2 step/baby Swipe tutorial

MaDD · 06:32 AM

2 Step/Baby Swipes CCW Guide (If you are CW just mirror the directions and legs/arms used)

This is my first guide so hopefully I can keep it concise and informational.

First a little information. The two step is a very simple move, it is called the baby swipe because the motion is like a low version of a swipe. Essentially you can imagine the 2step one of two ways, a 3step with step 2 and 3 combined, or a 4step with steps 2-3-4 combined.

PREREQUISITES: It is highly advised (but not necessary) that you know the 6step and the 3step well. It is also advised that you know the 4step.

There are pretty much two ways you can start the two step. Which you start from changes the steps slightly.

This is both a video and a text guide, they are separate but work well together (I think..).

Video Guide: http://www.bboy.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=54860

Text Guide:

Start A:

Step 1: from the original six step position, kick your left leg to the right side as if you were going to 3step.

Step 2: Pull your left leg back so that your legs make a V. This should look like step 3 of the 6step.

Step 3: Straighten your right leg and sweep it around your left, when it passes in front of your body you should switch from left hand to your right hand.

(Once you have these steps down you should combine steps two and three. They should happen simultaneously.)

Step 4: Without stopping after step three lower your left hand and use your left leg to force your body upwards into the air, while you are in the air shift your weight onto your left hand while twisting your torso. Extend your left leg forward and you should land at 180degrees of your previous position back into step 1.

Start B:

Exactly the same as start A, difference is you start at the end of Step 2 and continue.

VARIATION

When you are at step 4 and twisting your torso, open your legs wide instead of keeping them closed. This has two effects, it slows the motion down, but creates a more interesting look (in my opinion). There is a time to use each, and it is best to use both variations in the appropriate places.

In addition there is another variation where you stab your torso. I don't like this variation so I don't really cover it. If you want to learn it just stab while you are twisting your torso.

TIPS

1. Your sweeping leg should never fully touch the ground during the sweeping motion, it should glide as close to the ground as possible without ever fully touching.

2. Your feet should always be under your backside and only on the toe portion when they are not extended.

3. Your butt should never raise higher than your head while spinning. You want your torso to be about parallel to the ground.

That does it for now, any advice on how to make this guide (text or video) better is appreciated, hopefully this fills in the hole that this forum has needed for a while for a good 2 step guide.

Good luck and practice hard!

Peace,
Bboy Backwards

a0kalittlema0n · 03-21-2007, 06:34 PM

pretty good man not too bad i think i would've helped me before i got it so good job

jasontrent · 03-25-2007, 12:23 AM

Looks good, I do everything CW so annoying switching the lefts to rights etc.., I think I'll become ambidextrous...

MaDD · 03-25-2007, 07:36 AM

You should learn all your footwork both directions, just be aware that 60-90% of the time you will be going in your dominant direction, and there is nothing wrong with that.

MaDD · 04-01-2007, 12:15 AM

Now that my shoulder is functional again I will probably tape and voice over a better video tutorial in the next week or two, the one I made is just footage of me teaching my friends.