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Walk - Skimming Exercise

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This part of the exercise is for the skimming the floor with the moving foot, and to train the feet to remain on the floor. This gives the illusion of the foot sliding on the floor.

Before commencing this exercise it is to be borne in mind that the pull action used here is for the exercise purpose only and it is never to be used when actually dancing. Also, when dancing both the feet remain on the floor till just before reaching the full stride, when the moving foot is lifted just off the floor and then lowered again for softening the step, and a gentler entry into a figure.

Forward Walk - Skim
1. Stand with the body weight distributed equally on both the feet that are places one ahead of the other on a single straight line on the floor.

For the purpose of this exercise the Left foot is in the front.

2. Balance on the Left heel and the Right ball. Pull with the Left heel the Right ball so as to bring the feet together.

3. As the movement starts both the knees start to bend. The Right foot gives constant resistance to the pull, first from the ball, then from the toes, and then again from the ball as it nears the Left foot. When the feet are together the resistance is from the flat Right-foot, and as it passes the toes of the Left foot, the toes and the ball or the right foot begin to lift off the floor and the heel give the resistance.

4. The Left Heel exerts a pull until the feet come together and then the push force starts. As the Right foot heel moves ahead of the Left foot toes, the heel of the left foot is raised, and the push force acts from the ball until the full extent of the stride.

5. Now the Right heel starts the pull force and the above resistance action is repeated for the Left foot continuously through out the stride.

The Backward Walk- Skim
1. Stand with the body weight distributed equally on both the feet that are places one ahead of the other on a single straight line on the floor.

For the purpose of this exercise the Left foot is in the front.

2. Balance on the Left heel and the Right ball. Pull with the Right-Ball to bring the left foot backward.

3. As the movement starts both the knees start to bend. The Left foot heel gives constant resistance to the pull, first from the heel, then from the flat foot as the feet come together. Only when the feet are together the weight is shifted from the ball to the flat Right foot. As the flat left foot toes pass the heel of the Right foot, the toes of the Right foot lift and the push force starts from the heel until the full extent of the stride.

4. The Left foot in the meantime continues to give resistance, from the flat foot, then the ball as it passes the heel of the Right foot, then by the toes.

5. At the full extent of the stride the Left ball is lowered and it starts the pull force to pull back the right foot. And the above exercise is repeated with the Right foot giving the continuous and steady resistance to movement.