| There are certain things which are very much visually | | | | Many of the popular and well known locking steps |
| captivating and memorable parts of the locking dance | | | | were created by members of The Lockers dance |
| spectacle. These include high suspenders, stripy | | | | crew. I remember Don saying that he picked each |
| socks, apple hats, incredibly happy dancers, and | | | | member to be in his dance crew for their individual |
| which-a-ways amongst other things. | | | | styles and moves, not because they were alike. For |
| These are all elements of locking that are easily | | | | Don expression was everything. |
| recognizable. The moves themselves are quite easily | | | | Hence locking (or Campbellocking as it was initially |
| discernible once you know what you are looking for. | | | | known) is as much about you, the dancer as it is |
| You will see points, claps, box splits, people giving | | | | about the moves. It is about what you want to bring |
| five and the like. | | | | to the dance, what you have to express. You can |
| However it is important to note that it is not all | | | | even start bringing in the social dances of today into |
| about the moves or the clothes. The moves and the | | | | your dancing if you feel it adds to it. |
| clothing all arose from each of the dancers' personal | | | | As well as personal expression, it is important to |
| expression and also the era they inhabited. | | | | keep things funky. If there is something which all the |
| Locking has its roots in social dancing and many of | | | | lockers had in common, it is that they were all funky. |
| the locking steps you know about were some of the | | | | Attending any good locking workshop or dance class |
| social dances of the time with maybe a step or two | | | | should be able to give you some knowledge and |
| added or changed around a bit. | | | | understanding of what funk is and how to make it an |
| And it was all about expression. The dance itself | | | | intrinsic and uplifting part of your locking. |
| started when Don Campbell was trying to learn to | | | | So whilst there may be a lot of moves you may feel |
| dance and would keep on freezing up or locking | | | | you have to learn and your initial proclivity may be to |
| when he tried to remember the steps. | | | | discover them all, do not neglect what is truly |
| His teacher would call him out on this, and it would | | | | important. |
| become a bit of a joke and hence the beginning of | | | | And that is you. Who you are, what your character |
| locking began to take place. Don would experiment | | | | and personality is, how you express the funk and |
| further and add in other moves such as slaps, twirls | | | | what you can bring to the dance every time you |
| and giving five along with the locks. | | | | venture onto the dance floor. |