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ORIGINS The root origin of liquiding is a point of contention between those who practice liquid dancing. Some argue that it is a unique dance indigenous to Rave culture and started in the early 1990s in conjunction with the rave movement. While rave later stagnated, liquid dancing has become a standing part of Club- and Street Dancing . B-boys and Funk Stylists generally contend that liquid dancing is a development of waving, a technique in Popping . Liquid dancing covers many of the same fundamentals as popping and it is fully possible (and common) for dancers to combine the styles, further blurring the distinction between the two. The defining difference is liquid dancing concentrating on smooth movements while popping is characterized by ''pops'' (hits) and contractions. This difference in focus is what makes liquiding better suited for fast-paced Trance Music and popping for the more distinct rhythms of, for example, Electrofunk . STYLES OF LIQUID DANCING Hand flow This style is identifiable by long flowing abstract movements and intricate patterns. Rails ''See also: Tutting '' This style is characterized by the geometric, straight predefined paths of the hands and the sharp 90 degree turns of the paths (usually to floor). Waves Waves are an attempt to maintain the illusion that a wave is passing through one's body by the isolation and alternating tensing and relaxing of one part of the body at a time at a steady speed in a constant direction. Traces Traces are a technique where one's hand follows the path of a wave going through one's body. The hand moves at the same speed and in the same direction as the wave. Threads This style maintains the illusion that one is pulling parts of their body through holes created by the positioning of ones arms. An example of this would be holding one's shoulder to create a closed loop which the other arm goes through. These are performed at the same speed as the flow of the liquid and waves to maintain an illusion of continuity. Contours This technique entails the hands following exactly the outline of an object, real or imaginary. Most commonly the hands follow the outline of one's own body. Splits This technique is characterized by the hands moving independently of each other while maintaining the illusion of a fluid relationship between each other. One way of achieving this illusion is by having one hand in front of the other and each hand reflecting the motion of the other. Builds Builds identified by the manipulation of imaginary objects in a manner similar to pantomiming. The movements are carried out at the same speed as the flow of the liquid to maintain an illusion of continuity. EXTERNAL LINKS
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