AIRPLANES Hey, this is one of the games little boys use
to play with shirts on they back and heads when they were little, now you just
lay on your back and spread your arms wide as you can go, this is also a
martial art fighting technique.
AIRSWIPES You start with both hands and feet on the
ground, facing upwards. Then you kick your legs up with your weight on one arm
and spin over so that you land on your other arm before your legs land. If done
correctly you should be able to spin your body completely around in a full
rotation.
APPLE JACKS A
basic move to challenge another b-boy to battle. You squat on both legs, then
fall backward onto your hands and kick one leg into the air, as high as
possible, then you spring back onto both legs, and repeat.
BACK SPINS A spin performed high on the back. All
weight is balanced on the upper back, legs tucked close to the body; Spin is
initiated through a circular swinging of the legs a kick position in the
direction of the spin.
BACK SWIPES Very similar to an air swipe, expect when
your legs are in the half way through; you change directions and return back to
the start up position.
BARRELS Windmills with arms landing in front of you,
arms must be strong enough to hold your body weight, do not try this move
without assistance to teach you the proper methods to take.
BARREL TURNS Turning counter clockwise with both legs at
about a 90-degree angle in second position. Your arms are used to help lift you
off the ground while turning, like if you were jumping over a Barrel.
BATTLE A challenge between an individual or group
of bboyz / bgirlz in the form of dance.
B-BOY Bronx Boy, boogie boy, as in one who dances
to the break.
BELLYMILL Like a windmill but instead of turning
around on your hands or head you turn over on your stomach.
BHUDDA Similar to UFO move, except your knees are
inside of arms which are kept straight, and legs are kept off of the
ground.
BITE Stealing or taking someone else's moves or
style that is not cool! Get your own SH#$!.
BOOMERANG You start sitting on the ground, with your
legs out in front of you in a V position. Then you stick your hand between your
legs and lift yourself up, to where only your hands are touching the ground.
Then turn around in circles.
BOSTON CRAB This is the same as a crab but with legs
spread as much as you can and be comfortable and your body is more
upright.
BRONCO This is life a wild bull, kicking your ass…
you start on your feet. Then you fall to your hand only. Then kick your feet
back and land on your feet again, then repeat all steps.
BROOKLYN ROCK (Battle Rock, UpRock)-Dancing with a variety
of fighting movements. Consist of punching, throwing kicks etc. (Capoiera,
martial arts, kick boxing) Usually used up against someone you battle.
BUNNY HOP Kind of like a flare except your legs are
kept straight up, spread apart in front of you. Then you hop up and down
turning in a circle.
BURNED Somebody
dissed you on the dance floor and everybody witnessed it! You are done for the
night tuck your head and bounce!
CAPOEIRA A fight Dance technique created in Brazil
for battling where they combine martial arts and acrobatics.
CANNON BALL You must have strong back for this joint!
Done in a cannonball position with arms wrapped around the knees.
COMBINATION A combination is when two or more moves are
executed right after each other like in a dance routine.
CRAB LEGS Your bent over in a hike football position
and your arms are tucked under your knees lifting your legs with your arms and
walking fast like a crab.
Crazy Legs Same thing as air swipes except more than
one. You do air swipes over and over without pausing in between.
CREW A group of b-boys or b-gyrls that dance
together and battle other crews.
CRICKETS A spin performed almost identical to handle
glide, except weight is temporarily transferred to pushing hand, while spinning
hand lifts off floor, rotated, and replaced on floor. If done well, looks like
continuous spinning motion.
DOUBLE 99 The same thing as a 2,000 (one hand 99), but
when your about to fall off your one hand, switch hands, kick your legs to gain
speed and continue to do a 2,000 (one hand 99), on each hand over and over
without coming down.
DOWNROCK A rhythmic freestyle of legs and feet in a
continuous side to side movement and your hands carry a lot of the weight. U
can combine these moves with freezes or hesitations or just a full out
freestyle in a battling session.
EGGBEATERS Just like you beaten an egg you whip it
GOOD! It is simple just a regular windmills but you add hands and a little more
on the hips they rise a lot more of the ground.
ELBOW GLIDE Similar motions and positioning as doing a
hand spin except you will be adding you elbow and spinning on that so don't
keep it ashy!!!
FIST GLIDE Now those of that have taken martial arts
can feel this move those that haven't will be saying HELL NO! But for those
dare devils it is the same motion and position as hand spin except spinning on
your fist.
FLARE Like a windmill in that your legs move
around in big circles in the air, but instead of moving on your shoulders, you
put your weight on hands.
FLOAT It is a freeze position, what you do is
balance on your hands with your body in a horizontal position except for your
legs that are usually bent to help balance and add style to your dis.
FOOTWORKS You add your own style to the battle sort of
with a combination of basic moves martial arts, housing and freestyle.
FRONT FLIP You
flip forward and land directly on both feet in front of your opponent and also
while lading in your box, doing this move you show discipline, technique and
strength.
GENIES Do a basic windmill then take your arms out
and cross them over your chest for momentum and support.
GO DOWN Yo, you don't want to get to this point that
you feel you have to go down it means either you are tired out of moves or
getting ready to get dissed hard and you need to get off the dance floor!
HALO This is a crazy move that a lot of B-boyz do;
it is a fast windmill that takes you up into a headspin.
HANDCUFFS Another move you start out with a basic
windmill, but instead of open arms you place them behind your back locked like
you have on handcuffs.
HAND GLIDE You are in a float position, now with only
one hand supporting you. The other hand pushes you so that you gain momentum to
spin around.
