LEARN THE LINGO!

Tap – a sharp single beat with the ball of the foot
Heel - a sharp single beat with the heel of the foot
Hop – from the ball of the foot, hop into the air and land on the ball of the same foot
Spring – jump lightly from the ball of the foot landing on the ball of the other foot
Toe tap – strike the toes of one foot to the floor
Step - transference of weight to the ball of the foot
Touch – place the ball of the foot on the floor without transferring weight
Step heel – step onto the ball of the foot then drop the heel down
Tap step – strike the ball of the foot on the floor followed by a step transferring weight
Flap – as the tap step, however, transfer the weight onto the whole of the foot making a louder 2nd beat
Tap spring – strike the ball of the foot on the floor and then leap onto it
Ball change – transference of weight on the balls of the feet any direction (two steps)
Stamp – transference of weight to the whole foot
Stomp – lift the heel and lower it while shunting forward on the ball of the foot, can be performed on one or both feet
Forward tap – strike the ball of the foot on the floor in a forward motion
Backward tap – strike the ball of the foot on the floor in a backward motion
Shuffle – forward tap followed by backward tap. Counted as “and 1”

Pick up – raise the toe of the foot keeping the heel on the floor, strike the toe backwards while picking the foot up underneath or behind you

Excellent class this week everyone. You were really tapping in unison. Well done! looking forward to seeing you all next thursday.

What a fantastic class last night, well done! Have a great week & I'll see you all next week at the (new) regular time 6.15!

TAP DOGS CLASS TRIP!!

well done last night every body, what a great class, thanks for all your hard work on such a hot evening! i'm looking at august 5th for Tap Dogs, if anyone would like to come along let me know if you can make it asap and we can get a discount for block booking... Tap Dogs aug 5th anyone...!??

New Class Time!

well, after short break we're back on July 8th at the new time of 6.15-7.15pm

looking forward to seeing you all there!