Ken McCoy Oral History

Ken McCoy Oral History

Popping (Dance)

The Puppets (Crew)

Fancy Dancing Machines (Crew)

The Mechanical Minutemen (Crew)

Soul Patrol (Crew)

Ken McCoy is a producer in Fresno that has ties to the development of Poppin and Boogaloo in Fresno during the late seventies and early eighties as a local performer. Mr. McCoy has been part of several dance groups including, The Puppets, The Mechanical Minutemen, Soul Patrol and The Fancy Dancing Machines. He has also taught dance privately over the years and was a dance nstructor at Federico's School of Dance, where he specialized in teaching the Robot. Mr. McCoy was in foster care for several years as a youngster but was eventually reunited with his brothers and sisters when he was 12 as they all moved back in with his father.

Oral history interview, 1 digitized recording, Straight Outta Fresno, Fresno State University

Digital publisher: Claremont Graduate University

The Valley Public History Initiative: Preserving our Stories holds all rights, title, and interest, including literary rights and copyright, to the oral histories and documents collected as part of Straight Outta Fresno: From Popping to B-boys and B-girls project. Oral history narrators retain the non-exclusive right to copy, use, and publish their oral histories during their lifetimes.

MP3

English

Sound

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Fresno (Calif.)

West Fresno (Calif.)