HEADSLIDE You can do this in a hand stand position
except you're on your head pushing yourself forward sliding on your head sort
of like you are mopping or sweeping the floor, this move is considered to be a
big dis move.
HEADSPIN Now time to get a head rush and or a
headache you start out in a upside down balled up position to give yourself the
balance you need to support your neck and back then you using your arms and
legs for balance and momentum while spinning on your head.
HELICOPTER You're in a squat or frog like position with
one leg out to the side. Both of your hands are in front of you for support and
strength. You swing that one leg around your body-moving counter clockwise
while the OTHER leg is hopping over the stretched out leg.
HESITATIONS (FREEZE) A diss move, You are saying I got dis…OR I
am tried and I need to add some pauses in here to take a breath as well as
calculate my next move! U stop, like you are taking a picture and you need to
look fly! This is generally done at the beginning, end or during a battle or
dance.
HOLLOWBACK Hey you must be mad flexible and have great
back strength to pull this off even for a hot minute that move is complex yo…It
starts with a basic handstand then you bend your legs and with your legs bent
toward your back you freeze in mid air for a few seconds.
KICK-UP This is a martial arts move for those Bruce
Lee fans or even Jet Li or Jackie Chan fans hey or even Wesley Snipes this move
is a very popular get up move. You are rising from flat on your back on your
feet by rocking backward and kicking your feet in the air. Your upper strength
along with abs and back muscles help your body flow and you land on your
feet.
LOCKING This is more of an even flow, this dance
allows you be more daring in your freestyles, by adding hand roll techniques,
along with timed moves, kicks, knee drops, spins, box steps, back and forth
movements, sky kicks, splits etc. the list goes on and on..
MUNCHMILLS Now I
think this is the same thing as a windmill except you keep your legs all the
way crossed and folded but everything else is pretty much the same thing.
KNEE SPIN Hey you can get dizzy from this move…but if
you got skillz you won't! It is spinning on one knee while the other leg is
straight out or bent or tucked in. You push off with your hands for speed and
balance.
NECKMOVE Man, you gotta have skillz to know exactly
when to isolate this move….it is just one simple move all you do is add one
turn while doing your windmill.
NUTCRACKERS Now this a dis move while doing a windmill
you add hands and cover your crotch area. Like you sayin'…WHAT! Yu don't want
none of this…
PERFECTIONS A bboys or bgyrls tightest, phattest,
hottest move that will get you street victory or clearing the dance floor and
winning you the battle.
POPPIN Moving
your body to the "TICK" of a clock. Arms, legs, head, chest, rib
cage, etc. All of these moves in a controlled tick style as if the sound of
your heart beat is moving your body. Like a volt of electricity has moved from
your head to your toes, to your toes to your head.
ROUTINES Any dance style choreographed to music and
counts and or beat changes to make synchronized steps as a group, team or solo
dancer.
RUBBER BAND Once again a martial art move done repeatedly
to the beat or to dis the competitor while showing your strength and
discipline. It is a kick-up, then you fall on your back and kick-up again, and
again and again until you are tired or ready to add something else.
SCRAMBLE More floor work similar to the UpRock,
freestyles and Just like the downrock as well.
SLIDES Sliding from side to side, front to back or
any direction repeatedly. A slide is a very "smooth" move like if you
were on roller skates or roller blades.
SPIDER Your thighs are sitting on your shoulders
with your calves in front. Your arms are supporting all the weight and balance.
You can also use your feet for support and to walk across the floor.
STREET DANCER A dancer from the streets. Meaning a
freestyle dancer, break, boogie, funk, house. True street dancers are blessed
with a GOD given talent. Street dancers don't need dance class to practice or
learn it is natural. They do not need counts to isolate timing and PHAT MOVES.
SUICIDE When a breaker does a front flip and lands
flat on their back w/ out hurting themselves. This comes with timing and
practice on a mattress or mat at first.
SUMOS Windmills holding your knees in place and
tucking your body in fetal position while spinning.
SUPERMANS Windmills
on your chest and your arms are putting your arms out as if you are going to
fly away like superman.
SWIRLS Pushing
off like a spinning bottle top but you use your opposite hand for speed and put
all weight on your forearm not your hand.
T-FLARE A regular flare but your legs are closed and
they do not open you have to use speed to get the momentum.
TOMBSTONES Another freeze but this time you position
your body like the letter "L" and you do not use your hands.
TOPROCK It is a battle move used for starting a
battle circle or getting your competitions attention by moving up and down in a
1,2,3 motion. This move is a basic breakers step and signature move.
TURTLE Shifting your weight on each arm while
spinning your body in a turtle position completely around without body
weight.
TWO LEGGED APPLEJACKS You use your hands in a handstand position
when you hit the ground then you with BOTH legs kicking up not just one.
UFO You use no arms for this move and you tuck
them at your sides in. Your arms are straight out and your knees are on the
outside of your arms. Your legs are still not touching the ground.
UPROCK You rock
your body like a rocking chair back and forth while moving up and down in a
battling position. Some people touch the opponents head as in a dis.
WACK OR WACKED You messed the move up it was garbage, you
are an amateur on the dance floor, or you have wack moves. Or could be used as
a dis in a conversation. "Man, she is WACK!".
WINDMILL Now I know we have all seen windmills in
school or some of us live on a farm, well anyway that is the way your body
move! GET IT? You spin shifting shoulders with your legs opened like a
"V" so when you spin around and around you look like a windmill. GET
IT NOW! DUH!
WORM Your flat on the ground on your stomach and
you push off with your legs or arms to wave your body forward or back like a
worm.
