Tap Class

Front 1

Ball Drop (Toe drop)

Back 1

Dropping the toe with weight on the foot

Front 2

Heel Drop

Back 2

Forceful dropping of the heel on the floor, with the weight placed on the ball of the same foot

Front 3

Windshield Wipers

Back 3

Stand with weight on one foot and tap the other foot outwardand inward in an even rhythm

Front 4

Crawls (Walk-out)

Back 4

Single (R):

R TO, toe drop R TO, heel drop R TO, repeat

or

Together

TO = turn out

Front 5

Progressive Cramp Rolls

Back 5

Heel-Ball-Heel-Ball,

B-H-B-H,

H-B-B-H,

or

B-H-H-B

Front 6

Z-Shape Cramp Roll

Back 6

R ball - L ball - R heel - L heel

or

L ball - R ball - L heel - R heel

(B-B-H-H)

Front 7

Tap

Back 7

Ball of foot strikes, No Weight transfer

Front 8

Step

Back 8

Weight transfer to ball of foot; No heel

Front 9

Stamp

Back 9

Heel and Ball; WEIGHT TRANSFER

Front 10

Stomp

Back 10

Strike the whole foot on the floor without any transfer of weight. A stomp isalways executed on the whole foot and never transfers weight.

NO WEIGHT TRANSFER

Front 11

Paddle-N-Roll

Paddle and Roll

Paradiddle

Back 11

Heel Dig-Spank-Step-Heel Drop

Front 12

Chug

Back 12

Ball of Foot remains in contact with floor, scoot foot forward with heel lifts; sound from heel drops

Front 13

Slap

Back 13

Execute a brush that ends with a ball tap - no weight transfer

Ends with ball of foot on floor; No weight transfer

Front 14

Flap

Back 14

Slap with weight transfer; Same thing as step

Front 15

Flap Ball Change

Back 15

Weight transfer

Front 16

Shuffle

Back 16

Forward and back; Strike floor at same spot

Standing on one foot, raise the free foot with the knee bent. Brush the ball ofthe foot FWD on the floor then spank the ball of the foot BKWD finishing with the kneebent.

Front 17

Irish

Back 17

Shuffle-Hop-Step

Front 18

Reverse Irish

Back 18

Hop - Shuffle - Step

Front 19

Shuffle off to Buffalo

Back 19

Step - Shuffle - Step;

Arms diagonal to jackknife

Front 20

Back Essence

Back 20

Back Flap - Ball - Change

Front 21

3-Count Cramp Roll

Back 21

R Stamp - L Ball - L Heel

of

L Stamp - R Ball - R Heel

Front 22

Ball Change

Back 22

Step on the ball of the R FT,then step on the ball of the L FT,AST releasing the R FT. There is a quick transfer of weight with the accent on the lastfoot. A ball change may be executed in any position (feet together, apart, crossed) and inany direction.

AST = at same time

Front 23

Rhythm Cramp Roll

Around the World Cramp Roll

C - Shape Cramp Roll

or

U - Shape Cramp Roll

Back 23

Moving Right: L Ball - R Ball - R Heel - L Heel

or

Moving Left: R Ball - L Ball - L Heel - R Heel

Front 24

3 Different Types of Tap

Back 24

1. Classical / Lyrical

2. Theatrical / Characterized

3. Rhythm

Front 25

Musical Theater Time Step

Back 25

Stomp - Hop - Step - Flap - Step

An eight-measure movement, used to set the tempo

Front 26

Grapevine

Back 26

Patterns made by the feet while traveling sidewards in a series of stepsthat alternately cross the feet in FRT and BK

R step - cross left in front - L step - R step - cross left in back - L step - repeat

Front 27

Riff

Back 27

Stand on one foot and raise the free foot with the kneebent. Strike the ball of the foot to the floor (brush) and follow it immediately with ascuff as the knee straightens (but not tensed).

Front 28

Scuff

Back 28

Standing on one foot, raise the free foot with the knee bent and the footflexed. Swing the working leg fwd. striking the back edge of the heel tap on the flooras the knee straightens (but not tensed).

Front 29

Shim Sham

Back 29

Stomp - spank step - reverse - stomp spank ball change - stomp - spank step

Front 30

Shim Sham Break

Back 30

Toe tip (or dig) LbkofR,stepL, HopL,step Rbk, HopRstep L bk, step or sugar R-L fwd. (or jump ft apart and jump ft tog)

Front 31

Who choreographed the Shim Sham Shimmy?

Back 31

Leonard Reed

Front 32

Riffle

Back 32

Shuffle combined with a Riff

Front 33

Different Types of Cramp Rolls discussed in Class:

Back 33

1. Progressive
   
2. Z-shape (Musical theater)
   
3. Rhythm (Around the world, U-shape, C-shape)
   
4. 3-count

Front 34

How did dancers make the tap sound before there was metal plates on shoes?

Back 34

Bottle caps on their heels and between their toes

Called 'Hoofers'

Front 35

Contrast Two different aspects of Musical Theater Tap and Rhythm Tap:

Back 35

1. Theater Tap is about not only the sounds you make but also how you use your upper body and arms and how the whole thing "looks"; while Rhythm tap is focused more on just the feet and legs and the percussive sounds you make

2. Theater Tap is animated, characterized and performance oriented; Rhythm tap is more intrinsic and about feeling the beat (moving because your body feels the rhythm

3. Theater Tap: performing for the audience; Rhythm tap: performing for yourself

Front 36

The Four Steps to the Shim Sham Shimmy

Back 36

1. Shim Sham

2. Cross-Over

3. Tack Annie

4. Falling Off the Log

Front 37

Former Broadway turned Movie Director who devised elaborate musical production numbers that often involved complex geometric patterns

Back 37

Busby Berkeley

*Berkeley's works used large numbers of showgirls and props as fantasy elements in kaleidoscopic on-screen performances.

Front 38

What is a break in Tap Dance

Back 38

It is like a chorus,

a break in the rhythm or choreography, changing up one of the musical phrases rhythmically

Front 39

From Video: Unlikely Tap Dance Duo

(He was 56 and she was 6)

Back 39

Bill "Bojangles" Robinson

and

Shirley Temple

Front 40

Classical Tap Dancers

Back 40

Fred Astaire (balletic and rhythmic quality)

Gene Kelly

Front 41

Theatrical Tap Dancers

Back 41

Eleanor Powell

Donald O'Connor (Make 'em Laugh)

Ray Bolger (scarecrow Wizard of Oz)

Front 42

Rhythmic Tap Dancers

Back 42

Savion Glover

Gregory Hines

Bill "Bojangles" Robinson

John W. Bubbles

Chuck Green

Charles “Honi” Coles

Front 43

Tea for Two Combination

Back 43

Contains Front Essence

Front 44

Definition of Time Step

Back 44

Step that the dancer does to set the tempo rhythm for the band