The Electric Boogaloos

This article is about the dance crew. For other uses, see electric boogaloo (disambiguation).

The Electric Boogaloos are a street dance crew responsible for the spread of popping and electric boogaloo. The name "Boogaloo" came from a song called "Do a Boogaloo" by James Brown, which was also adapted as a Boogaloo street dance done from Oakland, CA.[1] They were founded by Boogaloo Sam in Fresno, California in 1977.[2] Their original name was the Electronic Boogaloo Lockers but "Lockers" was dropped the following year.[2]

On January 25, 2012, The Electric Boogaloos were honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 13th anniversary show of The Carnival: Choreographer's Ball, for their role in popularizing dance styles such as popping and electric boogie, presented by choreographer and dancer Toni Basil.[3]

  1. ^ Guzman-Sanchez, T. (2012) "The Oakland Funk Boogaloo Generation". Underground Dance Masters: Final History of a Forgotten Era. Praeger.
  2. ^ a b "Electric Boogaloos Group History". Archived from the original on 2011-07-10.
  3. ^ Perry, Aliya. "Carnival Celebrates Its 13th Anniversary". TIV Awards.