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Cross, Back, Step, Front!

Cross, Back, Step, Front!

Successfully passed EVERY Jazz Square in the game.

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How to unlock the Cross, Back, Step, Front! achievement in Dance Central - Definitive Guide

To quote NathAttack: "Hopefully this maintains its ABSURDLY high TA-Ratio forever ;D
Even though I know it won't, not actually difficult at all. Still, man can dream, right?"

Well, he's right! Each Jazz Square is basically the same move. The clue is in the name, you make a square with your feet...I have no idea why it is called "Jazz", I don't imagine doing that move to Jamie Cullum.

Enough digression! Each jazz square has the same basic steps. From your starting position, cross your right foot over your left, then bring your left foot behind your right foot, then bring your right foot in line with your left, then left foot back in its starting place. If your having trouble, practice away from the game. On each step the arms are doing something different, but that depends on which of the moves you are doing.

In "Hey Mami"
Jazz Square slow is basically the Jazz Square at half speed and comes right at the start of the song (on Hard at least). Arms are slightly up and bent, the arm needs to be pushed out slightly on every beat.
"Hella Good"
The Jazz Square here is the fifth move in (on Hard), exact same thing with feet. But your arms are curling (like a bicep curl) on every beat.
"Push It"
The Jazz Square is after # Working up a sweat! # . Exact same as Hella Good's but goes in the other direction. That's left leg over right first. For Jazz Square and I do only the first two steps before jumping into the 'I'.
"Brickhouse"
The Jazz Square is near the beginning of the song on easy. A normal jazz square but make "hook" arms.

This video is not the game, simply an instructional video on how to do a Jazz Square. If you still cant get it after breaking it down or through the song, practice by yourself using that video.

Warning: that instructor is telling you to do an extra step which you don't need to do in game!
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Do you have to finish all the way threw Break it Down or can you leave after you pass the move? I've done all of them and still have yet to get anything..
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By P4NDA CAKES on 19 Jul 2011 13:59
Did you really pass "Jazz Square and I"? and no.. if you quit half-way.. it won't count. Why would you leave after you pass the move anyway, just go all the way through. It will count by the way, if you finish the break-down mode AND you get each move right at least once either during normal or slow-mo. You dont' have to pass the move (getting it right 3 times).
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By deutschZuid on 08 Aug 2011 09:08
I was struggling with these for a while, until I went into Break It Down mode and realized that I wasn't going BACK with my second step. If your first step is right foot over left, your second step should be stepping your left foot about 12 inches backwards. Although you said it in your guide, I still didn't comprehend it until I went to BID. It apparently isn't obvious by just watching the dancers in Perform It.
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By TetraVega on 24 Nov 2012 16:28
Ah, memories.
I'm going back to this game and I remember I could not pass a SINGLE Jazz square at all.
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By on 14 May 2014 09:32
How do you position your body for Jazz Square and I? I can't seem to get that one to register, and I tried for a solid 20 minutes on that one move.
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By Kinglink2 on 09 Jul 2014 21:25
Ahhh...
This games high ratios have boosted my ratio from 1.9 to 2.0
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By KinectKid333 on 17 Sep 2014 23:55
I confirm you don't need to pass the move, and it counts for a success in slow mo. I got jazz and I in slow mo and never passed the move and got the achievement.
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By Kanchanaburi on 18 Dec 2014 06:29
I'll confirm what Kanchanaburi said about slow mo with Jazz and I. Achievement popped at the end of the song at the menu.
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By Twobby on 01 Mar 2016 17:35
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Songs that have Jazz Squares in them:
Hey Mami (not on easy)
Hella Good (not on easy)
Push It (not on easy or medium)
Brickhouse

Due to the order I traced this down in, I dont' know if you have to pass all squares on all difficulties and in Break-it-Down of if you just have to pass all the jazz squares on each song in any mode on a difficulty where they show up. I suggest using Break-it-Down on these songs to nail the squares on hard to see if it unlocks and if it doesn't, then at least you've got pratice for Perform-it.
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I think "I gotta feeling' has this move... will it count or not seeing as it's DLC?
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By Saltzzz on 05 Dec 2010 10:36
It does indeed have the move, but DLC didn't count when I earned some of the other achievements so I doubt it counts on this one. Push comes to shove, just remove the DLC from the console when trying to earn achievements.
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By Xaero Hour on 12 Dec 2010 17:57
Hopefully this maintains its ABSURDLY high TA-Ratio forever ;D

Even though I know it won't, not actually difficult at all. Still, man can dream, right?

Oh, and I can confirm DLC does not count whether you have it or not. I have all current DLC and am yet to play any of it, this popped fine upon completing Brickhouse in Break-It-Down mode.
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By NathAttack on 18 Dec 2010 07:17
I played through Push It on hard about 10 times hoping to nail that crazy backward Jazz Square + the half Jazz Square/#1. I finally got a clue and ran through the Break-It-Down mode, did the Jazz Square slowed down about 5 times. After that, achievement popped.

Thanks for the guide!
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By momUrKILLINme on 21 Dec 2010 18:40
do you have to flawless the jazz step or just get a nice
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By phatal1ty on 23 Dec 2010 21:26
You just have to pass it. Nice or Flawless will do fine.
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By NathAttack on 24 Dec 2010 03:30
Are you sure there isn't a 5th song or something? I've gone through all 4 several times... no dice
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By SidJacks on 10 Jan 2011 06:38
Just did them in break-it down mode. Completed it with check marks and diamonds and failed some in the recap and it still popped. Thanks for the guide!
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By HARMZOOO on 25 Jan 2012 22:45
Make sure to get the "Jazz Step and I" move down as well, it is in Push It, and I can confirm that it DOES count despite what the other guide says.
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By NathAttack on 12 Jan 2011 05:42
I have been trying for months to get this cheeve to pop and it wont... Im so frustrated with it!
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By BluEyedBella on 23 Apr 2011 04:23
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This achievement works the same way as all of the moves related achievements, it can be done in Break It Down mode, where you have to get only one(!) green check on Jazz Square moves, the rest of the song's moves can be failed.
The songs with Jazz Square are:
Hey Mami (medium or hard)
Hella Good (medium or hard)
Push It (hard)
Brickhouse (easy or harder)
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When you say one green check, do you mean you only have to pass it once and then you can quit out? Or do you have to get the full check (3 passes) and finish out the break it down session for it to count?
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By AxelSteel15 on 19 May 2016 18:00
I did this all in perform it mode and you don't have to do it on every difficulty and in break it down as well
The easyest way to do it is with -
Hey Mami - on medium
Hella Good - on medium
Push It - on hard
Brickhouse - on easy
Jazz Step and I does count (thanks to Witchiro for the correction)
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11 Jan 2011 12:21

There are 4 different songs with Jazz Squares in the game. Like all of the achievements below for various moves, these can be done in either Perform It! or Break It Down. You must pass them ("Nice" or better rating) in EVERY flashcard that shows up. However they don't need to all be done in the same playthrough of a song. For example, in Push It, you can pass the Jazz Square and fail the Jazz Square & I, then play the song again and do the opposite and it'll still count. The following songs contain jazz squares:

Brick House (any difficulty) - "Jazz Square"
Hey Mami (medium or hard) - "Jazz Square" and "Slow Jazz Square"
Hella Good (medium or hard) - "Jazz Square"
Push It (medium or hard) - "Jazz Square" and "Jazz Square & I"

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