Helicopter Spin

The Helicopter Twirl is Dixie Kong's special attack move used in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!. Since Dixie can't roll like Donkey or Kiddy, she uses the helicopter twirl to attack. She can also use it to hover in the air to get across gaps and other hazardous ground objects. This is later used by her younger sister, Tiny Kong, except she uses both of her ponytails to attack, and it's called the Ponytail Whirl and used only in Donkey Kong 64.

Trivia

 * Strangely, when Dixie's using her helicopter twirl to hover, Diddy and/or Kiddy start rolling in the air following her. It may be that they are being propelled through the air by her hair.
 * In the manuals, this move was commonly referred to as the "Helicopter Spin".
 * In comparison to Tiny Kong's Ponytail Whirl in Donkey Kong 64, the Helicopter Twirl when used to slow down descent is used with the same button as attacking (Y Button in SNES and Virtual Console versions, B Button in the GBA versions), while Tiny's Ponytail Whirl is used with the same button as jumping (A Button).