Fox-trot Cancel

Summary

Fox-trot cancelling is a combination of the Fox-trot and Stutter Step advanced techniques.  It is the act of interrupting the first few frames of any dash during a Fox-trot sequence with another input, usually another Fox-trot in the opposite direction (aka Extended Dash Dance), a Perfect Pivot, a regular Dash Dance, or a Smash attack (aka Kara Smash).

Requirements
  • Timing and usefulness varies between characters
How To Perform
  • Fox-trot in any direction
  • Interrupt the beginning frames of one of the fox-trot dashes with any of the following inputs:
Uses
  • Quick access to various movement mixup and attack options out of Fox-trot
Pros & Cons
  • Provides access to various movement and attack options during Fox-trot
  • Timing and usefulness varies across characters
  • If input incorrectly can mis-space or become vulnerable to attack

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