Mr. Wiggles performing in 2005

Steffan "Mr. Wiggles" Clemente is one of the more well-known street dancers, particularly 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 artist. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Street dance is an umbrella term, similar to vernacular dance, used to describe dance styles that evolved outside of dance studios at more everyday spaces such as streets, school yards and nightclubs. ... Popping (a. ... The Rock Steady Crew circa 1981. ... The Electric Boogaloos is a funk dance and street dance group focusing on a style called the electric boogaloo, a variant of popping. ... Graffiti (strictly, as singular, graffito, from the Italian — graffiti being the plural) are images or letters applied without permission to publicly viewable surfaces such as walls or bridges. ...

Biography

Mr. Wiggles first developed his performance skills doing the Robot. During his early days he was influenced by his older sister Wanda before being introduced to breakdancing after meeting a neighborhood kid who asked if he was a B-boy. At the time, he didn't know what a B-boy was but after the young kid showed some freezes Wiggles was inspired and started learning breakdancing. Mr.Wiggles was originally a BBoy in the Bronx in the late 70's but eventually he transitioned his style to Popping which was referred to as "Bionic Boogie/Electric Boogie" in NY at the time.^[1] The robot (or mannequin) is an illusionary dance style often combined with popping that attempts to imitate a dancing robot or mannequin. ... A boy hitting (holding) a pike Breakdance (media coined phrase), also known as breaking, b-girling or b-boying, is a street dance style that evolved as part of the hip hop movement that originated among African American youths in the South Bronx of New York City during the early... Hip hop is a cultural movement that began amongst urban African American youth in New York and has since spread around the world. ... A simple freeze similar to the baby freeze. A B-Boy performing a one-handed freeze. ...

He was given the name "Mr.Wiggles" from a well known underground Graffiti writer named SEEN TC5 from his popularity in dancing at school. From then on, he has mastered his skill and achieved a global status as one of the greatest street dancers in the world.

Mr. Wiggles has enjoyed a diverse career working with, among others, Graciele Danielle, Savion Glover, Bill Irwin, Lynne Taylor Corbett and Anne Marie D'Angelo. He has been commissioned to produce a musical piece for Kurt Weill's September Songs with musicians Elvis Costello, Iggy Pop and Betty Carter. He has been a featured artist at the Apollo Theater, performed at the Kennedy Center honoring the Nicholas Brothers and appeared in music videos with artists including Missy Elliot, Usher, Madonna and Limp Bizkit. Image:Savion Glover. ... Bill Irwin (born April 11, 1950, Santa Monica, California as William Irwin) is an American actor and clown noted for his contribution to the renaissance of American circus during the 1970s. ... Kurt Julian Weill (March 2, 1900 – April 3, 1950), born in Dessau, Germany and died in New York City, was a German and in his later years, a German-American composer active from the 1920s until his death. ... Elvis Costello (born Declan Patrick MacManus August 25, 1954 in London) is an English musician, singer, and songwriter. ... James Newell Osterberg, Jr. ... Betty Carter Betty Carter (May 16, 1929 – September 26, 1998) was a prominent American jazz singer, who was renowned for her improvisational techniques. ... Apollo Theater marquee, c. ... The Kennedy Center as seen from the Potomac River. ... The Nicholas Brothers were a famous American tap dance pair of brothers. ...

Wiggles performs as a solo artist and with the Electric Boogaloos and Rock Steady Crew. He is also committed to participating in outreach programs teaching youth about the positive aspects of hip hop culture^[2]. Outreach is an effort by an organization or group to connect its ideas or practices to the efforts of other organizations, groups, specific audiences or the general public. ... Hip hop is a subculture, which is said to have begun with the work of DJ Kool Herc, Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, and Afrika Bambaattaa. ...

Awards

Wiggles was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for the Ghettoriginal production of Jam on the Groove. He won a Bessie Award for Best Choreography for the theatrical production of So What Happens Now, a play dedicated to Buck4, a deceased Rock Steady Crew member. Created in 1955, the Drama Desk Award was created to recognize Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway shows in addition to Broadway shows. ...

Recently, Wiggles along with the members of Rock Steady Crew was acclaimed at the first VH-1 Hip Hop Honors. Hip Hop Honors was a one-time program that aired on VH1 in November 2004. ...

Reference

See also

• Rock Steady Crew
• Popping
• Breakdancing
• Locking

The Rock Steady Crew circa 1981. ... Popping (a. ... A breakdancer performing a one-handed freeze (also known as a pike) in the streets of Paris. ... Locking (originally Campbellocking) is a comical street dance style. ...

External links

• Mr. Wiggles' official website
• The Electric Boogaloos official website
• Rock Steady Crew official website