Tap Glossary Flashcards
Ball Dig Beat
Beats on the floor and stays on the floor
Ball Dig Tap
Rebounds off the floor, the leg creates the action but the foot makes the sound
Flap to the toe
2 sounded action to the ball of the foot
Uses an open leg alignment
Weight remans on the supporting leg
Flap
A forward tap, finished with a heavy down beat on the flat of the foot, weight transferring to the working leg
Should have a relaxed quality
Crawl
A zig zag step sideways
Paradiddle/Paddle
Heel dig, pickup, step, heel beat
Separated crawl
heel and ball sounds are separate
Double Paradiddle
Heel dig pickup, heel dig pickup, ball dig, heel beat
Crawl on one foot
Weight is on supporting leg, working foot crawls sideways
Toe flam
Jazz tendu with a sound
The toe hits the inside tip of the tap in a side shuffle position
Waltz Step
Basic - Spring miss ball change
Single - Spring back shuffle ball change
Double - Tap spring back shuffle ball change
Bufalino Crawl
Tap step heel ball pickup step heel
Chugs
Replace travelling heel beats
Flam
Whole inside of the foot hits the floor
Separated crawl with double heel
RLRL heel heel heel heel RL ball ball
Toe beat crawl
toe beat on working leg while the working leg does the crawl