Biography of the rock steady crew
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THE CREATION OF
THE ROCK STEADY CREW
Written by Joe-Joe, The Original B.Boy, Rock Steady Crew 1977
Founded in 1977, the crew's original name was the "Untouchable Four B.Boys".
Biography of the rock steady crew
It consisted of four members, Joe-Joe, Easy-Mike, Jimmy-Dee, and P.Body 170th. However, the demands of recruits enabled them to reconsider and look past the four-member title of restricted membership. As a result, a meeting was held in Echo Place, Bronx, NY, at the residence of Jamie White [AKA Jimmy-Dee].
It was there that the ROCK STEADY name was born despite the initial idea of creating an extra crew to extend the "Untouchable Four B.Boys".
It was decided that the Rock Steady Crew would serve one purpose.
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To keep the steady flow on the dance floor.
In defining the "Rock Steady Crew" title: The word "ROCK" symbolized the concrete for the bumps and bruises sustained while performing. Mats and cardboard were unheard of back then.
The word "STEADY"