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Tap Dance Curriculum

Tap B - Ages 9-11 - 1 hr/week

(Review all steps in the Combination & Tap A classes & speed up the tempo.)

Center Work

Toe (tip) Hop Step, Toe Hop Step, Ball Change
Single, Double, Triple Timestep
Shim Sham
Double & Triple Paddle&Rolls
Paddle & Rolls with a Stomp instead of Dig

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NEW: added 10/6/00

across floor- travels sideways, (preparation for traveling timestep)

start on count 8; the ball changes make it travel; the last 3 steps are like marches in place (could be done as one step and 2 claps)

shuffle step shuffle bc bc step step step (repeat)
   8+    1     +2    +3 +4   5   6    7
   RR    R     LL    LR LR   L   R    L
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double irish: (the step X's in front each time)

shuffle hop step, shuffle bc
shuffle hop step, shuffle bc
shuffle hop step, shuffle bc bc, shuffle bc bc

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traveling slap/flap combo.

slap to side, hd, slap to front, hd, slap to side, hd, flap to front, hd hd
 a1	       2   a3		 4    a5           6	a7            +  8
 R             L   R             L    R            L    R             L  R

(reverse on left cts. 1-8)

slap to side, hd, flap front, hd hd; slap side, hd, flap front, hd hd
 a1           2    a3         +  4    a5        6    a7         +  8
 R            L    R          L  R    L         R    L          R  L 

flap hd hd, flap hd hd, flap flap flap hd
 a1  +  2    a3  +  4    a5   a6   a7  8
 R   L  R    L   R  L    R    L    R   R

(reverse entire combination starting left)
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