Breakdance moves : Power Moves

A Power Move is any type of move in Bboying which requires spinning and/or rotating in a way that can be done so in multiple rounds. All Power Moves (or series of a type of Power Move) can be connected in combos to form a "Power Combo". The first breaker to put this style together was Powerful Pexster New York City Breakers in 1983 his name was referred as

• (Powerful Moves)[1] shorten to
• (Power moves) in the 90's by linguistics and poetic rhythm to make the name more catchy Syllable

First (Power Moves) in the 80's was [2] was the Float, Headmills, Flares, Airtwist,...etc and was the first Breakdancer to bring this style together with speed control and was considered the first king of combinations in 1984. Now Breakdancers all around the world has advance this Power Moves theory into a level beyond imagination. Breakdancers that use mostly (Power combos) in their sets are commonly known as "Power Heads". Example: Flare-Air Flare-Elbow Air Flare-Air Flare-1990 The possible number of combinations are endless and only limited by stamina, strength and imagination.

On American reality series America's Best Dance Crew, Ronnie from Super Cr3w & Full Force, performed a combination, with these moves in this order: Elbow Air Flare-Munchmill-Gorillas. Shane Sparks recalled hearing, there are only four people in the world that can do that combination.

• Air Flare An advance powermove starting from a 1990 or windmill or halo or headspin position. The bboy goes into a handstand with his body diagnal to the ground and legs spread out into a V-shape. The legs are swung, like windmills/halos, in a circular motion. Using the momentum, the bboy switches from arm to arm as the body rotates in the air. The most difficult part of this move is the switching of the arms (while in the air) while the back of the bboy is facing the ground (the circular leg swing is most important in a hand transfer). It is recommended that this move is tried on mats with a supervisor.
  • Piked Airflare/Bongo Thunder: Airflare with the legs straight together, instead of V-shape.
  • Munch Airflare: Airflare with the legs tucking in and kicking out, creating a "munch" motion.
  • Lotus Airflare: Airflare done with the legs crossed over one another, in the lotus yoga position.
  • One Legged Airflare: Airflare with one the legs sticking out while the other leg is bent in, looking like an L-shape. Sometimes it is done with the bent leg tucked into the shirt of the bboy.
  • One Hand Airflare: Airflare using one arm.
  • Elbow Airflare: Airflare with elbows.
  • Forearm Airflare: Airflare with forearms.
  • One Arm Elbow Airflare: Airflare using one arm but on the elbow.
  • One Arm Forearm Airflare: Airflare using one arm but on the forearm.
  • Airflare 1.5: instead of landing on your hands after doing one rotation of an Airflare/Airtrack, you keep your body rotating one half extra turn and land onto your back without the use of your hands. This is considered one of the most difficult and most dangerous of the Airflare/Airtrack moves.
  • Elbow Airflare/Airtrack 1.5: instead of landing on your hands after doing one rotation of an Elbow Airflare/Airtrack, you keep your body rotating one half extra turn and land onto your back without the use of your forearms.
  • Shoulder Airflare/Caveman: Airflare with shoulders.

A flare in motion.

