The correct way to walk in small four steps;
Stand with your feet at an angle of 45 degrees to the front (90 degrees between your feet). Step on your left foot in the toe direction (that is, in front of a 45-degree angle), with your heel touching the ground first, then your right foot following, and your heel is in the posture of your feet before departure. Then the right foot takes a 45-degree angle to the right, and the left foot follows, thus completing the real progress.
In Peking Opera, old students have to take four steps, also called eight-character steps, which require lifting their legs, wiping the soles of their boots, centering on their waist and cooperating with their limbs. Middle-aged people rise and fall faster, while the elderly rise and fall slower, which has both the basis of life and a sense of rhythm, and is compared to a gentle, big and slow step.
The square steps of Bagua Palm are actually composed of two triangular steps of Bagua Palm, and the two triangles are nested together to form a square step. So it's called four steps. China traditional drama actors must walk on the stage, which is called four steps. So people often say, "Don't walk like you do on the stage, always take four steps.".
"Since art comes from life, why are the steps on the stage different from those in life? This is because the art of traditional Chinese opera should originate from life and make life artistic, instead of moving life to the stage intact. Let the audience feel the truth of life while enjoying art.
Since opera expresses life through singing and dancing, the words and deeds of opera actors on the stage must be accompanied by music to form a harmonious and unified whole, and their footsteps must be organically coordinated with music accompaniment to become a dancing and rhythmic dance step, which is called catwalk.