This has been my favorite locking tutorial for many years. I've studied and found inspiration in this video since I was in VA. I like how he demonstrates the different parts in locking over James Brown music. Really cool! Rest in Peace, Skeeter.
I'm trying to learn locking, and finding this video is a gift from heaven. He makes it look so easy, relaxed, yet awesomely funky. Thank you, Skeeter Rabbit, and may you rest in peace :)
I feel that the way of making tutorials has evolved a lot, I mean, in most of old tutorials, dancers just repeat slowly their moves, without breakin' 'em down or explaining in detail. But this shit is still WAAAY more helpful than many other (recent) tutorials :-O R.I.P Skeeter
I first got into locking... because I was amazed seeing Skeeter Rabbit's Which A Ways... 6 years later and I've loved it ever since... RIP King Rabbit, the world was not ready for you.
Man, I've been only locking for three months, and this man has helped me so much I have a video, I'm probably not that good to most of you, but I think it's good for three months, practicing only on weekends mostly! RIP Skeeter! And thank you!
Papa don't take no mess - James Brown. Rockin' Funky Watergate -Fred Wesly and the New JBs. Body Heat, The Spank, Cold Sweat - James Brown with a few repetitions and different versions.
You're very welcome. I started locking late last year and I think I'm getting pretty good at it. It's an amazing dance style and I really love old school funk so it's perfect for me. That, and it perfectly compliments popping when done correctly. If you wanna see some badass lockers, look up Gemini, P-Lock, The Boogie Pimps, Hurrikane, Firelock and J-Soul.
this is an awsome video thats going to help so much seriously to be a good dance just be well rounded i mean i know poping locking waving c-walk hip hop breaking and im good at all of them it helps so much in battles
If you take a look at how Kid n Play in their Houseparty I and II and the running man movements, they have their direct relationships to the locking movements.
I was told the which-a-way is one of the most advanced locking moves so don't worry about it :) i'm working on everything and saving that for much much later.
@MBirdDancer You, my dear sir, are a natural born talent for me ! Your video inspired me so much, I'm about to throw away the dance Im into, so that I can start locking. Ty.
"Let's Groove Tonight"-Earth Wind & Fire, "Get on the Floor"-Michael Jackson, "The Groove Lin"-Heat Wave, "Ladies' Night"-Kool and the Gang, "Boogie Nights"-Heat Wave. These are a few of my personal favorites. Really, you just have look up a list of old school funk songs and you can even just search "locking music" here.
great tutorial. I got all the moves down. the only thing that pissed me off was not being able to look at his feet. Some of the moves, like the Funky Broadway, you have to look at his feet to get the move correctly. It's a good thing we have other tutorials like Professor Lock's and other guys like him.
HEY!!! I know what I'ma be doin on the weekends...putting this video on FULL SCREEN and practicing. OK seriously...back in the 80s we did something like the Watergate, and the Funky Broadway...wish I can remember what we called it then.
I THINK we used to call the Funky Broadway the Uncle Wully...but I also think it had another name too...I remember one of the rappers used to do something like it *maybe Kwame'?* And the Which A Way always reminds me of a sideways Roger Rabbit...so I can so that one pretty easily.
