Oakland was home to a variety of dance moves that exists in one form or another to this very day.
Oaklands history in Boogaloo started in the late sixties. Most of the moves/styles have been lost in antiquity, but a good number of them exist as an echo of once was. We have listed some of the moves, but this list is incomplete. Many the individual moves or styles never had a name, but would be practiced by solo dancers you would find in the parks of East Oakland, or in the downtown area. Many of the Solo artists did not enter talent shows or perform as some of the well known groups did. Their drive to dance came from a self interest that only they could envision.
The list will grow as more dancers come forward to share there stories.
Back Slide
Bird
Boxes
Blowing up the Chest
Break Down
Cowboy – Walking in like it’s a shoot out – Aces of Soul
Creeping: A person with a deliberate walk that stops momentarily to the beat of the music.
Cutting Up
Dimestopping
Dinosaur
Dragon (Dynorama Creep)
Dynorama (animating)
Fat Man
Finger Popping
Hangman
Head in the Oven
Headless Man
Hitting
Lean
Little Ricky’s Car
Looney Cartooney
Mack Pose – Posin on a hoe
Miming: Rope pulls, window, skateboard, levers, leash pull (dog walk), steering wheel.
Noony Cartooney
Oakland boogaloo
Posing
Puppet:
Reserve Move
Robot: The miming of a Robot or a mechanical device.
Scarecrow
Six Million Dollar Man
Slot
Snatching the Head
Spinning
Swoop
Three D (3D) – tickin moves one after another
Tidal Wave
Toilet Stool Move (with hat)
Typewriter
Vibrating
Vibrating pose
Walk Outs
Waving
Worming
Bless Yall Brother and Sister’s. I Rep BRS styles from the eastcoast and Europe
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OAK-TOWN IN THE HOUSE…
Man, I would love to see some demos of these moves!!