A type of hardcore dancing that takes place during shows in the circle pit. The dancing consists of a running in place movement with the occasional violent movement, such as a kick or punch.

The 2-step is a modification of a skank it was popularized by the band Bad Brain and latter hardcore took it over.

Basically a variation on skanking. Which was a dance you did while listening to ska or punk rock music. Skanking is usually done in a circle pit. 2-stepping is done usually during a breakdown of some hella brutal metal music. You don't go around the pit or anything. You usually just stay in once place and 2-step that shit. Hardcore dancing is sometimes referred to as "hardcore 2-stepping" or "slam dancing".

2-Step is a kind of music in Britain. British 2- Step is The U.S.A.'s R&b. A lot of people consider 2-Step to be better than R&b (although they are the same thing) because american r&b has been to fused with hip-hop that you can't even tell the diffrence.