Great persons in street dance

Street dance has been created and advanced by every street dancer but there are some great persons who raise a revolution. So, Today, I will introduce such some great persons in street dance.

At first, I cannot set aside James Brown when I write about street dance. He was not street dancer but great singer and entertainer. People call him "King of Funk". As it describe, he is one of creators of Funk music and the most famous Funk singer. He has African and Native American and Asian ancestry. He was born in Barnwell, South Carolina on May 3, 1933. When he was child, his family was very poor, so he worked hardly to support his budget. During his hard work, he sang in local talent contest and sometimes he captured the victory in it. he debuted as a member of The Famous Flames the Gospel group in 1954. His sing style was changed little by little. Eventually, He started solo activity and created Funk music. He and his performances and his music impinge greatly on market of music and show business. Michel Jackson was one of his great fan and affected by him in many aspect. His music are loved by many street dancers mainly old school dancers. Because, all of old school street dances were danced with his songs like Good Foot in early times.

Second, Don Campbell contributed to street dance. He created Locking. He was born in 1951 in Saint Louis, Missouri. When he was young, he couldn't dance Funky Chicken well which was popular dance in Los Angeles at that time, so he thought to make his original dance. It was the begging of Locking. In 1970's, he succeeded to create his style and formed Locking dance team "The Lockers". He and his team made a major breakthrough on show TV programs like Saturday Night Live and Soul Train. They became famous and got influence in the field of street dance.

Third, "Hip Hop Legend" Mr. Wiggles is also great person in street dance. He is a South Bronx Puerto Rican. He is a member of "Rock Steady Crew", "Electric Boogaloos" and "Zulu Nation". These street dance team are all legendary. He can dance B-boying, Popping and Locking so well. He started dancer life from dance battle on street in New York. In his middle age, he became famous street dancer around world. He appeared on movies which focused on street dance and contributed to create hip hop culture "Beat Street" and "Wild Style".

Forth, Boogaloo Sam and Poppin Pete brothers. They are the originator of Popping. They grew up in Fresno, California. When they are children, they are enjoyed robot dancing. They developed robot dance and created Popping and formed Popping dance team "Electric Boogaloos". This team is known as gold standard of Popping.

This image is Electric Boogaloos.

These great persons are a little part of all but they are the most greatest people in street dance.

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