Difference between revisions of "Crosskeys"

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A Crosskey is a very traditional Irish Dance move that can be done in many different ways - Heavy or Softshoes, on the floor or in the air, with a click, two clicks, or even without.

Basic Execution[edit]

1. Stand on your toes, ankles locked. (You might start in a toestand in Heavy Shoes)

2. Turn your feet IN and put your heels on the floor.

3. Turn back leg back out while stepping behind with former front foot.

Full Video Demo

The Basic Crosskey is done both in Heavy and Softshoes.

Variations[edit]

Butterfly: The Butterfly is the jumped Softshoe version of the crosskey, in the original meaning. Today, the name is also used for the Irish Dance version of an Entrechat. Execute like the basic floor version, imagining to do a full ankle roll with each foot (i.e. 1. pointing down 2. toes in 3. flex 4. point down again 5. landing).

Crosskey with clicks: Can be done with either 1 or 2 clicks. Execute the jump version as described above, but as the toes are turned in (2), hit your tips together (1st sound), and as you point down again (4), hit your heels together (2nd sound).

--Kitri 07:59, 11 February 2008 (PST)