Editing Popping (section)

==Characteristics==
Popping is centered around the technique of "popping", which means to quickly contract and relax muscles to create a jerking effect (a "pop" or "hit") in the body. It is also known as posing hard from the boogaloo tradition; this technique was innovated by the [[Oakland, California|Oakland]]-based boogaloo group the Black Messengers.<ref><Fuhrer, M. (2014) American Dance: The Complete Illustrated History. Voyaguer Press</ref><ref name="ReferenceA"/> Popping can be concentrated to specific body parts, creating variants such as arm pops, leg pops, chest pops and neck pops.<ref name="wiggles">{{cite web |title=Move Lessons |author=Mr. Wiggles |author-link=Mr. Wiggles |work=Dance Lessons |url=http://www.mrwiggles.biz/move_lessons.htm |access-date=2007-05-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070517142757/http://www.mrwiggles.biz/move_lessons.htm |archive-date=2007-05-17 |url-status=dead}}</ref>