The hop back is used to move backward.
The pattern is “1-hop 2-hop”, like skipping backwards. The free leg is mostly straight and the free foot is turned slightly outward.
In hankie dances, the hankies are held out to the sides in “balance position”. In stick dances, the stick is held vertically. On the first hop back, the hands are held out to the sides. They are brought in to the dancer's chest on the final hop-back before a foot-together-jump.
