I do “Funkstyles”, which is the umbrella term for popping, boogaloo, botting/the robot, locking, & several other styles. When I started in 2000 there was nobody else doing that stuff in Portland at bboy battles, specifically. I found a few guys who were doing it in the rave scene, we linked up…

Back then every breakdancing video had 90min of boring and 2min of Funkstyles. It was similar to writer > artist hype in comics, lol.

Fun fact: This one is pretty big in the breakdance community, specifically the “Funkstyles” (popping, locking, boogaloo, etc.) subset, due to Robert Shields being the progenitor of what we call “botting” (doing the robot). He was absolutely incredible.

B-Boy Beatdown returns to Uptown

tumbleweird.org/b-boy-beatdown-returns-to-uptown/

By: Sara Quinn

#bboybeatdown #tricitieshiphop #breakinbattle #funkstyles #djscratch #livegraffiti #emceebattle #supporttheculture
#youthempowerment #inspirethenextgeneration #supportlocal #events #tricitieswa

shout out to funkstyles

hope he's living his best funky life