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spins and dips
What does spins and dips mean?
The flashiest of the five elements of vogue femme. You spin a full 360 on one or both feet, then drop into a dip, landing on your back with a leg in the air, hitting the floor on the beat. The crowd lives for it. Outsiders call the drop a death drop or a shablam, but in ballroom the element is spins and dips and the move itself is the dip.
"The accent dropped and she went straight into spins and dips, hit the floor clean, and the room lost it."
Origin
Ball culture / vogue femme; one of the five canonical elements of vogue.
Frequently asked questions
What does "spins and dips" mean in vogue?
It's the vogue element where you whip a 360 spin and drop straight into a back-landing dip on the musical accent.
How do you use "spins and dips" in a sentence?
"Her spins and dips landed right on the beat and the crowd lost it."
What is a dip in voguing?
A dip is the dramatic drop onto your back, often paired with a spin and timed to hit a musical accent.
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