How Turfing Keeps Oakland Culture Alive

What's turfing? Hit the streets of Oakland to find out. More info below ↓↓↓ Emerging from the streets of Oakland in the early 2000s, turf dancing has become synonymous with Oakland. Today, the homegrown dance happens everywhere: on commuter BART trains, at Golden State Warriors NBA games, and in music videos for Bay Area rap stars like E-40 and G-Eazy. Short for “taking up room on the floor,” turf dance unites dancers across The Town, with the older generation passing down the culture through all-ages battles and after-school workshops. If Cities Could Dance, produced by KQED, is a show about dance culture across the U.S.. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode: https://to.pbs.org/2XewHgX #Turfing #Oakland #IfCitiesCouldDance If Cities Could Dance is a part of PBS Digital Studios. Keep up with us! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PBSDigitalStudios Twitter: https://twitter.com/pbsds Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pbsds


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