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Downrock
Breakdance moves performed with the dancer's body touching the ground, more floor-oriented than toprock.
Battle
A dance competition between individuals or crews to showcase skill, creativity, and style.
Jookin
A street dance style from Memphis, characterized by intricate footwork and smooth gliding movements.
808
A drum machine famous for its deep, booming bass, widely used in hip-hop music.
Krumping
A style of street dance characterized by free, expressive, exaggerated, and highly energetic movement.
Freestyle
Improvisational dancing to the rhythm and beats of the music.
Breaking
An energetic form of street dance that includes stylized footwork and athletic moves like spinning on the knees, hands, or head.
Jerkin'
A dance from Los Angeles involving fast leg movements combined with a laid-back upper body.
Toe Wop
A simple hip-hop dance step that involves stepping from side to side and tapping the feet.
B-girl
Break-girl, a female dancer who practices breakdancing.
Mixtape
A compilation of songs or beats typically produced by a DJ, used for practice or battles.
Popping
A funk dance and street dance style based on the technique of quickly contracting and relaxing muscles.
Snaking
A wave-like movement that gives the illusion of the body moving like a snake, common in popping.
Headspin
A breakdancing move where a dancer spins on their head.
The Robot
A dance style imitating the motions of a robot, characterized by stiff movements and a mechanical demeanor.
Glide
A dance move that creates the illusion that the dancer is moving smoothly across the floor without taking steps.
Uprock
A type of dance battle where the dancers mime fighting each other using breakdancing footwork patterns.
Hype
Intense excitement or enthusiasm, often used to describe a crowd's reaction to music or dance.
Turfing
A form of street dance that combines elements of popping, locking, and miming, originated in the Bay Area.
King Tut
A dance style where the dancer creates right angles with their arms to mimic Egyptian hieroglyphics.
Labbing
The process of choreographing or freestyling in the studio to develop new dance moves or routines.
Power Moves
Physically demanding and acrobatic moves in breakdancing that require momentum, speed, endurance, and control.
Ill
An expression referring to something that is extremely good or impressive, especially related to skills in dance or music.
Locking
A funk dance style characterized by freezing from a fast movement and 'locking' in a certain position.
Crew
A group of dancers that perform together, often in battles and competitions.
Flow
The rhythm and momentum of a dancer's movement and transitions.
Toprock
A major element of breakdancing, incorporating a series of foot movements performed from a standing position.
Litefeet
An energetic dance style from Harlem incorporating dance moves like the 'Chicken Noodle Soup' and 'The Tone Wop'.
Old school
Refers to the original styles of hip-hop dance from the late 1970s to the 1980s.
Waving
A movement that creates the illusion of a wave passing through the dancer's body.
B-boy
Break-boy, a dancer who practices breakdancing, a street dance style.
Flexing
A street dance form from Brooklyn, characterized by pausing, snapping, gliding, and contortion.
Swagger
A confident style and walk that expresses pride and self-assurance.
Fresno
A dance move where the dancer swings one arm to the opposite leg and then switches to the other side, associated with Locking.
Cypher
A circle of b-boys or b-girls taking turns dancing in the center.
Crumping
A street dance characterized by expressive, exaggerated, and highly energetic movement.
Six step
A foundational footwork pattern in breakdancing, involving six steps around oneself while in a crouched position.
Windmill
A breakdance move where the dancer spins continuously on their upper back and torso, with legs extended.
Beat juggling
Manipulating beats and breaks by a DJ to create music suitable for breakdancing.
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