For starters, our legs should never be completely straight. Our legs actually need to be slightly bent at ALL times. If you straighten them, it will likely cause your next step to be clunky. Think of it this way. Imagine your leg is like a car's suspension. A car's suspension is designed to absorb shocks and give a smooth ride, correct? What happens if you don't have any shocks on your car? Your ride is going to feel a lot more bumpy! The same thing happens when you step with a straight leg. The energy of your step will not be dissipated by your knees bending, and you will probably end up having your body get jarred and pop up, almost like you are doing a pole vault. Not a good thing when you're trying to be as smooth as humanly possible. So we should always step with an ALMOST straight leg, but never completely straight.
We also want our knees to look soft for smooth. By straightening the knee we gain a very sharp look which we never want in Smooth or Standard.
Do your very best to never straighten the leg in Smooth or Standard, otherwise it might look clunky or too sharp!
-Aaron Mullen
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