breakdancing
Acrobatic street dance
Breakdancing is an acrobatic style of street dance that emerged from hip-hop culture, featuring athletic moves performed close to the ground—spins, freezes, and fluid footwork.
Dancers (b-boys and b-girls) often compete in battles, taking turns showing off increasingly difficult combinations: He learned to breakdance in the park.
Also called breaking.
Rotating structure harnessing air
- headspinRotating balanced on head
- freezeBecome solid from cold
- powermoveDominance-asserting action
- six-stepCircular breakdance floor sequence
swipes · flares · backspin · toprock · footwork · halo · handstand · suicide
Encoded communication method
- battleArmed military engagement
- crewWorking team aboard
- poppingShort explosive sound
- lockingFixing firmly in position
graffiti · DJing · MCing · beatbox · boombox · streetwear · turntablism · vinyl
Rhythmic pulse or strike
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
- tempoRate of musical performance
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
- timingArt of choosing moments
flow · breakbeat · funk · percussion · downbeat · musicality · off-beat · drop
Quickness and ease
- strengthPower to exert force
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- staminaCapacity for sustained effort
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
acrobatics · endurance · balance · power · speed · core · spinning · inverted
windmill
Rotating structure harnessing air
six-step · swipes · flares · backspin · toprock · footwork · halo · handstand · suicide · airtrack
cypher
Encoded communication method
locking · graffiti · DJing · MCing · beatbox · boombox · streetwear · turntablism · vinyl · mixtape
beat
Rhythmic pulse or strike
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
- tempoRate of musical performance
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
timing · flow · breakbeat · funk · percussion · downbeat · musicality · off-beat · drop · scratch
agility
Quickness and ease
- strengthPower to exert force
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- staminaCapacity for sustained effort
flexibility · acrobatics · endurance · balance · power · speed · core · spinning · inverted · muscular
- 80s dancesmoonwalk, running man, robot, worm, popping
- American dancesCharleston, twist, jitterbug, cakewalk, lindy hop
- dance stylesballet, tango, salsa, waltz, hip hop
- movement artsballet solo, creative movement, freestyle, choreography, popping
- physical performancemime, pantomime, acrobatics, contortion, juggling
- performance sportsfigure skating, rhythmic gymnastics, artistic gymnastics, synchronized swimming, artistic swimming
breakdancingballroom dancing
Formal partnered dance styles
waltz · foxtrot · ballet · ballroom · classical ballet
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