The history of mechanical dance As a lover of HIPHOP and POPPING, you must know the history of electronic bugaboo! ! ! The history of boogie and break dancing can be traced back to 1974. Young Michael Jackson appeared on TV and danced "Robot" in jackson 5's hit song "Dancing Machine". Electronic boogie dance, sometimes called "Body-Popping" in Britain, is a very special and interesting dance style. This is an illusion dance style, which is difficult to describe if you have never seen it. This kind of dance looks like a dancer is controlled by a supernatural force and then makes some strange and incredible moves.