- For the film sequel, see Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo. For the Five Iron Frenzy album, see Five Iron Frenzy 2: Electric Boogaloo.
Electric boogaloo or electric boogie is a style of funk dance and street dance closely related to popping. It became the signature style of the dance group started in 1977 called the Electric Boogaloos, a group that popularized popping and many of its related styles.
According to the Electric Boogaloos, the electric boogaloo dance style combines a dance called boogaloo with popping. This boogaloo was supposedly created by Boogaloo Sam in 1975 and should not to be confused with the Latin American dance known as the boogaloo, which is a completely different style. Boogaloo Sam's boogaloo was a fluid leg-oriented style danced to funk music, utilizing rolls of the hips, knees and head, which was later combined with the popping technique to create the more versatile electric boogaloo.[1]
Today, boogaloo is often used as a synonym for the electric boogaloo.
Moves
- Body rolls
- Crazy legs
- Fresno
- A staple move of popping and electric boogaloo. In a fresno, the dancer moves side-to-side doing a hit on each turn.
- Head rolls
- Leg rolls
- Neck-o-flex
- Old man
- A move imitating an old man
- Twist-o-flex
- A technique where, as in the mannequin, the dancer creates the impression of unnatural body joints by moving and twisting various parts in sequence. Non-twisting parts should remain absolutely still. The effect resembles a Rubik's Cube moving, or somewhat a clay figure being modeled. It can be further refined by using hands to "push" or "pull" the body parts around.
- Walk-out
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