Chair step

The chair step is very visual and emphasizes leg movement with a slight pause in each step, during which the thigh of the action leg may raise to as high as parallel to the ground, with the lower part of the leg and foot remaining perpendicular to the ground.

As with the ankle knee step, the toe is the last part of the foot to leave the ground and the first to reconnect.

[1] Some bands, such as the University of Minnesota Marching Band, will bend the leg at the knee at a 90-degree angle during the game, and a 45-degree angle during parades.

Another element of chair step highlighted by many bands is a horn flip, or swagger, that is executed during the march.

The University of Wisconsin Marching Band uses a unique version where the leg is brought up extremely quickly and pauses at the height of the step.