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TAP VOCABULARY

DICTIONARY

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Here will include each tap dance term listed alphabetically. Each dance term will include a definition and some may have a brief description of how to properly execute the movement. 

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Buffaloes

Buffaloes Turning

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Chaînés

Chaînés with Flap

Chaînés with Flap Heels

Chug

Click

Cramp Roll

Cramp Roll Turning

Cramp Rolls with a Flap

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Double Crossovers

Double Heel Drops

Double Syncopated Time Step

Double Time Step

Double Triple Time Step

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Flap Ball Change

Flap Heal

Flap Heel Toe Heel Turns

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Heal Rolls

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Shim Shams

Shuffles

Shuffle Ball Change

Shuffle Hop Step

Shuffle Jump Toe

Shuffle Jump Toe with Pull

Shuffles en Krwah

Shuggie Bop

Single Crossovers

Single Heel Drop

Single Time Step

Single to the Toe Time Step

Slaps

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Time Step Breaks

Toe Clips

Toe Stand

Traveling Time Step 

Triple Heel Drops

Triple Time Step

Triple Triple Time Step

 

 

 

Waltz Clog

Wings 

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Welcome to Natomas Charter School's   Online Tap Vocabulary Dictionary!

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