kick-step

Noun

 * 1)  A dance move in which the dancer first kicks a foot in the air in front of the opposite leg (often while bending the knee slightly on that leg) and then puts the foot down shifting balance on to it.
 * 2) A hiking technique for managing loose soil where the hiker first aggressively kicks the ground, digging a foothold, before shifting weight onto the foot.

Verb

 * 1)  To dance using a kick-step.
 * 2) * 2014,, Blessed. Cursed. Claimed., National Geographic (December 2014)
 * Arms draped on shoulders, kick-stepping in circles, they swing bottles of wine. Purpled thumbs cork the bottles. The wine leaps and jumps behind green glass.
 * 1) To hike using a kick-step.