Turf Dancing has its earliest origins in the Oakland Boogaloo movement of California in the 1960s, developing into a separate genre of dance in the 1990s. Along with hyphy music, it came to be seen as distinctively representative of Oakland.

for Dreal, stay up my brother. east oakland, california. Dancers are No Noize (red jacket), Man (black jacket), BJ (striped shirt), Dreal (white shirt). Directed and edited by Yoram Savion Music by Yung FX, Erk tha Jerk & COOP.

Here is a second video featuring a few of the same dancers, however this one is an homage to their friend, Kenneth "211" Ross, who was killed by Oakland police in December 2009, just a few months after his 18th birthday.

R.I.P. Kenneth "211" Ross, gunned down by Police in Oakland. Sept. 14th 1991 - Dec. 3rd 2009 You will be missed. East Oakland, CA Featuring eNinja, Chonkie, NoNoise, BJ, Joyntz and Larry of TURF FEINZ More at www.turffeinz.com Music "This Way" by Nero.

A big thank you to Yak Films for producing and sharing this footage. If you've never heard of them, "YAK is a production team of young filmmakers dedicated to youth-led multimedia production which provides a voice for resistance and an alternative to played-out mainstream media."