swaying

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A helpful way to picture this is a crowd at a concert where one person starts swaying and the motion spreads through the group.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

Something similar happened this summer when videos of actor Austin Butler went viral after he was filmed swaying awkwardly, arms crossed, at a Bad Bunny concert.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2025

Intricate group choreography finds the Shakers swaying and stretching in tandem as if their hands were reaching up to pull God closer to Earth — or the congregation closer to Heaven.

From Salon • Dec. 27, 2025

At this somatics class, yoga therapist Eirian Collinge guides us through a session of gentle moves combining deep breathing, rocking and swaying.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025

She reaches a hand out to brush over the paper, the entire room swaying gently as the motion passes from page to page.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern