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#dance

63 words tagged “dance”

skank
verb

To dance to reggae/ska; also to swindle

#caribbean#patois#dance#verb
Zanku
noun

The stamping, footwork-heavy dance kicked off on the streets of Lagos.

#yoruba#yoruba-slang#nigerian#west-african
birl
verb

To spin, whirl or twirl round

#scottish#irish#movement#dance
pelt waist
phrase

To dance energetically, throwing the hips around.

#caribbean#patois#dance#festival
floor performance
phrase

The vogue element where you work the floor itself, rolling, arching and posing to ooze sensuality.

#ballroom#vogue#lgbtq#dance
daggering 18+
noun

Mature content — open to view.

#caribbean#patois#dancehall#dance
go dumb
phrase

Cut loose on the dance floor in the wildest, most off-kilter way possible.

#bay-area#hyphy#dance#hip-hop
jerkin'
verb

LA's late-2000s street dance and rap scene — skinny jeans, snapbacks, the reject.

#la#dance#hip-hop#inland-empire
dramatics
noun

The fast, stunt-heavy, theatrical mode of voguing, all speed, tricks and big drops.

#ballroom#vogue#lgbtq#dance
waacking
noun

A 1970s disco-club dance built on fast, dramatic arm throws, born in LGBTQ nightlife and folded into vogue.

#lgbtq#dance#vogue#disco
Shake Your Groove Thing
phrase

An invitation to dance and move your body freely on the floor.

#1970s#disco#funk#soul
voguing / vogue
verb

The stylised ballroom dance of sharp, model-like poses born in Harlem.

#ballroom#lgbtq#vogue#dance
Throw Down
verb

To go all out, give it everything you got, whether on the mic, the floor, or in a battle.

#hip-hop#old-school#1980s#vintage
body roll
noun

A wave-like, sensual dance move through the torso.

#kpop#stan#fandom#dance
spins and dips
phrase

The vogue element where you whip a 360 spin and drop straight into a back-landing dip on the musical accent.

#ballroom#vogue#lgbtq#dance
chip
verb

To shuffle-walk in rhythm behind a band at Carnival.

#caribbean#patois#carnival#dance
Jitterbug
noun

An energetic swing dancer, or the wild, acrobatic dance they did to hot jazz.

#harlemese#jive#1930s#harlem-renaissance
bailoteo
noun

Dancing, a dance session (PR)

#spanish#spanglish#latino#dance
afincar
verb

To get up close, body to body (PR)

#spanish#spanglish#latino#dance
wuk-up
noun

An energetic hip-gyrating Bajan dance.

#caribbean#patois#dance#festival
bounce
noun

New Orleans hip-hop subgenre built on call-and-response chants over the Triggerman loop.

#nola#bounce#hip-hop#dance
thizzle dance
phrase

Mac Dre's signature hyphy dance move.

#bay-area#hyphy#dance#hip-hop
hand performance
noun phrase

The vogue element where you tell a whole story through your hands and arms.

#ballroom#vogue#lgbtq#dance
DC
abbreviation

Dance Credit — tagging the choreographer of a dance you're performing.

#tiktok#reels#dance#credit
Skelewu
noun

A backward-shoulder-rolling dance move made famous by Davido.

#yoruba#yoruba-slang#nigerian#west-african
Lay Some Iron
phrase

To tap-dance, to lay down some hot footwork on the floor.

#harlemese#jive#1930s#harlem-renaissance
buss a wine
phrase

To do a hip-rolling dance move

#caribbean#patois#dancehall#dance
Vogue
verb

A stylized ballroom dance of sharp poses, lines, and angular arm movements.

#lgbtq#ballroom#dance#90s
Boogie Down
verb

To dance with full energy and joy, especially to funk or disco.

#1970s#disco#funk#soul
pop, dip and spin
noun phrase

The original name for voguing, back when it was all about popping the arms, dropping into dips and spinning between them.

#ballroom#vogue#lgbtq#dance
Throwing It
phrase

Hitting your moves or poses with full force and confidence — really going for it.

#lgbtq#ballroom#dance#gen-z
old way
phrase

Pre-1990 vogue style of clean lines, symmetry and precision, inspired by hieroglyphs and fashion poses.

#ballroom#vogue#lgbtq#dance
voguing
verb

The Harlem ballroom dance of sharp poses, model lines and dramatic hand work.

#ballroom#vogue#lgbtq#dance
perreo 18+
noun

Mature content — open to view.

#spanish#spanglish#latino#dance
catwalk
noun

Vogue's exaggerated feminine strut — crossing legs, swinging hips, hands thrown in opposition.

#ballroom#vogue#lgbtq#dance
arms control
noun phrase

Precise, fluid arm and hand work — the judged technical element of voguing.

#ballroom#vogue#lgbtq#dance
thizz face
phrase

The contorted ecstasy-rolling grimace, worn on cue at hyphy parties.

#bay-area#hyphy#hip-hop#dance
duckwalk
noun

The vogue move where you squat low on your heels and kick your feet out as you travel forward on the beat.

#ballroom#vogue#lgbtq#dance
kick and prance
verb

Dance.

#cockney#london#british#movement
Get Down
verb

To dance hard, party with abandon, or fully commit to having a good time.

#1970s#disco#funk#soul