body rolling
Sequential body undulation
Body rolling is a dance move where the torso undulates in a wave-like motion, typically starting from the chest and rippling down through the abdomen and hips.
The movement creates a fluid, serpentine effect and appears in many dance styles from hip-hop to belly dancing: She hit the beat with a slow body roll.
Also called a body wave.
- undulationRhythmic rise and fall
- waveOscillating motion through medium
- swayRock back and forth
- danceRhythmic bodily movement
- dance floorSpace designated for movement
liquid motion · contortion · hip · torso · fluid · serpentine · groove · rhythm · flexing · muscle control · spine · core · sensual · club · movement · belly · belly dance · tundra
- dancesballet, waltz, tango, salsa, hula
- audience behaviorcheering, clapping, booing, standing ovation, applause
- repetitive motionsswaying, rocking, bobbing, swinging, bouncing
- sleep problemsinsomnia, sleep apnea, night terrors, hypersomnia, nightmares
- bodyworkmassage, massage therapy, manual therapy, bodywork, deep tissue
- jugglingcascade, juggling balls, juggling clubs, passing, catches