vertical bouncing to the beat
Describes a style of dancing or moving where the body bounces up and down in time with the music, as opposed to horizontal swaying. Common in discussions of live music and concert behavior.
At that band's live shows, the whole crowd gets into it with vertical bouncing.
I like songs with a strong vertical beat and listen to them often.
Kanji spelling for the second part; less common than 縦ノリ.
All-katakana spelling, often used for emphasis or in music contexts.
Compound of 縦 (vertical) and ノリ (from 乗り, meaning 'riding' or 'getting into the groove'). The katakana spelling ノリ is common in music and subculture contexts.