This document defines and provides examples of 8 types of locomotion movements: walk, run, hop, skip, jump, leap, gallop, and slide/shuffle. For each movement, it describes the technique, includes an image example, and notes key distinguishing characteristics like weight transfer patterns, use of one or both feet, and emphasis on speed or springing motions. It concludes by stating that hops, jumps and leaps all involve the same landing technique.

1. 8 Locomotion
Movements
By Mariell Cunningham
EDU 290
Central Michigan University

2. Table of Contents
• Definition
• Directions
• Movements
• Examples
• Landings

3. What is a Locomotion
Movement
Vs.
Non Locomotion

4. Motions
• Forward
• Up then Forward
• Forward and Side to Side

5. 8 Movements
• Walk
• Run
• Hop
• Skip
• Jump
• Leap
• Gallop
• Slide/Shuffle

6. Walk
• Learn 1st
• Weight transfer
• One foot than other
•RLRL

7. Walk- emphasis the weight transfer
http://www.idleworm.com/how/anm/02w/walk1.shtml

8. Run
• Fast walk
• Weight transfer
• No heel
• Feet off ground

9. Run- feet off ground
http://www.ou.org/life/health/why-do-i-feel-guilty-when-i-exercise-
pesach_sommer/#.UHt7pcXR4TY

10. Hop
• 1 foot
• Bend – Heel – Ball – Toe
• Toe – Ball – Heel – Bend
• Springing
• Same Foot

11. Hop- Used during hopscotch
http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/family/hopscotch-games1.htm

12. Skip
• Walk/Hop Combo
• Step and Hop on same foot
• Alternate

13. Skip- Step then hop
http://www.webstockpro.com/AmanaimagesRF/07800011039.Five-young-people-skipping-
Photo/

14. Jump
• 2 feet
• Both in air
•B–H–B–T
•T–B–H–B
• Springing

15. Jump- Bend and absorb weight
http://therecoverydoc.com/754/enhancing-jump-performance-after-combined-vs-maximal-
power-heavy-resistance-and-plyometric-training-alone/

16. Leap
• Springing
• Slow drawn out run
•B–H–B–T
•T–B–H–B
• 2 feet in air

17. Leap- one foot to another
http://commissarydeals.com/happy-leap-day/

18. Gallop
• Walk/Run Combo
• Lead foot
• Follow foot
• Forward, knee, heel

19. Gallop- lead foot, follow foot
http://www.chumpysclipart.com/illustration/113/happy_boy_galloping_on_his_stick_horse
_dressed_as_a_cowboy

20. Slide/Shuffle
• Gallop sideways
• R or L
• Step 1 foot
• Close gap

21. Shuffle- side ways gallop, done in basketball
http://www.dvidshub.net/image/646921/lessons-learned-court-help-nco-lead-
soldiers#.UHzUUcXR4TY

22. Landings
ALL hops, jumps, and leaps land
on the ground the same way!

23. Credits
• Pittman, A. M., M. S. Waller, and C. L. Dark. Dance a
While. 10. San Francisco: Pearson Education Inc., 2009.
pg. 33-38. Print.