Summary: Learn how to do the throw back for locking in hip hop dance in this free dance lesson video.
Safi A. Thomas is the CEO and co-founder for Blade Dance Entertainment in New York City, creator of the Blade Technique (R), and the artistic director for the world's only Hip Hop...read more
"On behalf of Expert Village I'm Safi Thomas from the hip hop dance conservatory. These are our dancers, we are based here in New York City and we are going to show you how to lock. So you heard in the music from the first two clips that what we are using is like funky type of music. Well that is because it is called funk music. People like George Clinton developed that musical style back in the 60s, late 60s, early 70s where you heard a lot about funk music. Funk music was pretty much the foundation music of locking. Right now we are going to take you through a movement called throw backs. Throw backs take a look. "
eHow Article: Hip Throw Backs in Hip Hop Locking Dance