The Cross Step is a longboard dancing trick where you cross one foot over another along the length of the board.

Cross Step

The Backside Body Varial is a longboarding freestyle trick where you jump and spin towards your backside in the air 180º into your switch stance. 

Backside Body Varial

The Lazy Susan is a longboard dancing trick where you cross your feet, swivel into your switch stance, then swivel back.

Lazy Susan

The Peter Pan is a longboard dancing trick where you walk criss-cross with feet parallel in the middle of the deck. 

Peter Pan

The Frontside Body varial is a longboarding freestyle trick where you jump and spin towards your frontside in the air 180º into your switch stance. 

Frontside Body Varial

Carving is a longboard basic where you use your bodyweight to turn the board and “carve” a street by connecting S-turns across the width of the street. If you’re a snowboarder or a surfer, you probably already know and love the feeling of carving. Carving is also useful to keep your speed in check. 

Carve

The 180 Step is a longboard dancing trick where you step 180º into your switch stance. It’s best to practice on an upside down board to get the feeling first, then try it rolling with tighter trucks.

Cross Step

Tricks to learn first

Carve

180 Step

How to Cross Step

Next tricks

Backside Body Varial

Lazy Susan

Peter Pan

Frontside Body Varial