Richmond Robottin

Richmond Robottin is a dance style that is derived from the solo and individual dance art form known as THE ROBOT. This style of robotic dancing was pioneered out of the city of Richmond, California, USA.

SOLO/INDIVIDUAL DANCE AND MOVEMENT Richmond's version of moving and dancing individually like a robot is heavily influenced by American Soul/Funk/R&B music, as well as Electronic and some Rock. It can be described as a combination of standard robotic movement and urban dance influenced by Soul/Funk/R&B music.

Group dance AND MOVEMENT The format consisting of more than one person as a group (best exemplified with four or more individual robotic dancers) that create synchronized group dance routines of robotic movement using formulas known as "catch on", "domino", "2-on-2", "speed changes", and "together" sequences. Known Richmond Robottin' groups include: Brothers Truckin', The Black Operators, The Mechanical Toys, The Posing Puppets, Electronic Puppets, Saturn 4, Children of the Night, Sinbad and the Soul Patrol, The Androids, The Criminons, The Astrons, The Electrons, The Black Intruders, The Black Klan, The Royal Wizzards, Little Astrons, Baby Astrons, Lady Astrons, The Mechanical Robots, The Mechanical Twins, Shields Inc., Trons From Beyond, Diabolical Cylons, Splash Down Clowns, The Funkateers, etc.

Individual, Solo robotic dancers include Daniel "CandyMan Dan" Mason, Riley Moore aka "Rally Moe The Richmond Scarecrow", Andrew "PopDog" Paris, Conrad "Bubby" Ward, Eugene "Gene Gene The Backsliding Dancing Machine", Captain Live aka Petey Wheat Straw, Willie "Shields" Boyd, Renee Lesley, Charles Robinson, Kevin Parker, Sean Vida, Pierre Hudson, Lynn Clark, Anthony Creer, Kevin Vaughn, Dorian Jefferson, Sherman Jordan aka Mr. Twist-O-Flex, Ralph "Plik Plok" Montejo, Andre Johnson, Juan Cruz, Joe Lewis, Chris Nealy, Jerry Robinson, Kevin Lofton, Maurice Mouton, Deondre Jones, Li'l Bo, Omar, etc.