LOCKING TUTORIALS | Adding Grooves and Dancing to your Style | Shawn Phan

[tizivaris]

you talk too much

[yognaut619]

when you said 'dont just bounce like this' it made me crack up lol

[aznpoobear]

yo im new to locking,just askin but do you have a tutorial on wrist rolls and i dont know what its called but its when you shoot your arms in different place?

[Pheknaum]

@aznpoobear I'm also new to locking, but I think it's called "Uncle Sam Points" (or at least it used to be called that way, check this out /watch?v=U6TegTeV8kg R.I.P Skeeter !)

[HaloSA210]

bro, Awesome concepts. getting the basics and different combos and new knowledge down, and putting all together, is so simple that we forget to just have fun and let it come out of us as we enjoy the "dance". Don't get lost in your moves is something people need to remember always, and to let it flow naturally and have fun.

Angel

[crispark10]

do u have a class?

[Felipedotcom]

this video is great!

[druStryker]

It's sad that you have to point out that you're using a mirror haha.

Sick stuff dude, I definitely appreciate this vid and all your other vids.

[celman123]

can u make a tutorial on the carleston plz

[7helevel]

u my boy!

[chilled1992]

What is the step called at 4:19? charl step? i didn't get it correctly

[RISINGFLAG]

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[jackass1431355]

tnx..for teaching me how to make speech.. hahahaha...

[PandaNinjazPNz]

Great tutorial!

-_- I gotta get more fluid and sharper with locking, cause when I try to freestyle or dance it's so sloppy, and I needa get more 'funky'

[a5203000602]

i have those pants =p

[xValerieAnnex]

You're really awesome :) thanks. This helped!

[PhReShx10]

Cute!!!!! :)

[JustSmile070]

I never thought of it that way. You really helped and thanks for opening my mind on dancing. (Y)

[ThePrincessMeowMeow]

Thanks man!

Sweet videos, thanks for the motivation!

[MissLollipopX]

locking battle? ;p

[02skatekun]

That's not wrist rolls, It's Twirls man, ;)

[drewandproductions]

Those were good advices. Thanks a lot man, made me realize the littlest things when I dance (:

[MsBaller4lyfe]

How come the Asian can always dance lol jk

[dievi]

@MsBaller4lyfe cause they dont have the real naturel groove but the techniek!

[Keegiee]

If anyone wants to really learn about groove, come take a trip to my city Toronto, Canada. Home to one of the biggest choreographers right now such as Luther Brown (although he now lives in L.A.), Lenny Len, Leon Blackwood, Mark Samuels, and the list goess on. Talent that's underrated for sure.

The choreography here is not so much about how the moves look, but how they FEEL.

[Keegiee]

Nice...true say. The trend of dance nowadays seems to be the ones that are more "aesthetically pleasing", such as the dubstep generation. Not saying I hate it, I think it's dope, but it has come to a point where I ask...WHERE'S THE SOUL??? Where's the dance? Where's the groove?

[xtian080]

cibiusa1 = insecure u said he is loser but u watch his video u are more loser

[cibiusa1]

you are a looser man:))))

[seslsanee]

I like your video.

Greetings from Spain

[ExTC420]

thanks shawn my biggest problem is flowing my shit together, as im a new dancer.. i got my basics n shit down n its pretty clean im just still trying to incorporate my groove into my body, this helped a little. i would say it helped more but its groove ya know lol.. i think everyone has to find their own way of feelin it.

[ozzap]

Your an amazing guide to this technique!

[twinfever]

niice work man , i'm working on locking, because i'm actually a cwalk'er but while your cwalk'ing if you know what dance that is , your upper body doesn't move at all, so i'm trying to mix styles here ;D watch me on 'Sekzyboy - MonkeyMe Cwalk' if you want to see my kind of dance.. This is just a friends account

Pz

[elbraymundo]

damn you and your random tiny ass fonts XD

[JennJonasson]

Great video! Your awesome! :)

[iangandaaa]

I think you should never think of it as adding a dance to your locking. Locking is dancing. Never separate. When youre grooving it shouldnt be because "oh I have to bounce, groove then do locking steps in between because thats what they say is real locking." Grooving should be absolutely natural when you feel the music. If youre doing locking moves to music and you dont have the groove, youre not locking. Youre just doing locking steps but youre not locking. Without the dance its not locking

[afrotrigger]

@iangandaaa

Locking is a technique which you add to your dance. It's the same with popping.

