/r/FunkStyle

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This is the subreddit for all dances involving the use of mainly Funk music (Popping, Krumping, Turfing, and Locking)


About

This is the only subreddit to focus on the main Funk Styles. Please feel free to ask for help/Advice, Post cool videos you find, or tutorials.

Everything is allowed as long it has something to do with the FunkStyles that originated from the west coast.


Styles

Popping

Based around the fundamental 'hit' or 'pop'. Encompasses many different styles including waving, strobing, animation, boogaloo, scarecrow, toy-man, puppet, and botting.

Locking

The first funkstyle dance. This dance is centered around many fundamental moves including the lock, the muscle-man (up-lock), uncle sam points, and wrist rolls. Originally established by Don 'Campbellock' Campbell and the group he developed: 'The Lockers'.


Flair

Style of dance/City/How long you've been dancing

Example: Popping/Fresno/5 years


Helpful Guides/Links

r/dancetutorials

r/UrbanDance

r/shuffle

r/bboy

Bboy.org

West Coast Poppin

Funk Music Documentry (highly recommended you watch!)

Highly Recommended video on the deep roots of dancing

YomKimme's Popping/Dimestopping Practice guide

JRock's "Popping Styles" Interview (highly recommended)

Dennis Infante's Mixes (great for practicing, many genres!)

Hip Hop Dance Subreddit

/r/FunkStyle

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Correct arm popping technique?

Hi guys I’m a beginner starting out popping. Are you allowed to bend your elbows during the arm pop? A little confused because at the 4 minute mark the gentleman is bending his arms, and I was told somewhere that popping was strictly muscle-based. Any help is appreciated, thanks!

2 Comments
2024/11/11
06:29 UTC

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Working on some footwork.

I meant to practice gliding, but there wasn't enough room. My feet have been on autopilot for 20 years.

I was pleasantly surprised with what I saw. Everything is not how I would have it be ideally. However, I am closer to what I want than what I thought.

0 Comments
2024/11/07
16:50 UTC

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Here's Alexander McCormicks Instagram profile showing in red circle below much views he's video of him performing my MarsWalk (new MoonWalk) Dance move has gotten 40.000 views And near 2.000 likes. And many comments. In just under a week. People seem to like my move. I'm very pleased.

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2024/11/02
00:31 UTC

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Funk style dancers in Queens City

What's good everyone? I just thought come on here and ask is there anyone here that lives in Charlotte, NC or around that area. Just trying to find some other dancers who does hip hop and/or funk styles to collab with or just cypher with. Also to build some friendships. I'm a down to earth brotha who loves music and talk about it for hours. I like DJing, comics, anime, video games, and being at the gym. Who wants to be friends? Lol 😅✊ðŸū

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2024/10/10
17:54 UTC

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Some turs from today's Popping practice.

https://youtu.be/CZYyMCZEc7g?si=QPKNAHANuAr-KnkO

This was meant to be popping practice, but threw on some other music late in the set.

I'm actually going to practice in a meaningful way and see what I can achieve. Also, dancing will b a good way to get back in shape.

0 Comments
2024/10/09
00:20 UTC

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Help me remember her name. Short female popper, active in competitive scene mid to early 2000s.

Not Marry Poppins.

She had a unique style. Can.not remember her nationality. She might b white or Latino.

Damn, I did not give many clues.

Anybody remember those days,?

8 Comments
2024/10/08
08:15 UTC

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What MT Pop has been doing these last couple of years has been incredible to watch. Feels unbeatable

7 Comments
2024/09/21
17:07 UTC

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Just watched beginner popping tutorial vids, and the muscle control reminds me of martial art movements. Is this accurate?

Some martial arts strikes involve throwing out limbs and then cutting it short and pulling it back half way so you don't fully commit the motion.

I want to know if this is the feeling/image I should keep in mind when I explore muscle isolation.

2 Comments
2024/09/16
21:22 UTC

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FUNKY ASCENSION!

Allez ÃĐcouter le son sur youtube, il est incroyable !

1 Comment
2024/08/12
22:19 UTC

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Throwback to February 2021 with a crazy idea

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2024/08/04
19:35 UTC

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My popping Journey

Yo I'm Philippe from Belgium and started dancing since 2012. I started by watching stepup movies, then filming myself while doing dancemoves, had 1 year of danceclass, in 2017 decided to follow poppinglessons and started to get a good foundation of popping (got really the full package+international workshops as a bonus) and really grew VERY passionate towards popping.

Always grew towards robot and was pretty good at it too:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9wfr0zDxlvo

Then had a mix with speedchanges, waving and robotics: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/lAbvgc4975s

And nowadays, I've found some love towards waving and I'm growing on it as well. Really found a connection with water. Such an amazing style waving! I just love it! Have alot to learn about it but we do that with passion!

