29 NOV 2023 · The Bay Area dances a little different. More than music, Hyphy is described as a movement for a reason: it involved one’s mind, body and soul. Episode 3: Taking Up Room on the Floor explores the dance culture of the bay area that helped visualize the Hyphy Movement. Born from the 1960s and 1970s funk scene in Oakland, the free-flowing and hard-hitting dance style known as Boogaloo has evolved into styles like pop and locking and T.U.R.F. dancing, which is still popular in the Bay Area to this day. With breaking (aka break dancing) entering the Olympics in 2024 and events like Red Bull Dance Your Style, T.U.R.F. dancing has kept a visual element of the Hyphy Movement-era alive. Expect to hear from rapper https://www.instagram.com/tooshort/?hl=en, graffiti artist and rapper https://www.instagram.com/dregs_one/?hl=en, https://www.instagram.com/wallysparkz/; who coined the acronym and meaning for T.U.R.F. dancing, https://www.instagram.com/icecold3000/?hl=en of the https://www.instagram.com/theturffeinz/ crew, Johnny5; founder of https://www.instagram.com/turfinc/?hl=en, Thizz Nation photographer https://www.instagram.com/isawdray/, organizers from the community space https://www.instagram.com/youthuprising/ and more.
For more Hyphy music, https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2mmJtW6DfEAdGP0JlBZKCe?si=a5c57d0a8a964c2dcurated by host Branden LSK.