LOCKERLEGENDS – "The Streetdance called Locking" – Streetdance, HipHop,Lockers,Campbellocking, Locking & Locking pioneers and history

THE ART-FORM & CULTURE OF A STREET DANCE IS MUCH MORE THAN THE MOVES THAT CREATE THE DANCE ITSELF. THE ORIGINAL DANCE STYLE CALLED LOCKING HAS DEEP ROOTS WITHIN A ERA , WHICH MENT SO MUCH TO THE UNITY AND DE SEGREGATION OF A PEOPLE…READ…LEARN and understand what brought about the evolution of words like soul and funk.. Understand the DANCERS that contributed to the Original foundation of this dance & opened the door to what exist today as “THE STREET DANCE OF LOCKING”

Help us solidify this from just a dance into a ART-FORM to be passed down to future generations !

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HOW DID THIS DANCE ARTFORM HAPPEN?

WHAT INSPIRED THIS DANCE?

IS IT A MOVEMENT OR JUST A DANCE ?

The social connection to the era

Independent record companies such as Staxx, Motown and The Sounds of Philadelphia echoed the sounds which reflected the unity, pride and the struggles of our communities. They exposed the soulful harmony of well choreographed vocal groups and gave us the direct heart pounding inspirational music and lyrics of various bands. During these times, the struggle was revealed through the social conscious music sung by artists like Marvin Gaye, James Brown,Curtis Mayfield andIssac Hayes.

“YOU CANNOT KNOW WHERE YOU ARE GOING UNLESS YOU KNOW WHERE YOU BEEN”

unknown authors quote

The inner city communities of the United States were marked with racial and social unrest during the civil rights movement of the 1960’s. This generation saw leaders such as Malcolm X, Dr. Martin Luther King, Robert Kennedy and John Kennedy assassinated and, those times and struggles were reflected in this music.

In that time There was also a new generation of early rap and revolutionary poetry that was put to beats by groups such as the Last Poets and Gil Scott Heron. During those times, the rhythmic freedom in the African American community could only be found in the inner cities segregated night clubs or in community house parties. The turn of the decade brought about a pride in the accomplishments made during the civil rights struggles.

The BOLD generation of the 1970’s was now free to express itself. SOUL TRAIN became the portal and revealed to the world its’ creativity. Funk music spearheaded the charge and Afro American youth boldly displayed their pride, with large Afro hair styles and colorful creative clothing. During this time, an art form was born. This art form created a subculture which has influenced and transitioned the eras of Funk, Disco and Hip Hop through three decades. Yes! The art form first known as “Campbellocking”

and now simmply as LOCKING

The Damita Jo Freeman Foundation

Soul Train Dancers speak

many of you have watched the soul train awards and wondered where are the real stars of that show “THE ORIGINAL DANCERS” well we are here

because of many distorted depictions and stories of the early days on soul train Damita Jo Freeman and Co host Flo Jenkins have put panels together tp tell the world the real stories and true history of their experience within the show . but the cultural movement and the street dance scene that truly inspired its acceptance within a society just exiting the civil rights era at the end of the 1970s. Myself along with Lockerlegends was proud to be asked to participate on 6/2/2019 the second panel event was successfully held at Darby Park in the Inglewood section of the inner-city where I along with Damita Jo ,Alpha Anderson, Freddie Maxie, Thelma Davis, Perry Brown,Creole Creekmore, Lewis”deputy” Green,Sharon Hill, Bill “Slim” Williams ,Queen Turner, and Dianne Brunner Pukas from yhose original era 1970s shows, spoke as they were joined by an audience full of notables. as they began to set the record strait. cumulating with a special presentation from todays new school locking dancer Rebecca Tsaoism and the famed Soul Train Line

I want to thank Damita and Flo for taking up the mantle to where to share the real with this generation…..educate b4u retreat……..Og Skeeter Rabbit

The unity of dance and Locking was expressed at the 1972 Watts Stax concert

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Our New Generation has been inspired by the old, However understanding the mission and resposibility to pass on the movement with respect is the challenge issued by the YOUR old school today,Back in the day social poets Gil Scott Heron put out that challenge to the youth of the 1960s & 70s,,,AND we responded ! YES THERE WAS RAP back then ,and there was a street movement ,Even though the term “HipHop hadn’t been coined back then

GIL SCOTT HERON

RIP

a message from an old school poet the new school poets

to carry on the task of the movement for change

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Letter from the editor:

Although I have been the primary web keeper.when this site first started it was not an individual project , it was a combined effort of several people to finally expose a different perspective, Many of their request to preserve much of the lost history promoted ,

myself (Og Skeeter Rabbit), Greg Pope, Tony GoGo, Steve Crane, Greg Dandridge, Guy Evans, Arnetta Johnson, Leo Williamson, Tito Collins, Mike Frenks, Buddy Lombard,Elroy Skiffer and several others other generations, with a vast knowledge of the dance and its era to come together to produce this information, which comes from a variety of personal experiences and research……..…

James Higgins ” Og Skeeter Rabbit”

“2003” we saw very little understanding of the pre Lockers era, and the people who contributed to this era

TODAY…more original Lockers & groups have been exposed and their stories and contributions have been documented through our site, Thank you all who have read, enjoyed and benefitted from the site

A Letter from Tony GoGo posted to‎Lockerlegends Int

August 252014

What up to all who respect dance and the true historyThat goes with itI would like to give Big Props
To OGSkeeter Rabbit of theOriginal GoGo brothers.Thank you for opening the Locker legends web site
Of information and for bringing as many lockers and dancers together giving us The real truth of how this
Movement in our culture Came about and what it stands for.Once we had a dream in Watts California and
Now a beautiful memory Of a dream fulfilled thanks To your diligence and the
friendship of our brother In Russia Vovan. We luv you

AlwaysThanks Mr Higgins and
Always love and Respect.Your Brother alwaysTony Gogo.

THE WORLDS FIRST SYCHRONIZED LOCKING GROUP “THE ORIGINAL GOGO BROTHERS 1971/1973

Watts streetmovement of Locking was not only inspired by Don Campbell, but by the social Issues of the 1960s. This movement produced the first group ever.. pictured Left to Right Tony “GoGo” Lewis, James “SkeeterRabbit” Higgins and Edwin “Buddy GoGo” Lombard..from the GoGo, YoYo and CoCo Watts Brothers Family

Tony GoGo Interviews CLICK HERE to read more on the GoGo Brothers Page & view the Video

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“The Rabbit Hole” a complete review of the events in Review of the lastFunk & Soul era years..

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“you wanted hear the truth… You can’t handle the Truth”

Old school music, with both schools philosophy, we discuss the world issues that the dances movement has been about for decades

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DANCE ENLIGHTENMENT …

A MUST READ !!

written by Og SkeeterRabbit on 5/5/2010

“WHAT DOES THE WORD FUNK OR FUNKY MEAN”…..People have confused these words for years (click here)

By Og Skeeter Rabbit & Tony GoGo

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FROM CAMBELLOCKING to LOCKING

TIME-LINE OF LOCKING

THE LOCKING TIMELINE

follow the progression and evolution

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Memorial Tribute Page GREG CAMPBELLOCK JR.RIP

GREG 1952-2010

Fred Berry

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“The GHETTO DANCERS” Steve “Sinbad” Crane

Read Entire Interview with Video Click on this link Jeffery Daniels letter to Lockerlegends

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