duck walk
Low crouching gait
A duck walk is a squat-walking gait with knees bent and feet splayed outward, mimicking how a duck waddles.
It appears in physical fitness tests, military training, and as a penalty exercise: The drill sergeant made us duck walk across the field.
In rock performance, Chuck Berry's signature duck walk became an iconic stage move—strutting low across the stage while playing guitar.
Rock and roll pioneer
- rockabillyHillbilly-influenced early rock
- guitarFretted stringed instrument
- stageRaised performance platform
- shuffleRandomize by mixing
crouch · waddle · showmanship · rock and roll · signature · iconic · performance · groove
Chuck Berry
Rock and roll pioneer
- rockabillyHillbilly-influenced early rock
- guitarFretted stringed instrument
- stageRaised performance platform
shuffle · crouch · waddle · showmanship · rock and roll · signature · iconic · performance · groove · strut
squat
Crouching on bent legs
quads · glutes · lowered · knees · bodyweight · calisthenics · drill · warmup · strength · mobility
- drag showslip sync, lip-sync, death drop, voguing, reveal
- strength sportsstrongman, deadlift, tire flip, truck pull, car flip
- drag ballroomvoguing, ballroom, death drop, house, serve
- stealthsneak, ninja, creep, spy, skulk
- footworkpivot turn, sidestep, shuffle, slide, crossover
- low positionssquat, deep squat, crouch, hunker, Asian squat
duck walkstanding tall
Remaining proudly upright
erect posture · standing upright · marching · walking tall · striding