kick-step

Meanings

Noun

• A dance move in which the dancer first kicks a foot in the air in front of the opposite leg (often while bending the knee slightly on that leg) and then puts the foot down shifting balance on to it.
• A hiking technique for managing loose soil where the hiker first aggressively kicks the ground, digging a foothold, before shifting weight onto the foot.

Verb

• To dance using a kick-step.
• To hike using a kick-step.

Origin

• kick + step