Powermoves & Freezes

Power Moves was a term they adopted in the early 80's. In power moves, the breakdancer relies more on upper body strength to dance, using his or her hands to do moves. There are many Power moves and they are all hard to perform. It takes time and practices to achieve them. Some of the more famous power moves that are use to perform are windmill: is a move in which the dancer spins from his upper back to his chest while twirling his legs around his body in a V-shape. There are many variations to this move such as nutcrackers and handcuffs. Many dancers will spend anywhere from two to six months learning how to do a basic windmill, since the motion is quite unorthodox. Flare: is an incredibly difficult move borrowed from gymnastics and resembles the use of a Pommel Horse, but is performed without one. The breaker supports his body with his arms, swings his legs around his stationary torso in continuous circles, and never allows his legs to touch the ground. Headspins: the dancer spins on his head, often while wearing a stocking cap or handkerchief. When the dancer uses his hands to aid in speeding up the spin, it is called 'tapping.' A dancer may tap for a few rotations and then 'glide' for as many as 15 rotations. Jackhammer: is a move performed on the ground having the dancer balancing on one hand and laying his body on the elbow of the same arm. He then bounces up and down with his hand as he spins around. There are also many other power moves such as airtrack, halo, 90s, 2000s, crickets, and many more. Freezes: the parts of the body that touch the ground, holding the rest of the Body in position. In other words, the supports of your freeze. Examples of platforms are: Hand, Elbow, Head, shoulder, back, belly, side, sometimes knee. A freeze could have multiple platforms: The platform of a Tri-pod Headstand would be 2 hands and a head. The platform of a Baby Freeze is also 2 hands and a head, but the body is horizontal rather than vertical as in a Headstand. Freezes are perform after doing a power move or footwork.