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44 Cards in this Set
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Ball Drop (Toe drop)
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Dropping the toe with weight on the foot |
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Heel Drop
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Forceful dropping of the heel on the floor, with the weight placed on the ball of the same foot |
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Windshield Wipers
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Stand with weight on one foot and tap the other foot outwardand inward in an even rhythm |
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Crawls (Walk-out)
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Single (R):
R TO, toe drop R TO, heel drop R TO, repeat or Together TO = turn out |
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Progressive Cramp Rolls
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Heel-Ball-Heel-Ball,
B-H-B-H, H-B-B-H, or B-H-H-B |
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Z-Shape Cramp Roll
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R ball - L ball - R heel - L heel
or L ball - R ball - L heel - R heel (B-B-H-H) |
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Tap
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Ball of foot strikes, No Weight transfer
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Step
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Weight transfer to ball of foot; No heel
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Stamp
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Heel and Ball; WEIGHT TRANSFER
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Stomp
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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 |
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Paddle-N-Roll
Paddle and Roll Paradiddle |
Heel Dig-Spank-Step-Heel Drop
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Chug
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Ball of Foot remains in contact with floor, scoot foot forward with heel lifts; sound from heel drops
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Slap
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Execute a brush that ends with a ball tap - no weight transfer
Ends with ball of foot on floor; No weight transfer |
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Flap
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Slap with weight transfer; Same thing as step
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Flap Ball Change
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Weight transfer
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Shuffle
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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. |
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Irish
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Shuffle-Hop-Step
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Reverse Irish |
Hop - Shuffle - Step |
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Shuffle off to Buffalo
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Step - Shuffle - Step;
Arms diagonal to jackknife |
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Back Essence
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Back Flap - Ball - Change
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3-Count Cramp Roll
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R Stamp - L Ball - L Heel of L Stamp - R Ball - R Heel |
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Ball Change |
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 |
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Rhythm Cramp Roll Around the World Cramp Roll C - Shape Cramp Roll or U - Shape Cramp Roll |
Moving Right: L Ball - R Ball - R Heel - L Heel or Moving Left: R Ball - L Ball - L Heel - R Heel |
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3 Different Types of Tap |
1. Classical / Lyrical 2. Theatrical / Characterized 3. Rhythm |
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Musical Theater Time Step |
Stomp - Hop - Step - Flap - Step An eight-measure movement, used to set the tempo |
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Grapevine |
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 |
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Riff |
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). |
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Scuff |
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). |
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Shim Sham |
Stomp - spank step - reverse - stomp spank ball change - stomp - spank step |
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Shim Sham Break |
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) |
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Who choreographed the Shim Sham Shimmy? |
Leonard Reed |
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Riffle |
Shuffle combined with a Riff |
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Different Types of Cramp Rolls discussed in Class: |
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How did dancers make the tap sound before there was metal plates on shoes? |
Bottle caps on their heels and between their toes Called 'Hoofers' |
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Contrast Two different aspects of Musical Theater Tap and Rhythm Tap: |
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 |
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The Four Steps to the Shim Sham Shimmy |
1. Shim Sham 2. Cross-Over 3. Tack Annie 4. Falling Off the Log |
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Former Broadway turned Movie Director who devised elaborate musical production numbers that often involved complex geometric patterns |
Busby Berkeley *Berkeley's works used large numbers of showgirls and props as fantasy elements in kaleidoscopic on-screen performances. |
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What is a break in Tap Dance |
It is like a chorus, a break in the rhythm or choreography, changing up one of the musical phrases rhythmically |
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From Video: Unlikely Tap Dance Duo (He was 56 and she was 6) |
Bill "Bojangles" Robinson and Shirley Temple |
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Classical Tap Dancers |
Fred Astaire (balletic and rhythmic quality) Gene Kelly |
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Theatrical Tap Dancers |
Eleanor Powell Donald O'Connor (Make 'em Laugh) Ray Bolger (scarecrow Wizard of Oz) |
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Rhythmic Tap Dancers |
Savion Glover Gregory Hines Bill "Bojangles" Robinson John W. Bubbles Chuck Green Charles “Honi” Coles |
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Tea for Two Combination |
Contains Front Essence |
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Definition of Time Step |
Step that the dancer does to set the tempo rhythm for the band |