Footwork skills require you to move the feet in different ways while jumping over the rope. Therefore, you can really improve your agility by mastering these skills.  The most basic skills like the "Two-foot Jump" and "Jogging Step" are included in this category. Diagrams of a few other representative Footwork skills are included below. 

Create your own Footwork skills by adapting your favorite steps from sports or dance, whether it's folk dance or hip hop, to rope jumping.  To learn more about Footwork and other skills, check out USAJRF's "Basic Jumping Skills," or "Know Your Skills" Videos.  The former video focuses on teaching you how to learn basic jumping skills. The latter demonstrates many Single Rope and Double Dutch skills as well as naming conventions, but doesn't attempt to teach them.

	The basic "Two-foot Jump" is generally the the first skill to learn for traditional rope jumping.  Step-by step instruction on how to learn this skill can be found at the Ropics - Exercise page.
	The "Jog-Step" is another basic jump that requires a little more practice to learn but is worth the effort since it is the most efficient way to jump rope. You essentially jump from foot to foot.
	"Side Straddles" (a.k.a. "Jumping Jacks") are adapted from calisthenics. Just makesure that the rope is overhead when youspread your feet apart.  Bring them backtogether as the rope passes under.
	The "Skier" is a good way to train for that winter sport. You don't have to stay in one spot while rope jumping.
	The "Hustle" is a Footwork "combination" (several skills put together) where you move forward as you execute it. To do this skill,  lift the right leg, move forward and lift the left, then the right, and then kick forward on the fourth jump.