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The Lockers (originally named The Campbell Lockers) was a dance group formed by Toni Basil and Don "Campbellock" Campbell in 1971. Active throughout the 1970s, they were pioneers of street dance. Campbell is the founder of the locking dance style, and originally, locking was called The Campbellock—a style that was based on the dance and song that Campbell created. Basil met Campbell at a club in 1971 and together they formed The Lockers as a dance group. Basil, who became Campbell's girlfriend, also served as The Lockers' manager, and was responsible for staging the act. All the dancers contributed steps and choreography with their unique and individual styles.Banes, Sally (1994) Writing Dancing in the Age of Postmodernism, Wesleyan University Press, By 1975 they were "dancing their way to stardom" on their own. Individual members' contributions (as soloist performers) to the dance style and group image coupled with their unique presentation in staging and concept broke down many barriers. It has been said on the reality dance competition So You Think You Can Dance that "The Lockers' emergence on the dance scene changed the face of dance not only for street dancers but for dance in general and has made street dance a true American art form."
In 1976, Berry and Basil left the group amicably. The group also featured actor Mykelti Williamson (born 1957) as an alternate member.
Basil, who already had a successful career as a choreographer and actress prior to the Lockers, would go on to achieve pop music success with the Grammy-nominated single "Mickey."
Adolfo Quinones starred as Ozone in the street dance films, Breakin and '.Adams, Michael (2010) " Michael Adams discovers top ten films so bad they're actually worth watching", Herald Sun , January 8, 2010, Retrieved January 22, 2010. He also did the choreography for Madonna's "Who's That Girl" tour. His awards include the "Lifetime Achievement Award" for outstanding contributions to hip-hop from "" and the Drama Critic's Circle Award for Best Choreography for the musical Standup Tragedy''.
Fred Berry would later found greater fame in the role of Rerun on the ABC sitcom What's Happening!! One episode featured a performance by The Lockers (except for Basil). Berry also makes a cameo appearance in Basil's "Shoppin' from A to Z" video.
Leo "Fluky Luke" Williamson was attending classes with Ultimate Medical Academy, Tampa, Florida.
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