The Art Of Crossovers

Are your simfiles boring as shit, and you don't know how to fix this sort of problem? Well, no worries, ladies and gentlemen, because I'm going to show you some crossovers and their variations, and you can implement them into your simfiles so the ordinary steps become extraordinary!

1. Basic Crossover

LDRD
LURU
RDLD
RULU

2A. Horizontal Frontstep

LURLRUL
RULRLUR

2B. Horizontal Backstep

LDRLRDL
RDLRLDR

3A. Vertical Frontstep

ULDUDLU
URDUDRU

3B. Vertical Backstep

DLUDULD
DRUDURD

4. Back Crossover

LDULRDUR
LUDLRUDR
RDURLDUL
RUDRLUDL

5A. False Spin (Start on Right Foot)

ULDRLURD
DLURLDRU

5B. False Spin (Start on Left Foot)

URDLRULD
DRULRDLU

5C. Short False Spin (Start on Right Foot)

LDULDU
LUDLUD

5D. Short False Spin (Start on Left Foot)

RDURDU
RUDRUD

6A. Horizontal Afronova Walk

LURLDR
LDRLUR
RULRDL
RDLRUL

6B. Vertical Afronova Walk

ULDURD
URDULD
DLUDRU
DRUDLU

7A. Double Afronova Walk (Left Foot)

RULRUL
RDLRDL

7B. Double Afronova Walk (Right Foot)

LURLUR
LDRLDR

If you know of other crossovers, please post away!

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It's probably no surprise that I'm happy you posted this

I wouldn't call this a crossover so much as a more emphasized turn, but I guess it could go either way.

Better known as the "candle", this move isn't really all that complicated and just about everybody uses it.

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Well first, I think we should define what a "cross over" is. I always thought of a cross over as any pattern that requires the left foot to hit the right arrow in and or vice versa in a smooth, unbroken fashion. Here's what I would define as cross over basics:


These are all spins, though. They only require 3 directions, but they're spins, nonetheless.



Basic Crossover: (Example: Numerous songs)
LDR
RDL

Advanced Crossover: (Example: Numerous songs)
LUR
RUL

Full Crossover: (Example: Numerous songs)
LDRDL
RDLDR

Full Advanced Crossover: (Example: Numerous songs)
LURUL
RULUR

Back Step (Example: Numerous songs)
LDRLRDL
RDLRLDR

Forward Step (Example: Numerous songs)
LURLRUL
RULRLUR

270 Turn (Example: Brilliant 2U Orchestra Groove Challenge)
LDRURDL
RDLULDR
LURDRUL
RULDLUR

Afronova Walk (Example: Afronova)
LURLDR
RULRDL
LDRLUR
RDLRUL

Reversed Crossover (Example: Jetworld)
LDULUR
RDURUL
LUDLDR
RUDRDL

False Spin (Example: Breakdown)
LDRUL - Start facing the left, right foot on L, examples: see Breakdown, does not appear as part of a stream, but usually after a jump.


Swing: (Example: Sync)
LDR RDL
RDL LDR

Double Crossover (Example: Tears)
LDRDULUR
RDLDURUL
LDRUDLDR
RULUDRDL

No name yet: (Example: Dance Dance Revolution)
LDRLUDRDL
RDLRUDLDR
LURLDURUL
RULRDULUR