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y-step
y-step involves a heel running man starting stance where the dancer has the back leg cross over from one side of the bottom of a pyramid to the other.
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W-step
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angled running man
angled running man. The angled running man is a heel running man where the back foot lands wider and off to the side, forming a pyramid where the front heels hit the top of the pyramid and the back feet hit the lower corners of the pyramid. It is an athletic move that requires stamina to perform consistently.
Power Running Man
The power running man is an accentuated running man with an emphasis on a raised bent knee perch position, which drops down into the triangle position with an emphasis on the accentuating of the ancle and a bend in the front knee.
Stepback
a stepback involves going into perch position and then moving the raised leg backward and down.
Polly Pocket
Polly Pocket, often confused with the angled running man or the X step is a heel running man that forms an inverted pyramid formation. From perch the heel running man angles out, with the heels landing on the widened corners of the inverted pyramid, and the perch centering on the tip of the pyramid.
V-step
V step pivots on the heels
V-step back
V-stepback is like a mini Miami step, or a v-step hop where one goes from the v position to the having one of the feet in the rear.
V-front step
V step pivots on the heels
T-step
T-step description
Butterfly-step
Shaping Move characterized by a pivot point on both heels opening outwards.
Rocking
A T-step variant with a running man bookend.
Scissors (opening)
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toe heel tap
The dancer places their right foot forward with the toe down with the foot turned inward, then the heel down with the toe up facing outward.
Toe switch
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Classic Running Man
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Melborne Running Man
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Power Running Man
The Power Running Man, as the name implies is characterised by overpowered or exaggerated characteristics that give it a stomping appearance. The perch is accentuated high, with the back leg thrusting further back.
Heel Running Man
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Wide Running Man.
One goes to wide stance, and then executes the running man of that width.
Sideways Running Man
A sideways variant of the Running Man. Starting in the wide stance, one jumps to perch, then back to wide stance, then to the opposite perch, then back to wide stance.
Wide Angled Out Running Man
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Ski Running Man
The ski running man is a runing man in which the front landing foot crosses beyond the rear leg.
Malaysian Running Man
The malaysian running man is a running man that which the reafoot juts outward. Just creates a triangular pattern in which the front feet are. The tip of the triangle and the rear feet are at the base of the triangle.
Moon Running Man
The moon running man, Also knowing as the moon walk running man, is characterized by a sliding rear return foot. https://youtu.be/IeYkgRv7aIw?si=JxdCDit8FPFwNmMV
Microbounce Rocking.
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MAS
Mas starts in perch, drops to a angled running man position, has the original bent perch leg lift back up into a stepback, executing a reversing microbounce, returns to perch, twists like a polly pocket to the opposite 45 deg position, and then repeats as a mirror.
MAS (rear leg)
A varient of the Mas that utlilizes the back leg for the stepback portion.
Happy Feet
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Mash Potatos MJ varient
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Reverse T-step
Reverse T-step description
Reverse T-step Rocking
A T-step variant with a running man bookend.
Mash Potatos
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Classic Charleston
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C-walk
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Criss Cross
the criss cross starts in the cross position, jumps outward to the wide position, then back in with the opposite cross position. as a default, the inward positions land on the balls of the feet, and the outward position flat.
Miami Step
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Spongebob
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M-step
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Soccer Step
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Bluecheck
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High Running Man
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Reverse Running Man
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Reverse Kickout Running Man
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Scissors (closing)
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CS Charleston
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Reverse CS Charleston
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Cross Step (Charleston Style)
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Cross Step Step Out.
