Oakland Boogaloo: The Funk Freestyle Dance that Defined the Town’s Culture | If Cities Could Dance
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- Опубліковано 29 чер 2024
- Oakland, California, home to the Black Panthers, also birthed the pioneering funk-driven freestyle dance Oakland Boogaloo, characterized by strong hits and poses. In the late 1960s and 1970s, before the emergence of hip hop, the city’s African American youth took inspiration from James Brown, the Temptations, Charlie Chaplin, cartoon characters, and sci-fi robots, and created a repertoire of original moves like the “Dime Stop,” the “Hit, the “Mack Pose” and “the Ditallion.” Youth in nearby San Francisco and Richmond soon developed variants of boogaloo, respectively known as strutting and robotting. Today, these techniques are collectively known as “the funk styles,” owing to their development during the funk era. Despite its pioneering status, Oakland boogaloo’s cultural contributions are little-known outside of Bay Area dance circles.
Meet OG Oakland boogaloo dancers who take us back to where the movement began and show us how they are passing the art form onto a new generation-bridging the gap between boogaloo, pop-locking and turf dancing.
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📌Editor’s note:
We regret we incorrectly identified E. Vic Randolph "The Crowd Pleaser."
This episode touches on how the name “boogaloo” has been co-opted by an anti-government extremist group linked to murders in Oakland and Santa Cruz and riots in Minneapolis in 2020. The Oakland boogaloo dance community condemn this violence and the appropriation of their name.
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00:00 Intro
01:07 The Resurgents Go to their Birthplace
02:08 1960s Oakland and the Black Panthers
03:00 Talent Shows and Dance Groups
03:58 The West Oakland Scene
04:29 The BRS Alliance and the OBM
05:00 Turf dancing
05:51 Misappropriation of Boogaloo
06:59 Legacy of Boogaloo Culture
👟Featured dancers:
The Black Resurgents:
William Randolph, a.k.a. Mr. Penguin
Ricky Gantt, a.k.a. Mr. Ricky G, a.k.a. Rick the Robot
E. Vic Randolph, a.k.a. The Crowd Pleaser
Larry Robertson, a.k.a. L.A.
William Bilal, a.k.a. Boogaloo Bill
Traci Bartlow, a.k.a. Starchild ( / tracibartlow1 )
TURFinc:
Johnny Lopez, a.k.a. Johnny 5
Levi Allen, a.k.a. iDummy
🎵 Featured music:
Steppin Theme, Will Randolph V
Jimmeees, Will Randolph V
Express Exotica,Will Randolph V
willrandolphv.bandcamp.com
🎨Featured murals:
Turfing mural by Creators Gone Create (www.creativeshields.com/creato...)
Oakland is Proud mural by Mujer Muralista (ua-cam.com/channels/zGx.html..., Luis Marroquin, Angel Chavez
Be the Power mural designed by Bobby Arte (ua-cam.com/channels/_In.html..., painted by Natty Rebel ( / nattyrebeller , Kemest, Kiss My Black Arts, Rachel Wolfe Goldsmith
Alice Street mural project by Desi Mundo, Pancho Peskador, Community Rejuvenation Project
Anemal Forever by Kal and 7Seas; Firefighters mural by Rigel "Crayone" Juratovic @cray one
The West Side is the Best Side mural by TDK Family ( • TDK: The Dream Kontinu... )
“Knowledge is Power” artist unknown
George Floyd tribute mural by TDK Family
AscenDance mural by Desi Mundo and Community Rejuvenation Project
Black Lives Matter mural by Endeavors Oakland ( / @endeavorsoakland ) and Timothy B, Kiss My Black Arts, Natty Rebel, Splash Gang Original, idrops
🔍Featured archival footage and photos:
KQED Archives
Critical Past
African American Museum and Library at Oakland
Kent Kessinger
Jun Stinson
shakaX420 ( / @shakax420 )
JJ Harris
🎉Special thanks to:
Bryce Hill a.k.a. Stix
Plik Plok
Boogie Frantick
TyquanMZK
TheCryptoProfessor (@InventSPC)
Melissa Sujin
Leo E
The PAC Music
J-Syd/kay0ss
Don Alonzo
The Black Messengers
Derrick and Company
Gentlemen of Production
Close Encounters of the Funkiest Kind
SS Enterprise
Original Boogaloo Movement
BRS Alliance
Boogaloo Conservatory
Lonnie "Pop Tart" Green
Rudi TCruz
Mark Elliott
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When I hear the word Boogaloo, I think about dance.
Ain't nothing and nobody can that away from us.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
From Oakland 510.
Boogaloo will always belong to funk and disco
This is so great, thank you to the Black Resurgents, KQED, & all involved for sharing the art, talent, and history.
Yes! great reporting and beautiful story.
