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Waacking. Waacking (also whacking) is a street dance style with origins stemming from punking, a dance created in the gay clubs of Los Angeles [ 1][ 2] during the 1970s disco era. [ 3] The style is typically done to 1970s disco and 1980s post-disco music [ 4] and is mainly distinguishable by its rotational arm movements, posing and emphasis on ...
Jerkin' or Jerk is a street dance culture and hip hop subgenre originating in urban California in the late 2000s. It gained mainstream popularity outside of California by Inland Empire -based groups New Boyz and Audio Push, [ 1] and has origins in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. [ 2] Since breaking into the mainstream in 2009, jerkin' gained ...
blackeyedpeas .com. Black Eyed Peas (also known as The Black Eyed Peas) is an American musical group consisting of rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap and Taboo. The group's lineup during the height of their popularity in the 2000s [ 5] featured Fergie, who replaced Kim Hill in 2002. Originally an alternative hip hop group, they subsequently ...
Hip hop dance is a range of street dance styles primarily performed to hip hop music or that have evolved as part of hip hop culture. It is influenced by a wide range of styles that were created in the 1970s and made popular by dance crews in the United States. The television show Soul Train and the 1980s films Breakin', Beat Street, and Wild ...
Far East Movement (abbreviated FM) is an American hip hop and electronic music group based in Los Angeles, composed of Kev Nish, Prohgress, J-Splif, Jon Street, Ray Ro, DJ Virman, and Jerm Beats. [ 1] They signed with Martin Kierszenbaum 's Cherrytree Records, an imprint of Interscope Records to release their 2010 single, "Like a G6" (featuring ...
Genre. Hip-hop dance. Inventor. Crips. Year. Early 1970s. Origin. Compton, Los Angeles, California, U.S. The Crip Walk, also known as the C-Walk, is a dance move that was created in the 1970s by first generation Crip member Robert "Sugar Bear" Jackson, and has since spread worldwide.
The Florentine Gardens was a nightclub in Hollywood, California, at 5955 Hollywood Boulevard, opened on December 28, 1938, by restaurateur Guido Braccini. [ 1] The building was designed by architect Gordon B. Kaufmann [ 2] and featured a European garden motif. Manager and emcee Nils Granlund.
The history of hip-hop dances encompasses the people and events since the late 1960s that have contributed to the development of early hip-hop dance styles, such as uprock, breaking, locking, roboting, boogaloo, and popping. African Americans created uprock and breaking in New York City. African Americans in California created locking, roboting ...