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.

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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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Adolfo Quinones → memberOf → The Lockers ⓘ