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Switching Pullback
Also called Swapping Pullback, Alternating Pullback
Level 4 · IntermediateEssentialAir Steps2 sounds
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Description
Standing on one foot (say the left), push off into the air, spanking the left foot backward as it leaves the floor, then land on the ball of the right foot. Two sounds, and the weight switches to the other foot, so repeating it alternates feet while you travel slightly backward.
Breakdown
- Spank
- Leap
Count (one cell per sound · counts vary by teacher)
Pull (spank)a
Land1
Practice Tips
- Get high enough off the floor on the pull that the landing doesn't come in early; the spank and the landing should be two clearly separate sounds.
- Keep the landing foot ready underneath you so it lands under your body instead of reaching back for the floor.