The 'Cross-step' (basic step)
2m 48s
THE WHAT:
A fundamental quadrupedal-locomotion pattern for lateral movement (i.e. side-to-side). The 'Cross-step' opens up potential for complexity as you step THROUGH and AROUND your structure, offering opportunities for twisting, turning, rotating... Toward this, a few variations are presented which differ only in WHERE the step of the second hand/foot are placed (i.e. inside/outside, above/below...).
NOT to be mistaken for the foundational ‘Bear-crawl’, a key difference is that the ‘Cross-step’ locomotes quadrupedally at a slightly HIGHER “level in space”, what might be called “MID-gait”, whereby the backside is not side high as to enter in toward an ‘AT-AT walker’ form, and yet higher than the characteristic shoulder-level of its ‘Bear’ cousin.
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