: 2 Join Date: May 2005	06-08-2005, 10:33 PM man, i can't wait for the basic locking tutorial.. i've been trying to learn locking since the locking final with p-lock and jimmy soul came out at style2ouf.com ... It's hard to get resources, and the scene here isnt that big.. so i really hafta rely on dloads. i got the other video (the locking tutorial one with a lil popping and the really weird slides) Can't wait guys PM when i comes out? haha, thanks much!