Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
23 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
tap dance posture
|
- hip width apart
- unlocked knees - parallel feet width of hips - plum line - shoulders loose and relaxed |
|
|
eight directions in tap
|
1. downward
2: up 3: sideways direction- left or right 4: Crossback 6: straight back 6: Cross front 7: Parallel back diagonal 8: Straight forward |
|
|
Heel drop
|
Good FB, turnout or parallel
knees lifted, foot losse, shoulders level and not bobbing, knees forward, strong center especially when shifting |
|
|
Toe Drop
|
You want to bounce lifting the toes up and rocking back
|
|
|
Toe Knock
|
Foot is vertical, hit part of tap straight on, good base sound, god FP, soft knee, slight pressure in toe during knock
|
|
|
Heel Dig
|
The prep for the Dig is lifting knee up and then setting the heel dig down, angle of thigh is 45 degrees, toe tiny flex, go straight down
|
|
|
Heel Scuff
|
The prep for the Scuff is lifting the knee but then dropping and going forward, finish with a straight leg, when performing a scuff, good rule of thumb is 1/2 a length of the shoe forward.
|
|
|
Tap Walk
|
straight walk: heel step, toe drop
swing walk: feet play the drum part. Heel scuff toe drop, scuff dig down 2a3,4a1, no turn out, complete the extension bend knees. to perform the swing walk right- on the toe drop the other knee comes up |
|
|
Crawls:
|
on two feet: practice simple heels and toes moving in and out from FP, add claps for an extra beat
On one foot: start from FP, drag the other foot side to side crawls: practice to a straight or swing beat, toe toe, heel heel, or toe heal, toe heal. |
|
|
The Step: Front tap and ball
|
putting the foot down with entire weight creating one sound, mostly done with a bent knee
|
|
|
Stamp and Stomp
|
Stamp sticks, a stomp moves around. use a good FP and always perform them with a bent knee
|
|
|
Brush
|
can be done in all directions, gives a clear bell sound. Perform with a totally loose foot. A Spank is a brush done from a dig.
|
|
|
Scrape Family
(chugs, skootches) (sides one or two footed) |
uses an edge of the tap shoe, plays a note as a stretched sound, try starting from the toe and scrape to get a zipper sound
chugs or skootches- the ball of the foot stays connected to the floor as you push the heel forward sides one or two footed- use a bent knee keeping the weight on the toes. |
|
|
Shuffles
|
comes from the dancer copying the drum beat, the up beat and the down beat.
Prep is knee lifted 45 degress on every single shuffle, whole leg swings up and down with a relaxed foot. There is no use of passe or kicking back. A double shuffle is not 2 shuffles in a row, it is a 4 beat shuffle. Built into the words "double shuffle" in the exact rhythm. |
|
|
Riff
|
hit in front of other foot for the first sound, use garden image: go deep into the floor like shoveling, no scrapes.
Basic riff is 2 sounds. A standard riff is 5 sounds, same prep for heel dig, finish with a straight knee. 1e&a2, 3e&a4 = 16th notes 5ct pattern a1@a2, a3$a4= swing feel 5ct pattern |
|
|
Flaps
|
a flap is a shuffle into the floor, comes from a jazz bat, starts from a shuffle prep, way up on a locked knee, temp is not slow.
No effort flap is a reaction foot bounced off the floor because of your correct posture. |
|
|
Cramp Roll
|
Oldest and most basic CR is 3 count
FP- shift weight to front foot leg goes up, body goes into demi plie, CR done in and through the plie. the 2 most common directions are to the side and to the front, do it to the back to build balance. |
|
|
Paddle and Roll/ Paradiddle
|
The basic paddle is 2 beats = heel and toe
no bobbing, no turn out, feet stay parallel 4 count paddle is three high sounds and one low sound = dig, spank, step, heel |
|
|
Pickup
|
a pick up goes up
starts with 1. good FP 2. Jump into plie, releve with jump 3. no turnout 4. true plum line, down up step, no forward or back 5. let ankles be loose. Flick straight down pickups are a reaction your center works the most look up and use the arms for balance. |
|
|
Family of stands: Toe Stands and Heel stands
|
heel stands= always done on a straight knee, need soft edges on taps, heel stands are the most damaging to the floor.
toe stand= deep lie with a knock key is to plie |
|
|
Wing
|
Looks like flying. The wing copies the swing rhythm. A standard wing is 3 beats a scrape, a brush, and a step
|
|
|
Swaps/ Grab offs/ Grab-off
|
a step from front to back in a lunge changing feet. Lunge, lunge, lunge, lunge, step heel, step heel, step heel, step heel.
|
|
|
The Flam Family
|
two sounds close together
outside edge of shoe, lots of leather using inside or outside of shoe. Try both types of flams-hitting the heel toe first or the toe heal. |
