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hop, skip and a jump from Ken Avner |
Dance step definitions |
| Hop: start on one foot, go airborne, land on the same foot. |
| Jump: not normally differentiated how many feet you take off from,
but lands on both feet. In either case, the same word is used whether you move or land in place. |
| Curiously, in English, we differentiate based on takeoffs and landings,
not by distance covered. i.e. you can run in place, jump or hop in place, or do any of things while moving - and the terms are the same. |
| In English we talk about full turns, half turns, quarter turns, and other variations. |
In Hebrew you technically only talk about a turn (sivuv) when it's a
full turn or greater; |
| To add a few more terms to the list: |
| Walk: change weight from one foot to the other without leaving contact with the ground. |
| Leap: change weight from one foot to the other, leaving contact with the ground. |
| Skip: a particular version of a step and a hop in an uneven rhythm. |
Stagger: a version of walking, usually exhibited after a long night of dancing. |
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