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Best 1 Airflare
Airflare

The airflare is a highly skilled breakdancing maneuver involving complete aerial rotation. It requires exceptional strength, balance, and coordination as the dancer pushes off their hands while suspended in the air. Typically performed by elite breakers, it’s notable for its demanding acrobatics and...

2 Windmill
Windmill

The windmill is an advanced dance move rooted in breakdancing. It involves continuous rolling across the upper back and shoulders combined with a sweeping circular motion of the legs. Developed within 1970s New York hip-hop culture, it's practiced by acrobatic dancers seeking to demonstrate strength...

3 Headspin
Headspin

The headspin is an advanced breakdancing move requiring significant balance and control. It involves rotating continuously on one’s head, a core element of b-boying developed in New York City during the 1970s. This acrobatic maneuver is primarily practiced by experienced breakers seeking to demonstr...

4 Windmill (Breakdance)

The windmill is a foundational power move in breakdancing where the dancer rolls continuously from their upper back to their shoulders. While maintaining this rolling motion, the performer twirls their legs in a V-shape to build and maintain rotational momentum. The move was popularized in the late...

5 Flare (Breakdance)

The flare is an advanced acrobatic power move utilized in breakdancing, gymnastics, and tricking. The athlete supports their body weight solely on their hands while swinging their legs in a continuous, alternating circular motion around the torso. Originating from the pommel horse routines in artist...

6 Halo (Breakdance)

A variation of the windmill, this power move involves rotating the body in a circle while balancing on the head and hands, a hallmark of modern breakdancing. The halo is characterized by the practitioner supporting their weight on the sides of their head while sweeping their legs in a continuous mot...

7 1990 (B-Boy)

The 1990 is an acrobatic movement within breakdancing characterized by sustained rotation during a single-hand handstand. Developed in New York City, it showcases significant upper body strength and balance control. It’s primarily performed by b-boys seeking to demonstrate advanced spinning capabili...

8 Jackhammer (Breakdance)

An advanced breakdancing power move where the performer bounces in a circular motion while balancing solely on one hand, emerging from 1990s hip-hop.

9 Flare
Flare

The flare is an advanced acrobatic maneuver rooted in gymnastics and breakdancing. It involves supporting oneself with alternating hands while executing continuous, circular movements with the legs – a technique often adapted from pommel horse routines. This move demands significant strength, coordi...

10 Hollowback (Breakdance)

The hollowback is a prominent breakdance freeze requiring extreme spinal flexibility, originating in the New York hip-hop scene during the late 1970s.

11 Corkscrew (Breakdance)

An advanced b-boy power move characterized by a continuous, screw-like rotation of the torso and legs, frequently seen in international competitions.

12 Munchmill
Munchmill

The munchmill is a breakdance power move variation of the traditional windmill, distinguished by the legs being tucked tightly into the chest while spinning.

13 Cricket (Breakdance)

An evolution of the turtle freeze, this b-boy power move involves hopping and spinning in a circular motion while balancing entirely on one hand.

14 Swipe (Breakdance)

The swipe is a foundational breakdance power move where the dancer uses their hands to push off the ground while swinging their legs horizontally around the torso in a fluid rotation.

15 Swipe
Swipe

The swipe is a power move used in breaking, commonly performed from a low, supported position with the body rotating around a vertical axis. The dancer transfers weight between the hands while the legs sweep widely through the air, with the hips often remaining elevated as the body turns. Swipes can...

16 Elbow Spin
Elbow Spin

The Elbow Spin is a power move in breakdancing where the dancer balances their entire body weight on one or both elbows while rotating continuously. The practitioner typically uses their hands and forearms to stabilize the upper body, generating rotational momentum by tucking their legs close to the...

17 Handglide
Handglide

The handglide is a breakdancing power move and freeze originating in New York, where the performer balances their body weight on one hand with the elbow positioned against the abdomen. The move involves spinning on the supporting hand while maintaining balance, often serving as a transition between...

18 Backspin
Backspin

Backspin is one of the earliest breakdancing floor moves, in which the dancer spins horizontally on their back, a foundational element of b-boy style that emerged in New York City in the 1970s.

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