Where Is Popping and Locking?

What Is Popping and Locking? Popping has its roots in Fresno, California, and is the creation of Sam “Boogaloo Sam” of the group Electric Boogaloos. Locking is the creation of Don Campbell, a member of the Lockers, a Los Angeles group.

Where did popping and locking originate?

Popping and locking both originated on the West Coast. Locking, created by Don Campbell, a club dancer with no formal training, developed in the late 1960s in L.A. Campbell had trouble doing the funky chicken, so he would freeze mid-move, as though trying to remember what comes next.

What's popping and locking?

Popping is forcing your body outwards, similar to an explosion within the body, whereas locking is contracting these body parts. Both can be done at different intensity levels but locking can also be identified by its distinctive stops.