variant of criss cross
Reverse W-step
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Quick-step
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Lock it Down
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Heel Toe Variant
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Show Heels
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Show Toes
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Run BTS Footwork
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Half Charleston
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Double Half Charleston
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Cowtail
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Figure 8
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Kick & Scissor
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Jacks
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Sideways Charleston (forwards aligned)
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Figure 4
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Kick Ball Change
https://youtube.com/shorts/9jQyy1knpUI?si=3nNry0zQwtCxaVrY https://youtube.com/shorts/_bei5HA9k2M?si=OdavDFK19MJ4IeBB
heel heel toe toe
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Charleston 3 tap front
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Charleston 3 tap back
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Flying Charleston
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Charleston Front Kick
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Charleston Sideways (horizontal)
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Charleston Low Sweep
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Walking Charleston
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Charleston Pivot Spin
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Gliding CS Charleston
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Charleston Kick Across Kick Behind
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CS Kick Across to Reverse Charleston
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CS Charleston Reverse Kick Out
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CS Charleston Reverse Lifted Bent Knee
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Swivel Kick
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CS Charleston Reverse Lifted Strait Leg
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Reverse Polly Pocket
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Double Polly Pocket
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Charleston Walk Out 1h
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Rear CS flick
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Charleston Reverse Low Sweep
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Charleston Heel Pivots
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Charleston Toe Pivots
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Unnamed Charleston
a version of the Charleston where the leg juts out to the sides and taps on its toe before resuming to the front position. acquire reference from 36 Charleston moves video.
Charleston Wide Separated
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Charleston Front Heel
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Toe Stall
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Toe Stall Wide
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Single Leg Heel Show
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Single Leg Toe Show
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Charleston Split Embellishment
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Charleston Aerial
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Charleston Raising and Lowering
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Perch Lock
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Charleston Sidestep
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Gallop
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Back Gallop
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Indian Step
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Over the Top Aerial
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Aerial Heel Clicks
This move is characterized by a jump in which the rear insides of one's heels click together.
Jumping Alternating Cowtail
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Alternating Charleston Cowtail
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Criss Cross Hop
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Double Criss Cross
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Rotating Criss Cross
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Aerial Criss Cross
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Criss Cross Spin
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Criss Cross 180 Spin
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Criss Cross Aerial Heel Tap
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Criss Cross Charleston lift
.https://www.instagram.com/reel/CwTu3lEpQ09/?igsh=MW5tZDJjd2UyOG9law==
Dual Tempo Criss Cross
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CjlIUEmjf8S/?igsh=cWsweGF6b24xbXoz
Criss Cross Front and Back
.https://www.instagram.com/reel/CxIMaLcsk3R/?igsh=MW90NmVidndiN2w1bA==
One Leg Criss Cross
.https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2IYt0uN7_z/?igsh=YWxwd2hzYTd2d2Jx
Outwards Criss Cross
.https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2IYt0uN7_z/?igsh=YWxwd2hzYTd2d2Jx
Criss Cross Heel Toe Hop
.https://www.instagram.com/reel/Czuc-hoNJ52/?igsh=NnhzcWwxenNqdGR4
Criss Cross Single Side Outward Jump
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CvXtgyIp0da/?igsh=MTc4cjlqdHk1b2J6YQ==
Running Man Spin
https://youtube.com/shorts/LsCMwgMhyVI?si=YWBXWHBWl6EmcKob
Reverse Butterfly
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3Kj6jYChd7/?igsh=eTUxOHo3MTNwNjhk
Toe W-step
.https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3BBmZQvMq1/?igsh=eTVqMXRuNnpvczF0
Kick Spin
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2I6MDRPHEm/?igsh=MWliZjIxMzlwaXR4eQ==
Y-step Toe varient
y-step involves a heel running man like starting stance where the dancer has the back leg cross over from one side of the bottom of a pyramid to the other.
Swivel Kick Ball Change
A kickball change characterized by swiveling on ones heel. https://youtube.com/shorts/1f4Q7kBhGZA?si=jyCbr-vreGmYRiBE
Scissors toe tap
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5lQcjoMPj4/?igsh=dGx1ano2amk0YjZh
unknown pendulum 180
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5k7ofXRjkq/?igsh=bm51MnBnamg5eXFs
heel toe slide
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5TdU6mOBzI/?igsh=dmlremo4NjZ6ank3
jump toe tap
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C40bIUGMRr6/?igsh=YnAyeXlwbDRvYW4=
toe twist
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C4vM0Emsdb4/?igsh=cHA5amcwem5uNXV5
Criss Cross touch
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C4jCqWerQz0/?igsh=ZXEyNGNsM3hpZmZs
space criss cross
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C4jCqWerQz0/?igsh=ZXEyNGNsM3hpZmZs
Reverse Double Polly Pocket
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