kick ball change

Tap dancer's step

Kick ball change is a basic three-step dance move used in jazz, tap, and musical theater.

The dancer kicks one foot forward, shifts weight briefly onto the ball of that foot, then shifts weight back to the other foot.

The rhythm is quick-quick-slow, typically spanning two beats.

The choreographer ran through the kick ball change until everyone had it down.

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rhythm · soft shoe · jazz · jazz hands · dance · dance class · dance floor · pivot · flap · brush · heel · toe · step touch · choreography · syncopation · chorus line · Fred Astaire · musical

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movement type

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Sudden springing movement

grand jeté · hold · freeze · stillness · adagio

verticality and groundedness

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Sudden springing movement

grand jeté · jump · cabriole · aerial · flip

movement complexity

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Joining of multiple elements

variation · pas de deux

Family

kick, ball, change, kicks, kicked, kicking, kicker, kickers, balls

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G