He felt that from myself as well as the dance community, he never got the due respect he was entitled to as the first professional street dancer being on TV. He felt smighted that in literature and media, nobody mentioned his name. And we both were in dark places and going through problems. I was willing to accept his peace offering and forgive. Three years ago we came into our spirituality and forgiveness and became better people.
We both put water under the bridge and were talking as men. Skip to content. Ozone : Yeah? Hey, you mean, you're asking me how to get it on with a girl? Turbo : Well, somethin' like that. Ozone : Alright! If that's the case, I'll show you a few tricks from the old master. There's two phases to this. There's phase number one: you gotta get the girl interested.
Then, there's phase number two: the ole tactical maneuvers. Sign In. Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo The best thing that happened at that time to hip hop was a fusion of East Coast interpretation and West Coast. Here on the West Coast we popped, locked, and boogaloo, robotic styles. NYC style was called electric boogie and bboying was boogie down Bronx. How much of yourself back then do you see in Turbo?
They had a script but decided to hang out with us and see how we really spoke, learning street terminology at the same time. Were you getting approached by fans everywhere? It was a bit overwhelming and sometimes frightening. I remember my schooldays friends and I went to our favorite hangout, Del Amo Fashion Center, in Torrance, CA, and the film was playing and the security had me wait until the theater lobby was cleared to leave. Also, some fans found out where I lived and my Mother and Father told me when I woke up in the morning fans were waiting across the street to get an autograph.
It was fun, and I felt like still a normal guy and came back to the areas I grew up: Southbay of Los Angeles and East Los Angeles disco, funk party areas. Is it true the cast and crew had such a good time with you that they wrote another robot episode just to get you back on set? According to Chambers, his sessions with Michael Jackson started when a talent coordinator invited himself and another dancer Poppin Taco to the Jackson compound, where they both showed off their dance moves and started teaching Michael Jackson some techniques.
Chambers said :. Although Poppin Taco went on to become Michael Jackson's choreographer for 18 years, Chambers often met up with the crew and shared dancing styles and techniques, which helped Michael Jackson perfect some of his notable moves like the moonwalk. Chambers was born in Long Beach Island , California, and got the "Shrimp" part fo his stage name from his father, an ex-Air Force military man who had raised his family in Wilmington.
The other part , "Boogaloo," came from the New Orleans area and was typical for breakdancers. He was one of the first street dancers to make it to the White House when he got an invite from former first lady Nancy Reagan. Asides that, he also helped bring the "Urkelbot" to life in the series "Family Matters. The documentary focuses on Chambers's life and dance style and his time as Turbo on "Breakin.
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