Chop the Wood is a longboard dance trick where you jump into a one-footed heelside carve with your front leg then jump back.

Chop the Wood

Chop the Pan is a longboard dance trick that’s a fusion of Chop the Wood and Peter Pan.

Chop the Pan

The Twist Step is a longboard dance trick where your carve heelside on your front foot, swivel into a Fakie Cross-Step, then Pirouette 360º frontside into your normal stance. Basically it is a combination of Chop the Wood and a Frontside 360 Back-Foot Pirouette.

Twist Step

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

Cross Step

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 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

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.

Chop the Wood

Tricks to learn first

Carve

Frontside Body Varial

180 Step

How to Chop the Wood

Next tricks

Chop the Pan

Twist Step

Cross Step