L1 Beginning Tap Combos from the world of Tap
Enjoy fine tuning your skills, building speed and clarity with commonly practice steps.
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Tap 1 Warm-Up 1
Tap warm-ups are designed to get the blood flowing, mobilize the muscle and joints and help prevent injury. Always warm-up before doing any of the tap skills and combos.
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Brenda Bufalino’s Paddle and Roll Combo
Brenda Bufalino created this as fun warm up and way to build speed and clarity with your sounds.
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Steve Condos Rudiments 1, 2 and 3
Steve Condos created the rudiments to practice basics and build speed. This is part 1 and is meant to be come before part 2, which is 4, 5 and 6.
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Steve Condos Rudiments 4, 5 and 6
Steve Condos created the rudiments to practice basics and build speed. This is part two and meant to be add to part 1, which is 1, 2 and 3.
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Beginning Tap Skill “The Military”
This fun and energetic tap combo can be see in classic musicals, especially those with Shirley Temple and Bill Robinson. The combo includes only irishes and stamps.
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Beginning Tap-Essence/Old Soft Shoe
Typically danced to the song "Tea for Two" this step is loads of fun and great transfer of weight practice. Can be seen in many classic musicals. Included are variations.
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Buster Brown’s “Laura” modified step
This fun step created by Buster Brown works your speed and clarity and only incorporates stamp, even back flap heels and paddle and rolls. This modified version is a variation on a more challenging version out of Buster Brown's "Laura" Dance.
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The Shim Sham parts 1-3
Based on popular steps of the day, Leonard Reed and Willie Bryant created this tap dance for all. Today, any good tap dancer knows the Shim Sham! This dance is in four parts and parts 1-2-3 are this video.
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Part 4 and complete Shim Sham
Based on popular steps of the day, Leonard Reed and Willie Bryant created this tap dance for all. Today, any good tap dancer knows the Shim Sham!
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Essence/Old Soft Shoe
Great for Beginners, learn this class tap dance step.