rhythmic movements
Timed body swaying
Rhythmic movements are repetitive physical motions following a regular pattern or beat.
The term appears in dance instruction, music education, and physical therapy, but also in clinical contexts describing involuntary body movements—the rhythmic movements of seizures, tremors, or self-soothing behaviors in children: The infant's rhythmic movements helped her fall asleep.
- hand clappingStriking palms together repeatedly
- clappingRhythmic palm strikes
- dancingRhythmic bodily motion
- line dancingChoreographed group country steps
- heartbeatRhythmic cardiac contraction
ballet · motor coordination · choreography · contemporary dance · body wave · tai chi · marching · step aerobics · aerobic exercise · breathing · skipping · jump rope · peristalsis · proprioception · flamenco · hip-hop dance · salsa · jogging
rhythmic movementsconvulsions
Involuntary muscular contractions
twitching · spasms · stumbling · tremors · floundering
rhythmic movementsstillness
Complete lack of motion
immobility · motionlessness · stasis · paralysis · rigidity