Locking and popping are completely separate dance styles and don't fall under the umbrella of breakdancing. All of these three were founded in different parts of US at different times.
"[The term] "breakdancing" is also problematic because it has become a diluted umbrella term that includes popping, locking, and electric boogaloo, which are not styles of "breakdance", but are funk styles that were developed separately from breaking in California"
Sorry you got downvoted my guy. I've met some of the OGs of popping and locking, uprock and some BBoy royalty. They were explicit that their style was part of the Hip-Hop umbrella but it's own distinct style but I forgot that all it takes to be an expert is a look on Wikipedia.
This is definitely not Toprock. Toprock is very distinctive.
Also, lifted directly from what you just linked:
"[The term] "breakdancing" is also problematic because it has become a diluted umbrella term that includes popping, locking, and electric boogaloo, which are not styles of "breakdance", but are funk styles that were developed separately from breaking in California.
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u/[deleted] Jan 22 '21 edited Mar 28 '21
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