Rock Steady Crew is a b-boying

B-boying

B-boying, often called "breakdancing", is a popular style of street dance that was created and developed as part of hip-hop culture among African Americans and Latino youths in New York City. The dance consists of four primary elements: toprock, downrock, power moves and freezes...

 crew and hip hop group that was established in the Bronx, New York City

New York City

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 in 1977. The group was initially formed by b-boys named Jimmy D and Jojo. In subsequent years, Rock Steady Crew became a franchise name for groups in other locations. The Manhattan branch was created by Crazy Legs (dancer) and bboy fresh. The New York Times

The New York Times

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called the Rock Steady Crew "the foremost breakdancing group in the world today."

In Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

, Rock Steady Crew Japan is led by a dancer named Crazy-A, who was one of the original Japanese break dancers. His group of dancers was originally known as the Tokyo B-Boys. Now, Crazy-A leaves the younger members of Rock Steady Crew Japan to do the dancing. Many of the new members of Rock Steady Crew Japan come from Soka Daigaku, a University which has a break dancing team called D-Crew.

1977-1984

• "Crazy Legs"
• "Swoooshh"
• "Prince Ken Swiff"
• "Kuriaki"
• "Baby Love"
• "Buck Four"
• "Devious Doze"
• "Big Balls"
• "B-Boy Fresh"

1991-Present

Swoooshh(The Man the Myth The LEGEND) Richie Rieotch(Breakdancing Legend) Crazy Legs Pop Master Fabel Mr. Wiggles Mr. Wiggles Steffan "Mr. Wiggles" Clemente is a street dancer, noted for his popping skills. He is a member of the Rock Steady Crew, The Electric Boogaloos, Tribal Click and Zulu Nation. Wiggles has been active as a dancer, actor, choreographer, dance instructor, music producer and graffiti... Tony Touch Tony Touch Tony Touch is an American hip hop break dancer, rapper, DJ, producer and actor of Puerto Rican descent.Tony Touch began as a B-boy during the rap music renaissance era of the early 1980s... Doze Green Q-Unique Q-Unique Anthony Quiles, better known by his stage name Q-Unique is an Puerto rican-American rapper, record producer and a member of rap group Arsonists and the hard rock band StillWell... Ken Swift Ken Swift Ken Swift is a second generation B-boy, or breakdancer, and former Vice President of the Rock Steady Crew of which he was a long time member and key figure. He is now President of the Breaklife and VII Gems Hip Hop movement in NYC. Widely known in the B-Boy world as "the Epitome of a B-Boy," Ken...  (former member) DJ Q-Bert DJ Q-bert Richard Quitevis, born October 7, 1969, in San Francisco, California, known by his stage name DJ Qbert or Qbert , is a Filipino-American Turntablist and composer.- Early life :... Fast Feet (non-active) Mix Master Mike Mix Master Mike Mix Master Mike is an American turntablist and contributing member of the Beastie Boys.-Life and career:Born Michael Schwartz in San Francisco, California, Mix Master Mike is of German and Filipino descent. He first came to prominence upon winning the 1992 New Music Seminar/Supermen Inc...  (non-active) DJ Apollo (non-active) Rakaa Cucumber Slice Bonz Malone Easy Roc (former member) Bboy BailRok East3 Muter (original member) Armani Sugar Pop Mr. Freeze Fever One Fever One Carter "Fever One" McGlasson is a b-boy and DJ originally from Seattle, WA who relocated to New York in 1997 and eventually joined the world famous Rock Steady Crew.- Biography :...

Sweepy DJ Charlie Rock Smerk (former member) Heps Fury (former member) Floor Rock Kel Roc Quiet Riot Koolski Jeromeskee Rahzel Rahzel Rahzel M. Brown, also known as simply Rahzel, is an American musician and virtuoso beatboxer, formerly a member of The Roots.Nicknamed the "Godfather of Noyze," Rahzel is known for an ability to sing or rap while simultaneously beatboxing, as evidenced in his performances of "Iron Man" and his... DJ JS-1 Rhettmatic (former member) Flea Rock (former member) Servin Ervin Denote (former member)

Unico Shonn Boogz (former member) T-Rock DJ Eclipse Tuff Tim Twist Evil Dee Artson Double T Lord TomTom 'Club' Gaskin Renegade Mega Jeskilz Mari Teknyc (former member) DJ Wobbles

Ynot Venum Luigi (former member) Legacy (former member) Masami Skillroy ATS Skeme Richards Smooth Bonita Feenx DV One DJ Presto One DJ P Flowmaster (former member) Maurizio (The Next One) (former member) Case One Shadoe BailRok (currently the youngest member) Maynard (Hardnard) Brett The Threat Flow master Fields MC Funky Frank Forrest Getemgump (former member) Abramz Mad Child Mad Child Madchild is the stage name of Shane Bunting , a Canadian rapper. He is part of the Vancouver-based hip hop group Swollen Members. In 2009, he released his solo EP entitled The Mad Child EP... Rock Steady Straus

Singles

• 1983 - "(Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew
  (Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew
  " The Rock Steady Crew" is the first single by breakdancing/musical group Rock Steady Crew. Released in 1983, the song peaked at number six on its fourth week on the UK Singles Chart, and reached the top 10 in many European countries...
  
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• 1983 - "Ready For Battle"
• 1984 - "Uprock"
• 1984 - "She's Fresh"
• 2000 - "Used To Wish I Could Break With Rock Steady"

Filmography

• Wild Style
  Wild Style
  Wild Style is a 1983 hip hop film produced by Charlie Ahearn. Released theatrically in 1983 by First Run Features and later re-released for home video by Rhino Home Video, it is regarded as the first hip hop motion picture...
  
   (1982)
• Style Wars
  Style Wars
  Style Wars is a 1983 documentary on hip hop culture, directed by Tony Silver and produced by Tony Silver and Henry Chalfant. The film has an emphasis on graffiti, although bboying and rapping are covered to a lesser extent...
  
   (1983)
• Flashdance
  Flashdance
  Another song used in the film, "Maniac", was also nominated for an Academy Award. It was written by Michael Sembello and Dennis Matkosky, and was inspired by the 1980 horror film Maniac. The lyrics about a killer on the loose were rewritten so that it could be used in Flashdance...
  
   (1983)
• Beat Street
  Beat Street
  Beat Street is a 1984 drama film, following Wild Style in featuring New York City hip hop culture of the early 1980s; breakdancing, DJing, and graffiti.-Plot:...
  
   (1984)

External links

• Breakdancing Lessons: Windmills 3SF - Application to learn Windmills by World-Class B-Boy Jeromeskee (Massive Monkees
  Massive Monkees
  Massive Monkees is a 28 member B-boy group from Seattle, Washington that won the 2004 World B-boy Championships in London and appeared on season 4 of MTV's America's Best Dance Crew.- History :...
  
   / Rock Steady)
• "Rock Steady Crew Celebrates 30th Anniversary" at XXL
  XXL (magazine)
  XXL is a Hip-Hop magazine, published by Harris Publications.In 1997, XXL was founded by former Source staffers as well as other Harris Publication employees, who wanted to create their own magazine about the hip-hop music and culture using the model developed by the founders of The Source...
  
  mag.com
• Doze Green's art
• Current member list
• Official biography
• Biography & Original member list by Joe-Joe
• Crazy Legs "Rock Steady Crew 32nd Anniversary" Interview, 07/09/09