Transwiki:Float (breakdancing move)

The float or glide is a balance-intensive breakdance move in which the body is held parallel to the floor while balancing on one or both hands. Breakers often "walk" with floats by shifting weight from one hand to the other and thus moving in a straight line or circle.

Step-by-step
For a standard two-handed stationary float, first kneel down on the floor. Bend both arms at a 90-degree angle, then bring the forearms in front of your body, parallel and slightly less than shoulder-width apart. Draw your elbows back toward your body and plant your elbows on the bony crest of your hips (you may have to hunch over to make them connect). This "stab" is the key to stable, unstressful floats. With your forearms thus sticking out at a 90-degree angle to your body, lean forward onto the palms of your hands. Keep leaning, then straighten your legs. Flex your lower back to straighten your body out. Your body should be perfectly horizontal with only the hands touching the ground.

Variants

 * Crab - The Crab is a specific term for a two-handed stabbed float that may walk in a line but does not entail any of the variations below.

Spinning floats

 * Turtle - This is a standard spinning float. The breaker shifts weight from one hand to the next, moving one hand forward and the other backward to produce rotation or a circular "walk".
 * Pumping Turtle or Darkhammers - A Turtle in which the breaker actually hops/jumps with the hands instead of just shifting from hand to hand.
 * Cricket - Much like the Hand Glide, but the breaker hops on the central hand rather than merely spinning. The free hand pulls until the centered wrist becomes taut and can twist no further. The free hand pushes off from ground (and the legs may kick upward as well), allowing the centered hand to hop and turn itself to allow for the process to repeat. Bboy Pop of Gamblers crew is famous for his beautiful crickets as well as jackhammers (see below).
 * Jackhammer - A Cricket performed with one hand. Jackhammers are often faster, and the free hand is usually placed on the back or in some other position that clearly shows control with the centered hand.

Straight-arm floats
Floats may be performed with straight arms, meaning the elbows do not support the body. Rather, these floats involve strength and speed to keep the entire body up.
 * Air Turtle or UFO - The movement is like that of a Turtle, but the elbows are locked straight and therefore do NOT provide a point of support. To assist this extremely difficult athletic move, often the legs bend upwards, the body leans forward slightly, and/or the hands are turned in the direction of spin.
 * Buddha - Similar to Air Turtles except that the knees are kept locked together and behind the arms, shins parallel to the floor, back as parallel to the floor as possible. Bboy Crazy Geun of Extreme Crew is famous for using Buddhas in his sets.
 * Deadman - Similar to UFO's where the legs are held straight together. It is a commonly seen movement done in gymnastics floor routines. Bboy Junior is a famous bboy who is known to use Deadman floats in his sets.
 * Boomerang - While sitting with legs in front and in a V shape, the hands are placed in between the thighs. The legs are lifted and kept straight while the hands walk in a circle. This looks quite different from most other floats.