Tap Exam Elementary
Shot Beat Counts
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Shot Beat Arms
Low V w/ flexed hands
Shot Beat Definition
Leap on to the whole foot with an accent. Simliar to a drummer's rim shot where the drummer hits the wooden rim of his drum with the opposite end of the stick, creating a loud sharp sound
4 Count Double Pickup Counts
a&a1
4count double pickup arms
jazz 2nd
4 count double pickup
spring into the air from the balls of both feet, brush r, brush l, land r, land l
5count double count wing
a&aa1
5count double wing definition
spring into the air from both feet, at the same time scrape the outer edge of the R foot out, brush R in, leap on the R at the same time scraping outer edge of L out, brush the Lfoot back in, landing on the ball of the L foot
Pendulum Wings Counts
a&a1, a&a2
pendulmum wings arms
high L
Pendulum Wings Definition
Brush L front, wing R, brush L back, wing R. (1 Pendulum wing is brush wing brush wing)
Shuffle pickup change counts
a&a1
shuffle pickup change definition
shuffle r, pickup change L to R
shuffle pickup change cramp counts
a&aa1
Shuffle pick up cramp definition
shuffle R, pickup L to R, heel drop R
Falling off The Log with Shuffle History
A step thate depicts lumberjacks riding and rolling on logs in the water trying to keep their balance. The motion of falling and recovering gives it its name.
Falling Off The Log Explain
Leap or hop L, shuffle R, leap onto R, extending L to front, leap on the L extending R leg foward, leap onto right extending L to the back
Falling Off The Log Counts
8&a123
Essence History
A step that comes from an older dance called the essence of "Old Virginity" (Virginia). It was performed in soft shoes with no taps on, or frequently as a sand dance. While it is now danced with taps, it is performed lightly to maintain the soft shoe quality
Essence Double (Front, Side Back) Explain & Counts
Flap brush step step
&1 & a 2
Essence Triple (front side back) Explain and Count
shuffle step brush step step
&a 1 & a 2
Virginia Single Explain and Count
step, brush, heel dig, step (twist foot in and out on heel dig)
1&2
Virginia Double Explain and Count
brush step brush heeldig step
&1&2
Virginia Triple Explain and Count
shuffle step brush heeldig step
&a1 &2
Open Back Single Explain and Count
step, step, step, starting with a cross behind
1 & 2
Open Back Double Explain and Count
brush step step step
&1 &2
Open Back Triple Explain and Count
shuffle step step step
&a1 &2
Change Time Steps History
A step performed by the traveling performers in the days of VaudeVille to set the tempo of the music for the band
Change Time Steps Single Explain and count
shuffle hop, leap shuffle step
8&1 2&3&
change time steps double explain and count
shuffle hop brush leap shuffle step
8&1&2&3&
change time steps explain and count
shuffle hop shuffle leap shuffle step
8&1 &a2 &3&
Half Round Break explain and count
shuffle hop flap ballchange
8&1&2&3
Truckin & Susi-Q History
oth these dances were origanally done on the ballroom floor, usually with a partner. Orginating in the early 1930's by college kids, they were picked up by Vaudeville performers and used on the stage in dance routines
Truckin Explain and Count
Slide the R foot forward across the L foot on a bent knee, straighten the R knee turning the R foot out & transferring the weight. Weight stays on the heel while the ball of the foot skims the floor. R arms is raised with index finger extented and must wiggle.
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