acrobatic dance

Gymnastic movement performance

Acrobatic dance combines traditional dance techniques with gymnastic elements—tumbling, contortion, lifts, and aerial tricks.

The style appears in competitive dance, circus performance, and musical theater, demanding both artistic expression and athletic precision.

Cheerleading and breakdancing incorporate acrobatic dance elements.

Her acrobatic dance routine featured back handsprings and aerial cartwheels.

Related

floor routine · contortion · flip · back flip · leap · split leap · high kick · flexible · circus · Cirque du Soleil · choreography · graceful · agile · somersault · breakdance · death drop · capoeira · handstand

Opposites
physicality and athleticism

acrobatic danceballroom dance

Formal coupled movement style

waltz · slow dance · social dancing · folk dance · line dancing

formality and structure

acrobatic danceclassical ballet

Formal European theatrical dance

court dance · ceremonial dance

physicality and movement intensity

acrobatic danceslow dance

Gentle paired swaying

shuffling · stillness

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G