free-style
No rules approach
Free-style describes an approach without fixed rules or prescribed form.
In swimming, free-style allows any stroke (though typically the crawl).
In wrestling, free-style permits holds below the waist.
In rap, to free-style is to improvise lyrics spontaneously rather than perform written verses: He free-styled for twenty minutes straight.
The spelling varies: freestyle, free-style, free style.
Created without prior planning
- unscriptedNot pre-written
- spontaneousArising without external cause
- unrehearsedNot practiced beforehand
- off-the-cuffUnplanned, unrehearsed
ad-lib · experimental · unconventional · unstructured · freeform · expressive · personal · intuitive
Matching terminal sounds
- flowUnbroken forward movement
- lyricsWritten words for music
- barsRods, taverns, or measures
- cypherEncoded communication method
battle · spitting · emcee · MC · beatbox · improvise · punchline · wordplay
Sudden brain blood blockage
- lapOne complete circuit
- sprintBrief maximum-speed effort
- distanceSpace between two points
- medleyVaried mixture or blend
relay · crawl · race · technique · pace · endurance · competition · interval
Acrobatic street-style movement
- poppingShort explosive sound
- lockingFixing firmly in position
- krumpingEnergetic expressive street dance
- voguingStylized pose-based dancing
movement · improvisation · expression · choreography · battle · cypher · groove · musicality
improvised
Created without prior planning
- unscriptedNot pre-written
- spontaneousArising without external cause
- unrehearsedNot practiced beforehand
off-the-cuff · ad-lib · experimental · unconventional · unstructured · freeform · expressive · personal · intuitive · loose
rhyme
Matching terminal sounds
cypher · battle · spitting · emcee · MC · beatbox · improvise · punchline · wordplay · verse
stroke
Sudden brain blood blockage
medley · relay · crawl · race · technique · pace · endurance · competition · interval · heat
breakdance
Acrobatic street-style movement
- poppingShort explosive sound
- lockingFixing firmly in position
- krumpingEnergetic expressive street dance
voguing · movement · improvisation · expression · choreography · battle · cypher · groove · musicality · footwork
moguls
Bumps or bigwigs
- aerialElevated, or signal-catcher
- halfpipeU-shaped ramp for tricks
- slopestyleJudged trick course competition
jump · terrain · trick · competition · acrobatic · alpine · powder · rail · grab · rotation
free-stylechoreographed
Arranged movements deliberately
structured · scripted · regimented · predetermined · by-the-book
free-styleclassical
Of ancient Greece/Rome
traditional · formal · conventional · orthodox · academic
freestyle, freestyles, freestyling, freestyled, freestyler, freestylers