Many people have visited 4323 Melrose Avenue in the past to see where Turbo did his iconic Broom Sequence. But now it (belongs to) the world.. But if you look closely at the All Night Long music video and Chaka Khans I Feel For You, I was concentrating on my dance steps and did not look into the camera or smile much. Chambers laid the. WCS Exclusive: Michael "Boogaloo Shrimp" Chambers Gives A West Coast Poplocking History Lesson WestCoastStyles hooked up with legendary poplocker and dancer Michael "Boogaloo Shrimp" Chambers also known to fans as Turbo from the movie Breakin' and Breakin 2: Electric Boogaloo. After he was featured in a street dance segment on Hollywood Boulevard, Chambers' moves caught Michael Jackson's attention, who then invited Chambers to his choreography session to learn some moves from him. He was one of the first street dancers to make it to the White House when he got an invite from former first lady Nancy Reagan. For him, since none of the actors on set were big names in the industry at the time, he felt it was a student film, and this gave him the confidence to give his best when it came to his dancing scenes. Chambers, aka Boogaloo Shrimp in the Breakin' films, told Variety that he and Quiones had been estranged for a long time but reconciled over the last three years, due to their shared spirituality as Jehovahs Witnesses. So sad to see so many of our foundational dancers passing this year.. MICHAEL CHAMBERS Chambers was born in Long Beach Island, California, and got the "Shrimp" part fo his stage name from his father, an ex-Air Force military man who had raised his family in Wilmington. 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Michaels father worked for Van de Kamps seafood and Chicken of the Sea, and he used to call Michael, his youngest, Shrimp, which also ties right into the whole seaport thing too Michael is Afro-Creole American because the Boogaloo part of his name originally comes from the New Orleans area, but it also became one of the buzzwords used in a new type of dancing, pop-locking (from popping and locking), originally practiced by a guy named Boogaloo Sam (Sam Solomon), who founded a 70s dancing group, The Electric Boogaloos, who were named for Do The Boogaloo by James Brown, which was a type of dance that Brown popularized. Just a day before he was discovered unconscious, Quiones had posted a photo of himself smiling and giving the peace sign in bed, writing, Good news yall! Sabrina Garcia as Lucia: Unfortunatley, I couldn't find any more information about her. I was very pleased because this mystery of who was teaching Mr. Jackson now started to unfold, since I was listed as the choreographer. !, He noted that he often passed for younger than his age on screen. A documentary film about Michael Chambers, the American dancer, and actor also known as "Boogaloo Shrimp." Michael is most renowned for his role as "Turbo" in the 1984 cult movie "Breakin'" and its sequel "Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo." We both put water under the bridge and were talking as men.. (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)/*