TABLE OF CONTENTS

WHY TAPPERCISE?........ ............................................................. ii

PREFACE...................................................................................... iv

LEARNING TAPPERCISE............................................................. ix

INTRODUCTION........................................................................... 1

TAPPERCISE................................................................................. 5

      Listen to the Beat....................................................................... 7

      Getting a Sense of Rhythm......................................................... 9

      Practice Rhythms....................................................................... 9

      Naming Steps........................................................................... 10

      Learning Steps.......................................................................... 10

      Improving Your Balance........................................................... 11

      The Twenty-Five Basic Steps Used in Tappercise..................... 11

      Practicing Steps....................................................................... 12

      Basic Principles........................................................................ 14

TAP GRIDS AND ICONS FOR ONE-SOUND STEPS.................. 15

      Icons Showing Foot Positions.................................................. 16

      Icons for the Fifteen One-Sound Steps...................................... 17

      Using Icons and Grids.............................................................. 19

FIFTEEN ONE-SOUND TAPPERCISE STEPS............................ 20

      Ball Step (BS)—[1 of 15]......................................................... 20

      Ball Tap (BT)—[2 of 15].......................................................... 22

      The Difference Between a Ball Step and a Ball Tap.................... 24

      Heel Drop (HDR)—[3 of 15].................................................... 26

      Heel Dig (HDI)—[4 of 15]........................................................ 28

      Heel Scuff (HSC)—[5 of 15].................................................... 30

      Heel Step (HST)—[6 of 15]...................................................... 32

      Brush (BR)—[7 of 15].............................................................. 34

      Spank (SP) (back brush)—[8 of 15].......................................... 36

      Stomp (STO)—[9 of 15].......................................................... 38

      Stamp (STA)—[10 of 15]......................................................... 39

      A Stomp Compared to a Stamp................................................ 40

      Hop (HO)—[11 of 15].............................................................. 41

      Jump (JU)—[12 of 15].............................................................. 43

      Toe Tap (TT)—[13 of 15]........................................................ 45

      Toe Beat (TB)—[14 of 15]........................................................ 45

      A Toe Tap Compared to a Toe Beat......................................... 46

      Heel Click (HC)—[15 of 15]..................................................... 47

ICONS FOR TEN TWO-SOUND STEPS...................................... 49

TEN TWO-SOUND TAPPERCISE STEPS................................... 50

      Ball Change (BC)—(Ball Step-Ball Step)—[1 of 10]................... 50

      Shuffle (SH) (Brush-Spank)—[2 of 10]...................................... 51

      Slap (SL) (Brush-Ball Tap)—[3 of 10]....................................... 53

      Flap (FL) (Brush-Ball Step) or (Spank-Ball Step)—[4 of 10]...... 55

      The Amazing Flap..................................................................... 57

      Heel-Ball (HB) (Heel Step-Ball Tap)—[5 of 10].......................... 58

      Paddle (PA) (Heel Dig-Spank)—[6 of 10].................................. 60

      Roll (RO) (Ball Step-Heel Drop)—[7 of 10]............................... 61

      Combining a Paddle with a Roll (Paradiddle).............................. 62

      Riff (RI) (Brush-Heel Scuff)—[8 of 10]..................................... 63

      Stomple (ST) (Stomp-Spank)—[9 of 10]................................... 65

      Cramp (CR) (Jump-Heel Drops)—[10 of 10]............................. 67

PATTERNS................................................................................... 70

COMBINATIONS......................................................................... 74

      Modified Essence..................................................................... 77

      Western Clog........................................................................... 79

      Shim Sham............................................................................... 80

      Grapevine................................................................................. 81

      Lindy....................................................................................... 81

      Jazz Square.............................................................................. 82

      Stomp-Clap.............................................................................. 83

      Waltz Clog............................................................................... 84

      Maxifords (Compound Steps)................................................... 85

TURNS FOR TAPPERCISE.......................................................... 86

ARM MOVEMENTS AND HAND MOVEMENTS......................... 93

BASIC BIOMECHANICS.............................................................. 95

SYMMETRY................................................................................. 96

TIPS ON TAPPING...................................................................... 98

MAKING THE MOST OF MIRRORS......................................... 100

TAPPING ON THE BEAT........................................................... 101

      Guidelines for Tapping on the Beat.......................................... 103

HANDLING HARD STEPS......................................................... 104

TO PRACTICE OR NOT TO PRACTICE................................... 106

LEARNING STRATEGIES......................................................... 107

TAP SHOES................................................................................ 109

WARM-UP EXERCISES............................................................. 110

WRITTEN NOTATION............................................................... 112

      Abbreviations for Tap Steps and Movements........................... 117

      Buffalo................................................................................... 120

MAKING PROGRESS................................................................ 121

MORE ABOUT INSTRUCTORS................................................ 123

ADVANCED STEPS (WINGS AND THINGS)............................ 126

      Double Wings......................................................................... 126

      Double Pullbacks.................................................................... 129

      Single Pirouettes..................................................................... 133

INDEX......................................................................................... 165

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