The dance form in a way is similar to Giddha in its presentation. However as opposed to being performed standing up, Salok has its origins from the women working while sitting down. It was performed during grinding wheat or any grains on grind-stones. Therefore, the movements consist of the dancer seating upright or squatting with some hand, finger and feet movements thrown in.
One common movement associated with Salok is hand clapping done from a sitting position along with swaying the upper part of the body. The clapping style differs from Gidda by only clapping from wrist up while the palm remains extended in the opposite direction of the arms or wrists clapping. Some other common move of Salok are swaying or rotating wrists or arms by keeping elbow locked at one place (or at the back). Feet do not have many unique styles in Salok dance but the rhythm remains as energetic as can be achieved in a sitting position along with some quick moves when they stand while sitting on their hips