breakdancers
Cardboard floor acrobats
Breakdancers are people who perform breakdancing—an acrobatic street dance style that emerged from hip-hop culture in the 1970s.
The term covers anyone from casual practitioners to competitive professionals: Breakdancers gathered in the park to battle.
The dance involves spins, freezes, and athletic floor work.
Rotating structure harnessing air
- headspinRotating balanced on head
- freezeBecome solid from cold
- flaresPyrotechnic distress signals
- powermoveDominance-asserting action
footwork · toprock · six-step · swipes · halo · jackhammer · backspin · headstand
Male street dancer
- crewWorking team aboard
- graffitiIllegal surface markings
- urbanPertaining to cities
- freestyleWithout prescribed technique
street · hiphop · old-school · underground · jam · session · community · swagger
Encoded communication method
- showdownDecisive final confrontation
- face-offDirect clash between opponents
- throwdownFierce physical altercation
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
challenge · tournament · championship · judging · elimination · victory · defeat · rivalry
Short explosive sound
- lockingFixing firmly in position
- krumpingEnergetic expressive street dance
- tuttingClicking tongue disapprovingly
- wavingSweeping hand gesture
ticking · strutting · boogaloo · animation · gliding · turfing · flexing · whacking
windmill
Rotating structure harnessing air
powermove · footwork · toprock · six-step · swipes · halo · jackhammer · backspin · headstand · handstand
b-boy
Male street dancer
freestyle · street · hiphop · old-school · underground · jam · session · community · swagger · authenticity
cypher
Encoded communication method
- showdownDecisive final confrontation
- face-offDirect clash between opponents
- throwdownFierce physical altercation
competition · challenge · tournament · championship · judging · elimination · victory · defeat · rivalry · bravado
popping
Short explosive sound
- lockingFixing firmly in position
- krumpingEnergetic expressive street dance
- tuttingClicking tongue disapprovingly
waving · ticking · strutting · boogaloo · animation · gliding · turfing · flexing · whacking · voguing
beat
Rhythmic pulse or strike
flow · syncopation · pulse · breakbeat · drumbeat · backbeat · count · musicality · cadence · downbeat
agility
Quickness and ease
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
- strengthPower to exert force
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
endurance · conditioning · training · core · stamina · muscle · spinning · acrobatic · explosive · dynamic
- entertainerssingers, actor, dancers, actress, musicians
- spinnersspinning top, tops, top, gyroscopes, fidget spinner
- subculturespunk, punks, hippie, goth, hippies
- urban subculturesravers, graffiti artists, street artists, b-boys, DJs
- performersactor, actress, singer, musician, comedian
breakdancersballet dancers
Artists performing classical movement
ballerinas · prima ballerinas · waltzers · geishas · synchronized swimmers