So here's my latest wavingvideo: https://youtu.be/d1N_Sh3H_1k?si=H-4_L7TpKOfF-DIr

0 Comments
2024/08/04
18:40 UTC

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Almost 16 years of Popping and Celebrating my 8th Cake Day

4 Comments
2024/07/26
06:56 UTC

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My journey in poppingdance

Yo I'm Philippe from Belgium and started dancing since 2012. I started by watching stepup movies, then filming myself while doing dancemoves, had 1 year of danceclass, in 2017 decided to follow poppinglessons and started to get a good foundation of popping (got really the full package+international workshops as a bonus) and really grew VERY passionate towards popping.

Always grew towards robot and was pretty good at it too:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9wfr0zDxlvo

And nowadays, I've found some love towards waving and I'm growing on it as well. Really found a connection with water. Such an amazing style waving! I just love it! Have alot to learn about it but we do that with passion!

So here's my latest wavingvideo: https://youtu.be/d1N_Sh3H_1k?si=H-4_L7TpKOfF-DIr

0 Comments
2024/07/23
20:19 UTC

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Any popping classes in Huntsville or Asheville?

Trying to plan my next move and this will be a big factor

9 Comments
2024/07/17
16:07 UTC

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Can anyone explain me a statement on popping from boppin andre please

Hello, so i was watching a video from boppin andre and he was speaking a bit of history of popping and said that popping come from roboting and robot is the foundation of that style... I mean popping/hittin and robot are two different style no? I can pop with waves, tut, toyman etc without doing robot? I don't get it

https://youtu.be/ctQoVFqH1gU?feature=shared (at the beginning)

1 Comment
2024/06/21
12:26 UTC

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Dope old school boogie funk songs for popping

Wats good yall my name is PeaceOne I'm not a Dancer but I'm super into Breakin and Popping. I dj'd a few breakin and Popping battles back in the days. I started collecting records again and would like to get back into djing I've been searching for boogie 80s funk that poppers can get down too. What are some dope lesser known tracks from genre?

4 Comments
2024/06/19
04:28 UTC

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How do I stop knee pain after dancing Boogaloo?

Everytime after I dance or practice doing boogaloo rolls, my knees would hurt slightly. Not intolerable pain, but I don't want to everytually break my knees lol. Is it a problem with technique? Should I make my knees bend less? Or do I need to improve knee strength/flexibility?

15 Comments
2023/11/11
11:00 UTC

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The True Origin of Poppin [POPPIN WAS NOT CREATED BY THE ELECTRIC BOOGALOO CREW

I have no problem with the Boogaloo style, but the lie that the Electric Boogaloos and their students spread has to be stopped as people are beginning to see it as truth.

​

PLEASE WATCH THIS VIDEO OF POPPIN'S TRUE ORIGINS:

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eENaYk5j1hU

12 Comments
2023/10/13
00:21 UTC

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Texas head & I am trying to get down in LA this week

Is there any place that poppers normally go to dance during the week in the inland empire or LA??

2 Comments
2023/07/31
13:46 UTC

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Hoan

0 Comments
2023/05/27
19:52 UTC

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Does strobing require a lot of muscle strength/tension?

Been trying to learn strobing (double time dimestops, no hitting), but just can't get a clean stop that fast. My muscles are super tense automatically when I do it, but I still can't get my arms to stop cleanly at double time for any song over 100 BPM or so.

I've heard some people strobe without tensing their muscles too much, so am I following the wrong technique?

Do I need to tense with all my strength when trying to strobe? If so, I guess I'll need to hit the gym because I don't think I'm "strong enough to strobe" right now lol.

8 Comments
2023/05/02
18:09 UTC

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I'm supposed to be working but the funk took over 😂😅✊ðŸū

2 Comments
2023/03/02
16:40 UTC

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Boogaloo rolls help

New to popping...is there a rule of thumb on which way you roll your boogaloo rolls? I'm asking this question in relation to all 4 directions: meaning going left to right, right to left, rolling forward first or backward first. Thx!

3 Comments
2023/02/03
01:01 UTC

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Bustle - Original Music by Corey Chase

0 Comments
2023/01/11
01:29 UTC

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When I try to "pop" my biceps my chest/pec muscles also pop? Is this bad, if so how do I fix it?

Basically the title, I'm pretty new to popping but I really love the way it feels. Physically hitting the sounds in the music is super satisfying.

I've been trying to work on popping with various body parts and I'm having a lot of trouble separating my chest/pec from my arm/bicep pops. It seems like whenever I flex my arm my pec also flexes. And even worse sometimes it feels like the pop from my pec is bigger than my bicep (cause I suck...)

Anyway, was wondering if this is an issue that anyone else has had? And what I can do to fix it?

Also for background, I'm a guy that's somewhat muscular so I have larger than average pecs (although that's mostly genetics, not cause I'm particularly strong).

5 Comments
2023/01/09
22:52 UTC

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Judge showcase boogie frantick popping to zhu - automatic

One of my favorite popping videos but I can't find it on youtube anymore, anybody know where it is linked?

0 Comments
2022/12/03
18:42 UTC

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