• Flare: A widely recognized power move that involves swinging the legs around in a circular motion while balancing on the hands.
  • King Flares/Hopping Flare: A flare that is done while hopping from hand to hand.
  • Virgin Flare/Double Leg Circles: A flare that is done with closed legs.
  • Twin-legged Flare: A flare with the legs straight out together.
  • Crossed-legged Flare: Much like twin-legged flare, but the legs are crossed.
  • Chair Flare:A Flare starting and ending with an airchair position, much like king flares but with bent arms.
  • Double Chair Flare:A flare with both arms stabbed in the back creating a rotating double airchair.
  • Sandwich Flare: A flare with both legs in a piked position.
  • Lotus Flare: A flare with both legs crossed over each other in lotus/yoga position.
  • Thread Flare: A flare that is done with by threading the legs with the free arm.
  • One-legged Flare: A flare done with one leg over the breaker's head. Bboy Rubberlegz is famous for this move.
• Airtrack: A full 360 degree hop on one hand. Used as a transition between airflares.
  • Elbow Airtrack: An airtrack done one the forearm/elbow.
  • Shoulder Airtrack: An airtrack done on the shoulder.
• Floats: Is one of the first breakdance power move in the 80's that is an advanced version of the turtle that involves positioning both elbows in the pockets of the side of the abs. And both hands and walking in a circular motion and balancing body straight and with control. And speed and neat body stays stationary at all times.
• Cricket: A breakdance move that involves hopping around in a circular motion while in the handglide position but hopping. Hands pump off the floor one after the other.
  • Hydro: Crickets pushing with both hands at the same time.
  • Jackhammer: Crickets on one hand pumping off the floor balancing the body with one elbow on the side of the abdominal section.(Hard for control to be a float but can be done).
    • Lotus Jackhammer: A Jackhammer done with the legs in a lotus/yoga position.
    • Super Jackhammer: Jumping really high while doing a jackhammer. Bboy Pop from Gamblerz is famous for this move.
  • Darkhammer: A breakdance move where you hop from one side to the other with elbows on the side abdominal section hand to hand with balance.
  • Hopping Turtles/Scratching Turtles: A Breakdance move variation of darkhammers that involves putting your elbow on the pocket of the abdominal side and hop on one hand at a time while the other reaches out in front of you.
• Swipe/Stigg Swipe: A power move where the breakdancer starts with his hands and feet on the ground and rotates his upper body to build the momentum to rotate his lower body. (Stigg swipe invented by jueogo Stiggletts)
• Windmill/Mill: a debatable move (considered basic move or power move) in which the breaker can use the momentum from a previous move or start from stabbing your elbow in your stomach and feet supported on the ground, where you kick the opposite leg from the direction you are spinning to gain the momentium to rotate your self around onto your back and back onto your front. A variation of baby freeze and backspin and sometimes called a 'Continuous Backspin' by the Old Skool.
  • Superman: Windmills using the hands so that the body does not touch the ground.
  • Bellymills: windmills where the arms are stretched out while the torso rotates on the chest/stomach.
  • Criticals:The first full 360 degree rotation movement is done from a turtle or crab position. It requires a pushing motion and whipping both legs similar to a windmill but fully rotating in the air landing back into a turtle or crab position. This move was created by a group call "Critical Mass Rockers"bka L.A.B.
  • Critical 2's:A variant of criticals that is from the swipe position landing nonstop into footwork or windmills or freezes.
  • Forearm: Windmills performed by landing back on forearms when continuing the next spin.
  • Windmill Critical: A variant where in freeze position during a windmill like Airflare 1.5 you push yourself off the ground and spin in the air back into a windmill.
  • Airplane/Highrisers/Highrises: A windmill but your arms high as possible and spread
  • Babymills/Cork screws/Munchmills: Windmills performed with tucked legs.
  • Germanmills/Tappingmills:Windmills performed with one leg tucked on top of the other leg, the lower leg taps the ground while the upper torso rolls over similar to munchmills/babymills. the tap leg should be the opposite of the direction the windmill is rotating, i.e. if rotating CW, the right leg taps, if rotating CCW, the left leg taps. (Similar to doing a one-legged-swipe)
  • Tombstone mills/Frankensteins: Windmills performed with piked legs.
  • HandCuffs: Windmills performed with your hands behind your back imitating being handcuffed. Must be performed high up on ones back to avoid injury.
  • Mummies: You do a windmill, but cross your arms over your chest.
  • Nutcracker: A windmill with your hands on your groin area.
  • Eggbeater: A windmill with hands to your thighs.
  • Barrel: A windmill where your arms make a circle as if you are hugging a barrel.
  • Confusions: A windmill with your hands on your ears or the side of your head.
  • Lotus mills: Windmills done with the legs crossed over one another, in the lotus yoga position.
  • Frankenstein mills: Windmills with your hands in the air almost touching your toes like Frankenstein.
  • Threading mills: Threading while doing windmills.
• Back Spin: One of the first spinning and famous power moves ever made. A move which has the breaker balled up and spinning on his or her back.
• Side Spin: Sometimes done after a windmill, the side spin is balled up like the back spin except the breaker is rotating on his or her side.
• Shoulder Spin: Sometimes done after a windmill, but going higher to reach the shoulder then spinning. Bboy Zesty from Gamblerz is well known for this move.
• Halos: Similar to windmills, the only difference is the back roll on the ground but supported by arms while rotating, thus causing this move to also spin on the side of head, like a halo. Sometimes called a 'Neck Move' by Old Skoolers.
  • One Handed Halo: Halos done on one hand.
  • Double Halo: Doing two consecutive halos without touching your hands on the floor after one full rotation.
  • Shoulder Halo: Halos done with the shoulders.
  • Threading Halo: Threading while doing Halos.
  • Multiple Halo: Doing more than two spins while doing Halos.
  • Toe Touch Halo: Doing Halos while touching your feet before landing a spin.
• Headspins: A continuous spin done while balancing only on the head, the legs can vary indefinitely. Bboy Laser from Gambler Crew is widely considered the best headspinner in the world.
• HeadSplide/Gromeks: A combination of a headspin and a headslide where the dancer rotates around using a headspin/halo technique whilst sliding forward upon his forehead. Usually achieving between .5 and 1.5 rotations and catching it in another head move.
• Headslide:* Pushing off with your feet while your head on the ground and sliding forward.
• Running Headslide:* Gaining momentum by sprinting and leaning your head towards the floor with your hands by your head. When your head touches the floor, kick your legs up and lift your arms so that you are only sliding on your head. To avoid injury, make sure your hands hit the floor before your head when sprinting and also wear a beanie.
• 1990/90: A spinning one-handed handstand.Booy Cico is known for executing most rounds.
• Deadman 90's: Similar to the 1990, the Deadman 1990 is done without alternating between hands before the spin. The bboy spins on the same hand he initially places onto the ground, making the deadman 90 easier to balance but harder to create momentum.
• 2000/00s/Thousands: A 1990 with the spare hand on the wrist of your supporting hand.Bboy Master Yonn is known for executing most rounds.
• Knee Spin: Spinning on a knee or both knees, in any direction.
• Airbaby Spin: Spinning while in an airbaby.
• Airchair Spin: Spinning while in an airchair.
• Forearm Spin: A spin on the forearm.
• Elbow Spin: A spin on the elbow. Bboy Physicx is famous for using this move.
• Head Glide/Donut/Icy Ice: A spin performed after windmill where your hand is planted in your side and head drags on the ground and spins around your hand.
• Slush/Elbow Spin: A spin performed on the tip of the elbow.
• Reverse-Slush/Counterclockwise Elbow spin A spin performed on forearm or elbow. This move rotates counterclockwise if you are right-handed. BBoy Pop from the Gamblers Crew is famous for this move.
• Gattling Gun: A powermove where you are in a handstand, swinging your legs around you in a circular motion kicking about. Bboy Physicx is famous for inventing this move.
• Spinning Flag/Flag Spin/Rivers 1990: A variation of 1990. A bboy rotates on his hand, but his body is doing a flag freeze. One of the hardest powermoves. Bboy Physicx is famous for inventing and using this move.
• Hollow 2000/Rivers 2000:A variation of 2000. Similar to the spinning flag, except using 2 hands. Physicx invented and frequently uses this move as well.