Locking Videos - The Best Place to Start
With the advent of YouTube there has been a very fast coming of age for many dance styles.
Styles which are often considered somewhat underground such as locking, popping and breaking now have a much wider audience.
Due to the worldwide success and prevalence of YouTube you now have the opportunity to watch and learn from dancers that just a few years earlier you may never even have heard of.
And as in any field, there are many talented people who are perhaps not household names that you can discover as well.
I have experienced many instances where I have stumbled across a 'related video' to find a dancer or choreographer I knew nothing about but said to myself, "I do not know who that was, but their dancing sure was good!" Quite often I get asked for my advice on where you should start looking when it comes to locking videos and dancers.
In my mode of thinking, the most natural and logical place to begin would be at the beginnings, at the roots from the guys who created the dance, i.
e.
Don Campbell and The Lockers.
There may only be a handful of videos up there, though I do recall attending a Don Campbell masterclass (a good grounding in the history of the dance) and he had a DVD with some back-in-the-day footage of him and his dance group 'The Lockers'.
But from these few videos you can glean where the dance started from with everything from what has become the classic locking uniform to the individual styles of each of The Lockers.
Watching this original footage I would definitely recommend at some point, a few years ago you had the excuse of it being hard to find, now you can watch it if you have an internet connection! Apart from this historical footage which remains relevant, I really believe what is really important when looking at locking videos is to find people that inspire you.
For if locking is something you are serious about getting good at, then your endeavour will only be as strong as how inspired you can remain on your journey.
And where does this inspiration come from? People whose dancing you find inspiring and also the dreams you hold for yourself.
While I could name some lockers worth watching, it is worth doing some discovering for yourself as there are many different style of locking.
What is one person's button is another's zip.
If you find the dancers that make you light up and fly out of your seat eager with determination to learn what you are witnessing, you are finding inspiration.
The final message I would add is do not spend all day watching videos.
If your true intention is to be good at locking only you can do the work, your inspiration cannot do the work for you.
It can fuel you up and start the engine but you still have got to drive the car.
There is a vital distinction to be made: What you are after is inspiration not dependency.
Styles which are often considered somewhat underground such as locking, popping and breaking now have a much wider audience.
Due to the worldwide success and prevalence of YouTube you now have the opportunity to watch and learn from dancers that just a few years earlier you may never even have heard of.
And as in any field, there are many talented people who are perhaps not household names that you can discover as well.
I have experienced many instances where I have stumbled across a 'related video' to find a dancer or choreographer I knew nothing about but said to myself, "I do not know who that was, but their dancing sure was good!" Quite often I get asked for my advice on where you should start looking when it comes to locking videos and dancers.
In my mode of thinking, the most natural and logical place to begin would be at the beginnings, at the roots from the guys who created the dance, i.
e.
Don Campbell and The Lockers.
There may only be a handful of videos up there, though I do recall attending a Don Campbell masterclass (a good grounding in the history of the dance) and he had a DVD with some back-in-the-day footage of him and his dance group 'The Lockers'.
But from these few videos you can glean where the dance started from with everything from what has become the classic locking uniform to the individual styles of each of The Lockers.
Watching this original footage I would definitely recommend at some point, a few years ago you had the excuse of it being hard to find, now you can watch it if you have an internet connection! Apart from this historical footage which remains relevant, I really believe what is really important when looking at locking videos is to find people that inspire you.
For if locking is something you are serious about getting good at, then your endeavour will only be as strong as how inspired you can remain on your journey.
And where does this inspiration come from? People whose dancing you find inspiring and also the dreams you hold for yourself.
While I could name some lockers worth watching, it is worth doing some discovering for yourself as there are many different style of locking.
What is one person's button is another's zip.
If you find the dancers that make you light up and fly out of your seat eager with determination to learn what you are witnessing, you are finding inspiration.
The final message I would add is do not spend all day watching videos.
If your true intention is to be good at locking only you can do the work, your inspiration cannot do the work for you.
It can fuel you up and start the engine but you still have got to drive the car.
There is a vital distinction to be made: What you are after is inspiration not dependency.
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