Cali Swag District bringing their special dance moves

When the Blizzard Tour hits town next week, hip hoppers Cali Swag District will be along giving Tri-Citians a glimpse of their hugely popular dance style, the Dougie.

This quartet from Englewood, Calif., is made up of musicians who go by odd-sounding names. There's JayAre, Yung, M-Bone and C-Smoove.

Their hit single, Teach Me How to Dougie, debuted on the Billboard charts at No. 91 and soon moved into the No. 28 position. It held the No. 2 position on Billboard for six weeks before it reached No. 1.

"The song is based on a dance in Dallas," group member Yung said in a phone interview.

Yung and his bandmates are all 20-year-olds who have known each other since junior high.

"We're all across the board with our music," he said. "Though we've known each other for a long time, we didn't form our group until two years ago."

He said the group writes all its own songs and released its debut album, The Kickback, this year.

This story was originally published March 4, 2011 at 12:00 AM with the headline "Cali Swag District bringing their special dance moves ."