Throwback Thursday and Don Campbell
Born on January 7, 1951 in St. Louis,
Missouri, Don Campbell is best known for inventing the “locking” dance. He
first discovered dance while he was studying commercial art.
By 1971 he had joined the cast of Soul Train and he soon became a featured
dancer. But when he began requesting that the performers be paid he was let go.
Along with other dancers who were removed for the same reason, he formed the
Lockers.
He recorded a song to accompany his
locking dance titled The Campbellock
and in 1972 it was released as a single. This is when he formed his own dance
company The Campbellock Dancers,
later shortened to The Lockers.
The Lockers appeared on popular
television programs of the day such as The Carol Burnett Show and The Tonight
Show. The group disbanded in the 1980s but their influence is still felt today
in choreography performed by The Backstreet Boys, Britney Spear and Janet
Jackson, among others.
According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Campbell_(dancer):
“Don was also honored at the first ever
Hip-Hop conference sponsored by and at The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Artifacts such as Don’s outfits worn during His career, were on display inside
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, as well as abroad, as part of an exhibit
designed to help promote awareness about Hip-Hop culture.”
Today he is a teacher, adjudicator,
writer and speaker.
From the Big
Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Dance History Secret #232:
“Don Campbell invented the locking dance.”
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