toprock
Breakdancing entrance moves
Toprock is the upright footwork that opens a breakdancing sequence—the standing moves performed before dropping to the floor.
It establishes rhythm and style, letting dancers showcase personality before transitioning to more acrobatic elements: His toprock was smooth, all cross-steps and shoulder rocks.
The term contrasts with footwork, freezes, and power moves done on the ground.
Male street dancer
- cypherEncoded communication method
- battleArmed military engagement
- breakingComing apart suddenly
- hip-hopRhythmic spoken-word music
dance · windmill · headspin · crew · jam · DJ · boombox · cardboard
Skilled lower-limb movement
- stanceStanding posture or viewpoint
- shuffleRandomize by mixing
- kickFoot-delivered strike
- stepFoot movement forward
spin · bounce · groove · floor · rhythm · transition · pattern · flow
NYC's northernmost borough
- street danceInformal urban choreography
- block partyNeighborhood outdoor celebration
- graffitiIllegal surface markings
- MCVocal performer or host
turntablism · 1970s · New York · urban · underground · expression · identity · community
b-boy
Male street dancer
hip-hop · dance · windmill · headspin · crew · jam · DJ · boombox · cardboard · street
footwork
Skilled lower-limb movement
step · spin · bounce · groove · floor · rhythm · transition · pattern · flow · crossover
Bronx
NYC's northernmost borough
- street danceInformal urban choreography
- block partyNeighborhood outdoor celebration
- graffitiIllegal surface markings
MC · turntablism · 1970s · New York · urban · underground · expression · identity · community · popping
- movement artscontemporary dance, modern dance, ballet solo, jazz dance, interpretive dance
- breakdancingbreakdancing, breaking, b-boy, b-boying, footwork
- street dancebreaking, breakdancing, b-boying, popping, locking
- 80s dancesbreakdancing, moonwalk, running man, robot, worm
- American dancesCharleston, twist, jitterbug, cakewalk, lindy hop