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at the same time you are moving the boubols with your hands you can be moving your feet, legs, torso, shoulders,
neck and head in time with the music  >  if you are wanting to meditate you will want to be doing a minimum of
movement, but you will at least be shifting your weight slightly  >  each increase in the level of your activity will be
accompanied by additional body movement of some kind  >  

dancers have named every possible step and combination of steps, I will not presume to assign new names  >  I
will show some of the most basic steps in my videos > any step is an Elemo

the 2nd type of footwork is a hop or hop'n  >  the hops include any variety of a skip  >  I have not tried to assign
names to the hops and skips, but I will show some hops and skips in my videos  >  a video is really the only good way
to convey a hop or skip > any hop or skip is an Elemo

the 3rd type of footwork I call foot'n  >  foot'n is what you do when you treat the surface you are bouboling on
like it is the head of a big drum, and you are using your feet to beat the rhythm on it   >   you will not usually be
getting much sound from the "drum"  >  when you do any of the foot'n moves in time with the rhythm or beat, your
brain processes the coincident timing as a good thing  >  the terms below are all foot'n moves  >  you only have to
do each one a few times before the bouboling parts of your brain will load it into your repertoire and pull it out
when it fits the music

stamp
a stamp is actually a step that hits the floor on the beat, but done with a little force to match the power of the
beat  >  be careful not to get carried away with stamping because it is hard on your foot bones

fupp
a fupp is a foot pat done with the whole bottom of your foot lightly hitting the floor  >  your weight should not
immediately come down on the fupp'n foot, but you can do a quick transition from a fupp to a step

fubb
a fubb is a foot bump  >  it is the same as a fupp, but striking the floor with a little more force  >  a fubb may also
be done with the outside edge of the foot  >  your weight should not immediately come down on the fubb'n foot  >  
if the fubb is with the bottom of the foot you can do a quick transition into a step

heeb
a heeb is a heel bump done with the ball of the foot resting on the floor  >  you will find the heeb to be one of the
most used elements  >   usually a heeb will be done with your knee bent  >  you can also do a heeb so that your leg
becomes straight at the instant your heel strikes the floor  >  a heeb may send a bass thump up through your
bones to your ear

hubb
a hubb is a heel bump done with the ball of your foot off the floor

tooop
a tooop is a toe pat done with both the toes and the ball of the foot

tippy-tooop
a tippy-tooop is a toe pat done with just the toes  >  it is a good "attitude" move for a note that is hung out in time
at the end of a phrase or at the very end of a track

tubb
a tubb is a toe bump done with the hard part of the ball of the foot that is exposed when the toes are pulled back
 >  be careful that you do not strike the floor too hard or you will bruise the striking area

fuut
a fuut is a foot tap done with the inner edge of one foot tapping the other foot, either right at the floor or
somewhere on the side of the stationary foot

fluub
a fluub is using the foot or ankle to bump the ankle or leg on the other side

drag
a drag is when you drag one foot across the floor to express a drawn out sound in the music  >  like a sweep done
with a brush on a drum, or a stick raked down a guiro  >  a drag can be either short or long  >  when a drag fits well
with the music your brain for some reason really likes it  >  a drag ending with a futt is strong sensory combination  
>  try it: stamp-drag-fuut + stamp-drag-fuut + stamp-drag-fuut

scuff
a scuff is like a drag but shorter  >  you can do a scuff as a step  >  moving forward with scuffing steps is a very
playful element

twast
a twast is a rotation of you when you have one foot planted on the floor  >  the rotational force can be from a twist
of your torso or it can come from your body weight being thrown into a spin  >  the twast can be done with your
foot flat on the floor, on the ball of your foot or on your heel  >  the weight of the bols can be brought into play
when twast'n

air foot'n
while standing on one foot you can do anything in the air with your other foot that matches the ryhthm or beat
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are going to be working the floor hard you should probably wear a shoe with some sole cushioning and arch support  
>  if you are working out on a hard surface floor or on a hard surface outside, you really need good sole cushioning
and arch support