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Learning the DDR cross-step
1.07.2005 7:50 PM \| Link	You may find it hard to believe, but after several years of intense Dance Dance Revolution playing, there are still techniques I have yet to master! I've only just discovered the brilliance of the cross-step (which I read about on DDR Freak), and now that I'm learning it, a new world of DDR is opening to me. The cross-step involves moves where your right foot steps on left arrow and vice-versa, which is hard for me, since over the years my feet have trained themselves to always hit their designated arrow. For fast songs, it's essential to alternate feet as much as possible, hence the need for the cross-step. (To be technical, the patterns that scream for this are Left-Down-Right, Right-Down-Left, Left-Up-Right, and Right-Up-Left.) The really hard part is remembering that after the cross-step is over, your foot is now on the "wrong" arrow, so you have to wind your way out of it somehow. Now I have to take to heart Yoda's words, "You must unlearn what you have learned." I tried some instant udon noodles tonight, which is kind of like instant ramen, but with thick rubbery noodles. The noodles were great, but the seasoning packet was just short of yucky - kind of stinky, too. Guess I just need to go to Japanese restaurants more!


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