[iangandaaa]

@afrotrigger Yes I absolutely agree. Was just emphasising how Its not locking without the "groove/dance". Without it it would just be locking steps not locking :)

[RookieN08]

@iangandaaa , actually you can add locking and popping to your dance......dancing is an art..as long you feel the music,you're dancing. I dun understand why Hilty and Bosch and most of the bboys don't want to learn other dance styles.

[AZN411]

I can not tell you how much I appreciate all your tutorial videos. I truly learned alot from them, and it plain out man THANK YOU. I dont have any workshops,studios, or classes around, and I am just glad that you took the time to make these vids.

Thanx again ^^d

[ExTC420]

@AZN411 same here man im in a shit hole of a tiny ass town in indiana.. no dance studios or even other dancers.. im all alone out here. shawns vids do help

[Sinfull702x602]

I knew ive been looking in a mirror this whole time, something was just odd about the background and floor and you. Good video, helped me.

[Ruslanbalvan]

Ooh any chance you could add in a tutorial on some charleston moves somewhere if you may :D. Loving what you do, keep it up :).

[flashpeter91]

I find your way of teaching things has improved =]

[mrdkhall33]

good tips thx

[pnoyisonfire]

what studio is that ?

[ExtraOrdinary969]

Good tutorial, it helps thnx alot

[pr0ud2bap1n0y]

as i was watching this, i thought of a video of a workshop that mr wiggles was teaching. he was saying that your "funk organs" (that's what i remember him saying haha) are your shoulders, back, hips, and knees. just thought the connection was kinda cool lol

[Muzicsoulrhythm]

@pr0ud2bap1n0y thanks for that piece of information i will put it in my description

[batmandragonball]

Sean. wat do u mean wen u say dance? isnt popping and locking dancing?

[Kazi900o]

Dance as in groove to the music, not just firing off moves.

[banditracer489]

this was soooo helpful, simple, but, awesome.

[ChineseSerpent]

lol

[kylo5576]

nice, i get it

[krazypinoy7012]

smashed all the haters with that last sentence haha jk.

i just find it funny how people dont realize that in almost all your videos the camera is pointed to a mirror.

[ABoyCalledThomas]

Thanks for these tips Shawn! Appreciate it! I'm going to practice this hardcore! :p lol Lookin' forward for more lockin' tutorials...

[blackzeroness]

HEY i got a challenge for you shawn. kk first do a locking only freestyle to around the world. then do yourstyle of dancing w/o locking of around the world then combine it =o

[hoypinoyboi]

good job

[shadow894]

thanks for more of those lockin videos, by the way i kno were lookin at a mirror but are u wearin a galaga shirt? lol

[shivg160]

at the end lol ,bout the mirror XD

[rollmodelesq]

Everything you've posted so far has been great. Well explained and at a good pace.

Thank you and looking forward to seeing more.

[GutyDanceChannel]

subtitles please!

[ldane]

the text is way too small

[nmrafie24]

thanx master shifu Phan

[kwadw0]

nice one, thanks im lookin to getting into a bit of locking to improve my music interpretation

[sactownbound]

thanks man im really tryin to learn locking right now, im focusing on growing everyday and this helps, 5*****

-Jordan

[lionheartninja]

another way of getting funky with locking would be to use your hips

[Sirron7One3]

Thanks alot, this tutorial helps alot. I was having a hard time trying to figure out how to make the moves more funky.

-Sirron

[KebiinonUtube]

amazing

[arothermel16]

very informational.. good work

[eatplaydoughh]

you make the best tutorials, keep it up

[bboyDGcwalk]

Nice maan