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FREE - Advanced-Beginner Tap Dance Lesson 2

This advanced-beginner adult tap dance lesson teaches you new tap dance skills and helps you improve your speed, timing, and rhythm.

The video moves at an easy-to-follow pace and is a great source of exercise that can also improve mood, balance, endurance, and memory.

Advanced-Beginner Lesson 2 Notes

Use these notes while you watch the video. Lowercase means right foot, uppercase means left foot, and the red numbers show the counts.

Warm-Up (0:32)

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Album: Phoenix Remixed | Artist: Rod Howell

[toe]2 [heel]4 [toe]2 [heel]2 - 1 2 3&4&5 6 &8

[dig toe]2 [step heel]2 - 1&2&3&4&5&6&7&8&

[stamp]2 [step]2 [dig]2 [step]2 - 1&2&3&4&

toe HOP step, CLUNK STEP step - 1&2 3&4

[spanks step]3 STAMP, [flap]3 STAMP - a1 a2 a3 4 a5 a6 a7 8

[spank step ball change]2 [stamp STAMP clap]2, [flap ball change]2 [stamp STAMP clap]2 - &1&2&3&5&5 6 &7 8, &1&2&3&5&5 6 &7 8

step [SHUFFLE STEP]3 - 1&a2&a3&a4

buffalo cramp roll - 1&a2 3&a4

[irish]2 [shuffle ball change]2 - a1 a2 a3 a4&5&6&7&8

[waltz clog]3 STAMP - 1e&a2 3e&a4 5e&a6 7

[maxie ford]3 STAMP - 1e&a2 3e&a4 5e&a6 7

[flap heel turn]3 [STEP]2 - &1 2 &3 4 &5 6 7 8

[slap-front HEEL slap-side HEEL] - &1 2 &3 4

step STEP scuff - 1&2

toe stand - 1 2

scuffle - 1&

Scuffle Step (7:46)

Scuffle Step, also called Dig Spank Step, Dig Brush Step, or Paddles - 1&2 or 1&a - dig spank step

Scuffle Step Heel (10:07)

Scuffle Step Heel, also called Paradiddles, Paddle & Roll, Paddles, Dig Spank Step Heel, or Dig Brush Toe Heel - 1&2& or 1e&a - dig spank step heel

Hop Shuffle (13:31)

Hop Shuffle - 1&a - hop SHUFFLE

Review (18:39)

Scuffle Step

Scuffle Step Heel

Hop Shuffle

Review with Music (21:42)

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Album: Phoenix Remixed | Artist: Rod Howell

Scuffle Step

Scuffle Step Heel - 1e&a2e&a3 4 - [scuffle step heel]2 [stamp]2

Hop Shuffle - 1&a2&a3&a4&a5&a6&a7&a8 - [hop SHUFFLE]7 hop

Combination

1&2&3&4 5&6&7&8 - [stamp STEP step]2 stamp, [SCUFFLE STEP]2 STAMP

1 2& &4&5 6 &7 8 - [step heel]2 stamp, SLAP-FRONT heel SLAP-SIDE heel

1&2&3 4 5&6&7 8 - [WALTZ CLOG clap]2

1&2&3&4&5 & &8 - [SCUFFLE STEP HEEL]2 [STAMP]4

1&2&3&4 5 6 7&8 - [hop SHUFFLE]2 hop, STEP toe, hold, HEEL stamp

1&2&3&4 5 6 7&8 - [hop SHUFFLE]2 hop, STEP toe, hold, HEEL stamp

&1&2&3&4&5&6&7&8 - [FLAP BALL CHANGE]4

1&2 3&4 5&6& &8 - [SCUFF hop STEP]3 stamp, STEP stamp

&1&2&3&4&5&6& &8 - SHUFFLE BALL CHANGE, DIG dig STEP step, SHUFFLE BALL CHANGE, STAMP step STAMP

&1&2&3&4&5&6& &8 - shuffle ball change, dig DIG step STEP, shuffle ball change, stamp STEP stamp

1&a2 3&4 5&a6 7&8 - [BUFFALO DIG TOE stamp]2

1&a2 3&4 5 6& &8 - BUFFALO DIG TOE stamp, [STOMP heel]2 STAMP

a1 a2 a3 a4 a5 a6 7 - [irish]2 dig DIG step STEP, chug

a1 a2 a3 a4 5&6&7&8 - [irish]2, [stamp STEP step]2 stamp

a1 a2 a3 a4 a5 a6 7 - [IRISH]2 DIG dig STEP step, chug

&1&2&3&4&5&6 7 8 1 - [SPANK STEP]6, hold, STAMP stamp

Music - Combination (1:11:56)

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Album: Phoenix Remixed | Artist: Rod Howell

Key

lowercase indicates right foot

UPPERCASE indicates left foot

[ ]2 means do whatever is inside the brackets 2 times

[stamp STEP step]2 - in this case we assume you know the second repetition starts on the left because the first repetition ends with a weighted step on the right.

toe/TOE means do both toes at the same time

* indicates an additional sound without a specific count

Get the Next 11 Lessons

The Adv-Beginner Tap Dance Lessons Package gives you the next 11 lessons in the series. I started you with lesson 2 because lesson 1 includes toe stands, and not everyone loves those. In the full package, you can skip or substitute steps when needed, and by the end you'll know 36 adv-beginner tap moves with stronger timing, rhythm, balance, coordination, and stamina.

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I'm Here to Help

One of the best parts of the Adv-Beginner Tap Dance Lessons Package is that you can contact me if you get stuck. If your scuffle step is missing a sound or hops are too much on your knees, I can help you adjust the step or find an easier option.

Email me any time at rod@unitedtaps.com.

What Happens If You Keep Going?

By the time you finish the advanced-beginner series, you'll know 36 advanced-beginner tap moves and have stronger timing, rhythm, balance, coordination, and stamina. You'll be able to do fun combinations like the one below.

Advanced-Beginner Tap Combination

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Album: UT Extras | Artist: Rod Howell & AI