The Lockers
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The Lockers were a pioneering 1970s street dance group credited with popularizing the locking style and bringing funk dance into mainstream American entertainment.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dance crew
ⓘ
street dance group ⓘ |
| activePeriod | 1970s ⓘ |
| associatedWithMusicGenre |
funk
ⓘ
soul ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalOrigin | African-American communities in Los Angeles ⓘ |
| danceStyleCharacteristic |
exaggerated facial expressions
ⓘ
points ⓘ sudden freezes ⓘ wrist rolls ⓘ |
| endTime | late 1970s ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Don Campbell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Toni Basil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
funk dance
ⓘ
locking ⓘ |
| hasInfluentialMember |
Adolfo Quiñones
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Don Campbell NERFINISHED ⓘ Toni Basil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Adolfo Quiñones
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bill Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ Don Campbell NERFINISHED ⓘ Fluky Luke NERFINISHED ⓘ Fred Berry NERFINISHED ⓘ Greg Campbellock Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Leo Williamson NERFINISHED ⓘ Shabba Doo NERFINISHED ⓘ Slim the Robot NERFINISHED ⓘ Toni Basil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
hip hop dance
ⓘ
street dance culture ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legacy | recognized as pioneers of locking worldwide ⓘ |
| locationOfFormation | Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium |
live performance
ⓘ
television ⓘ |
| movement |
funk styles
ⓘ
street dance ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bringing funk dance into mainstream American entertainment
ⓘ
popularizing the locking dance style ⓘ |
| performedOn |
Saturday Night Live
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soul Train NERFINISHED ⓘ The Carol Burnett Show NERFINISHED ⓘ The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedWith |
Diana Ross
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frank Sinatra NERFINISHED ⓘ Sammy Davis Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1973 ⓘ |
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