Breakdance - The Windmill

The Windmill (or briefly Mill ) is a power move in breakdance. The breaker rolls his torso continuously in a circular path on the floor, across the upper chest/shoulders/back, while twirling his legs in a V-shape through the air. The twirling of the legs is akin to twirling a math compass around in your hands; the momentum created by this twirling motion gives the breaker the majority of his power. The leg position and motion is seen in several other power moves, which makes the windmill an essential power move to learn first. It was created to be a continuous back spin. The basic windmill can either be "stabbed" or "unstabbed". A "stab" is merely part of the starting position for a single windmill rotation where the breaker has one elbow "stabbed" into his stomach while the palm of that stabbed arm is flat on the ground. The stab position helps to keep the hips up high which aids in execution of the move, especially during the first rotation. Unfortunately, it slows down movement when multiple windmills are performed. Accomplished breakers may stab to begin the windmill, but they will fall on their face and perform subsequent rotations unstabbed (sometimes called a "forearm mill").