body roll

Sinuous dance move

A body roll is a fluid, wave-like movement through the torso, typically starting at the chest or shoulders and rippling down through the hips.

The move is fundamental in dance styles like hip-hop, belly dancing, and club dancing: She hit the beat with a slow body roll.

In automotive contexts, body roll refers to a vehicle leaning to one side during turns.

Related
  • swayRock back and forth
  • hipFashionable or pelvic joint
  • danceRhythmic bodily movement
  • dance moveNamed physical gesture in choreography
  • vehicleMeans of transport

chassis · suspension · cornering · lean · undulation · rhythm · wave · movement · torso · shimmy · belly dance · steering · car · drift · motion · flexibility · curve · tilt

Categories
Opposites
vehicle stability

body rollbody control

Managing physical movement

stability · planted · neutral stance

movement quality

body rollrigidity

State of being unbending

stiffness · stillness · body lock · tension

rotational axis

body rollspin

Rapid rotation around axis

turn · pirouette · rotation · twist · pivot

Family

body, roll, bodies, bodied, bodily, embody, embodied, embodiment, rolls

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated PG