Kicks & lifts

Kick

Swing the free foot forward from the knee, a light kick that never touches the floor.

Counts
1
Length
1 beat

Timing

For example: Kick right

  1. 1kick (right) · no weight

How to do it

Kick low, around shin to knee height. The movement comes from the knee, not a high swing of the whole leg.

The kicking foot doesn't take weight, so it's free for whatever comes next, often a ball change (see Kick Ball Change).

On a step sheet

  • Kicking foot: the foot that leads the step
  • Direction: which way it travels (forward, to the side, toward a diagonal...) (optional)