death drop
Trust fall backward
A death drop is a dramatic dance move originating in ballroom and drag culture, where the performer falls backward suddenly, landing on their back with one leg bent—creating the illusion of collapsing.
The move requires skill to execute safely: She ended her number with a death drop that brought the crowd to their feet.
The term has spread from voguing into mainstream dance vocabulary.
- voguingStylized pose-based dancing
- ball cultureQueer competitive performance scene
- ballroomVenue for formal dances
- dragResistance through fluid
- drag queenTheatrical feminine performer
split · floor · hit the floor · plunge · fall · trust fall · pose · strike · dance move · lunge · snap · strike a pose · runway · fierce · slay · backbend · collapse · dramatic
- circus actsacrobat, acrobats, trapeze artist, juggling, jugglers
- dance movespirouette, shimmy, waltz, tango, cha-cha
- Stuntsstunt, stuntman, stunt double, daredevil, stunt performer
- thrillsroller coasters, thrill, adrenaline, skydiving, bungee jump
- drag showslip sync, lip-sync, duck walk, voguing, reveal
- dragdrag, drag queen, drag queens, drag king, drag kings