Traci Bartlow my homegirl Boogalooin tuffff!!! Major respect n Godbless to tha Oakland Boogaloo they set it off from tha beginning i remember seeing Black messengers on The Gong Show 1977 first time ever seeing that style since robottin 73 as a kid!!! Im still gettin down im 53!!!!!
I love Oakland. Been here since 2001. Don’t listen to the news, this isn’t some lawless town. Many wonderful people live here. Bay Pride 4 Life!
Hey, hey, what's happening with you fam? This is your dude, Mr. Ricky Wilson G. of The Black Resurgents. I want to welcome you to Oakland, California, Town Business. Take what you want from the buffet of boogaloo, and drop your comments below.
Whatever happened to Derek of Derek and Company?
In the mid 80s I met and became great friends with step tronics..
Rip Harry Berry..
Shout out Plik Plok& Pop Tart..
Popping electric Boogaloo & BRS
Came from northern California.
Poppin Pete and Boogaloo Sam moved to Southern California in mid 70s..In turn it became the term pop-locking in early 80s..
Note.. Locking and the Locker's came from South Los Angeles in late 60s..
Rip shabadoo and Don cambelock
Locking
Popping
Pop lock..
I love my Town, didnt know boogaloo originated here, this definitely explain the origin of our dance culture.
I was 5 on the on the stage Dancing with Derek & Company in Campbell Village, and it was 46 years ago today on the 4 of July 1976. I remember I came home one day and my lil 3 year old Brother was like we went to the Gong Show Audition with Derek & Company, and they won. I was mad I wasn't there, but I was glad when I saw them on the Gong Show and I wanna say they won or they may have lost the the Legendary Cheryl Lyn if they were on the same show. If they were on the same show, she was the only one that could stop them. I can't clearly remember but if she wasn't then the won easy, and I'm thinking 🤔 they did!
Wow. Thanks for sharing this memory and so incredible that you shared a stage among legends.
That’s right don’t use our name in Vein!
Beautiful, simply beautiful!
Love
Love
Love
Dance
@ 4:42 OBM 🥰
is not just a "black thang"
Dance is UNIVERSAL
It is creativity, expression, inspirational, personal, & wonderful.
posted Mar. 22. 2024
Next up needs ta be...
"San Francisco STRUTTING"
Yes interview pop tart!
Thanks for sharing this film and wishing you all the best for your channel KQED Arts!
Thank you for the documentary, it's GOLD and history for our community and the black History ! Bless Meech de France from Cameroon (AFRICA x Kemet)
Thanks! Dj Claytown - Fortaleza-Ceará-Brasil
Beautiful video. Love to learn the history, culture, and meaning behind the style of dance that has greatly influenced the entertainment industry!
Thank you for this documentary about Boogaloo. Oakland is an exciting city.
Great video!
BBOYZ FOR LIFE ☝️💜👑👑👑👑
Wow! Amazing and so special
dope !!!!!
Beautiful baby! Keep dancing!
dope documentary!!
Respect!
Great!
Well done.
Love this. Any recommended resources to learn?
why doesn't this have more views!?!?!?!??!
Respect to the pioneers of Bay Area Dance. To all B-Boys and B-Girls of the past and future.
✊🏾FBA CULTURE ✊🏾
Is the Memphis Jook style dance a part of Boogaloo dance? Looks so similar with added flair and style.
Jookin come from gangstawalk they just change the name, ogs of gangstawalk came from poplocking, they used king tut - waving - toyman and puppet and pointing and create some footwork moves (buck jumps) and emphasize on sliding gliding etc
LA got some explaining to do
Fresno too. They are famous for inventing top rocking. But Boogaloo is what allowed all of that to happen.
What do they need to explain about? It is not the EB movement’s fault that they wanted to promote their dancing to the world. All I listen to are jealous folks who got lucked out because they did not take the chance to promote themselves to the world, back in the 1970s. Besides, these guys have no merit, because they deny that Robert Shields was the one the OG Oakland Boogaloo inspired to be.
Boogaloo caporeira
Merry1Love
Le Twins takes this dance to another level with integrity intact..... what is pleasing to the eye is pleasing!!!!!!!! much respect to the OG's but this expression is not going anywhere and is in no way shape or form in any danger
Les Twins are not popping. Just put that in perspective….
does anyone know the song at 1:07? it’s such a vibe
I am also looking for that song and can't find it
Turfing
Boogaloo boogie down productions
The advanced art of dodging bullets through dance movements...
Judging from the quality of their moves, they look pretty done to me.
These cats are in they late 60s this wasnt they best i seen them do better but you need to see the dudes in they 50s-20s on down they slay!!!
If only they put this much effort into being fathers, treating women decent and working honest jobs.
Did anyone find the white face at 3:42 racists? Cancel PBS for posting such racist images.
They had white paint just like in the old days when white men used to paint black faces
At that time, blacks were NOT allowed on stage; when the whites did it
??maybe The Black Messagers were making fun of that era??