Skippy walk

I've always been a skippy walker. Classmates called me "skippy". I reacted badly, which only encouraged them.
But now I've figured out the purpose of my skippy gait. With very minor changes a skippy walk becomes a good cross country skiing diagonal stride. The skip comes from a little hop off the back foot propelling you forward onto the front one. When skiing the "hop" gives you good compression for forward power. After the hop you just let the back foot follow through into the "kick". Repeat process with the other leg, gliding forward each time on the front leg.
So to all the nasty little brats who made fun of me: a retroactive shut the **** up, I can ski better than you (not that many Southern California people ski much, but anyway....