Uprock
Uprock, or Rocking as it was originally referred to, also known as Rock, is a soulful and competitive urban street dance, performed in synchronization to the beats and rhythms of soul, rock and funk music, but was mostly danced to a specific and exclusive collection of songs that contained a hard driving beat. An example of such a song is the uprock classic "It's Just Begun" by noted jazz musician Jimmy Castor. The dance consists of foot shuffles, spins, turns, freestyle movements and more characteristically a four point sudden body movement called "jerk".
Use of gestures
Although women participated in this style of dance, it was usually danced by two men facing each other. The underlying philosophy of uprocking was to undermine the "opponent" with hand gestures called "burns". One would "burn" one's opponent with a variety of these hand gestures that would mimic an action that would be considered detrimental to the dancer's adversary. Two examples of typical and fundamental burns are the bow and arrow, and the shotgun. The "winner" of these mock battles was usually the individual who was able to choreograph and execute his or her burns creatively and even artistically to the rhythm and syncopation of the music.
Podcasts:
Uprock
ALBUMS
- Tigerbeat6: Paws Across America 2002 released: 2002
- 23° From Vertical released: 2001
- Electro Breakz, Volume 6: The Return released: 2001
Electro Breakz, Volume 6: The Return
Released 2001- Nine
- Redlight Disctict
- Go Bang! (Jackal & Hyde's Hydraulic Bass Overhaul)
- FlooRi.D.A (Dynamix II's Non-Stop Electro Bass mix)
- Odd Job (Rhythm Box version)
- Rok Bottom
- Psylocity & Friends
- Transfusion
- Coreshot (Phil D. Bowl Electro mix)
- Open Your Mind
- Alone (BFX edit)
- Beyond
- Off Course
- Alien Sounds
- Klockwerk Oranj
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by Rock Steady Crew
Uprock
by: Rock Steady CrewUprocking
stabbing the air
If you wanna battle 'cos the beat's all there.
Uprock
sureshot
never stop the body rock. Uprock - uprock - uprock.
Can you dance like the crew? Can you do what we do?
Check it out when we're through
And don't forget that our moves are true.
Can you dance like the crew? Can you do what we do? . . .
Uprock
sureshot
never stop the body rock - uprock
uprocking.
Uprock
sureshot
never stop the body rock - uprock
uprocking.
Uprock
never stop.
Can you dance like the crew? Can you do what we do? . ..
I'm crazy legs with the master breaks
a crazy pace is what it takes.
Price Ken Swift
I'm down by law
my princely moves make sure I score.
Devious doze
I like to uprock
the more I break the more I shock.
I'm buck for the turtle master if you try to do it Ill do it faster.
They say New York is the place to be but it ain't no place without Kuriaki.
Baby love is my name and you better believe it 'cos fame is my game.
Uprock
sureshot
never stop the body rock - uprock
uprocking.
Uprock
sureshot
never stop the body rock - uprock
uprocking.
Can you dance like the crew? Can you do what we do? . ..
Uprocking
stabbing the air
If you wanna battle 'cos the beat's all there.
Slip alive
dip'n dive
put yourself in overdrive.
I'm baby love
rockin' it. I'm doze
rockin' it.
Ken Swift I'm
rockin' it. Crazy legs I'm
rockin' it.
Kuriaki I'm
rockin' it. Rocksteady we're
rockin' it.