FREE - Intermediate-Advanced Tap Dance Lesson 1

This intermediate-advanced tap dance lesson teaches several challenging tap steps and combines them into an exciting extended combination. The lesson is clear, upbeat, and paced so you can work through the details with Rod.

Use the notes below while you watch the video. They include the counts, footwork, combinations, and key from the lesson.

Intermediate-Advanced Lesson 1 Notes

Lowercase means right foot, uppercase means left foot, and the red numbers show the counts.

Warm-Up (0:32)

Song: Make It Happen, Artist: Neil Cross, Available At: audioblocks.com

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1&2&3&4& - [step HEEL heel]2 [stamp]2

1e& 2e& - [step HEEL heel]2

1&2&3&4& - [dig TOE toe]2 [stamp]2

1e& 2e& - [dig TOE toe]2

a1e&2&3e*&4& - [flap]2 [step]2 double-flap [step]2

1e&a2e&3e*&4e*& - [STEP shuffle]2 STEP, [alternating cramp roll]2

1e&a2e&a3 &a4e& - [BOOMERANG]2 stamp 5-BEAT RIFF WALK

1e&a2 &a3e&a4e& - [double back essence]2 shuffle ball change

1e&a2e&a3e&a4& 5e&a6e& 7e&a8e& - [DOUBLE IRISH]2 [STAMP]2 [SCUFFLE STEP scuffle step STAMP]2

Triple Cramp Roll (5:48)

Triple Cramp Roll, also called Shuffle Cramp Roll - a1e&a2 or &a1&a2 - shuffle step STEP heel HEEL

Triple Cramp Roll Combination (14:43)

1e&a2e& 3e&a e& - stamp TRIPLE CRAMP ROLL, STOMP SPANK STEP stamp heel STAMP

5e&a6e& 7e&a8 - stamp TRIPLE CRAMP ROLL, CRAMP ROLL STAMP

1e&a2e& 3e&a e& - stamp TRIPLE CRAMP ROLL, STOMP SPANK STEP stamp heel STAMP

5&6e&a7e&a8 - [stamp]3, TRIPLE CRAMP ROLL, [STAMP]2

1e&a2e& 3e&a e& - STAMP triple cramp roll, stomp spank step STAMP HEEL stamp

5e&a6e& 7e&a8 - STAMP triple cramp roll, cramp roll stamp

1e&a2e& 3e&a e& - STAMP triple cramp roll, stomp spank step STAMP HEEL stamp

5&6e&a7e&a8 - [STAMP]3, triple cramp roll, [stamp]2

Music - Triple Cramp Roll Combination (22:48)

Song: Thursday, Artist: Music Design by Jason Inc., Available At: audioblocks.com

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Irish Pullback (27:44)

Irish Pullback, also called Irish Pick-Up or Irish Grab-Off - a1&a2 or 1e&a2 - shuffle SINGLE-PULLBACK step

Irish Pullback Combination (36:51)

1e&a2 &a3e&4& - [irish-pullback]2 [stamp]2

5e&a6 &a e& 8 - irish-pullback, SCUFF heel SPANK heel STAMP

1e&a2 &a3e& 4 - irish-pullback STAMP irish-pullback

&a5e& 6e&a7&8 - [CRAMP ROLL STAMP]2 STAMP stamp

1e&a2 &a3e&4& - [IRISH-PULLBACK]2 [STAMP]2

5e&a6 &a e& 8 - IRISH-PULLBACK, scuff HEEL spank HEEL stamp

1e&a2 &a3e& 4 - IRISH-PULLBACK stamp IRISH-PULLBACK

&a5e& 6e&a7&8 - [cramp roll stamp]2 stamp STAMP

Music - Irish Pullback Combination (44:55)

Song: Magic, Artist: Juan Mares, Available At: audioblocks.com

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Double Toe Stand (48:16)

Double Toe Stand, also called Toe Roll or Toe Cramp Roll - 1&a2 or &a*1 - toe (with weight) TOE (with weight) step STEP

Double Toe Stand Combination (1:01:19)

1&a2 3 4 5&6&7&8 - double-toe-stand [step]2 [step SHUFFLE]2 step

1&a2 3 4 5&6&7&8 - DOUBLE-TOE-STAND [STEP]2 BUFFALO STAMP

1&a2 3 4 5&a6 7 8 - double-toe-stand [step]2, double-toe-stand [step]2

1&2&3&4&5 6 7 - [step SHUFFLE]2 [step]3 [STAMP]3

1&a2 3 4 5&6&7&8 - DOUBLE-TOE-STAND [STEP]2 [STEP shuffle]2 STEP

1&a2 3 4 5&6&7&8 - double-toe-stand [step]2 buffalo stamp

1&a2 3 4 5&a6 7 8 - DOUBLE-TOE-STAND [STEP]2, DOUBLE-TOE-STAND [STEP]2

1&2&3&4&5 6 7 - [STEP shuffle]2 [STEP]3 [stamp]3

Music - Double Toe Stand Combination (1:07:36)

Song: Pay It Forward, Artist: William Newman, Available At: audioblocks.com

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Review (1:10:46)

Triple Cramp Roll

Irish Pullback

Double Toe Stand

Final Combination

1&a2 3 4&a5 6 7&a8 - [scuffle step STAMP stamp]2 scuffle step STAMP

1&2&3 4 5&a6 7 - irish-pullback STAMP double-toe-stand [stamp]2

1&a2 3 4&a5 6 7&a8 - [scuffle step STAMP stamp]2 scuffle step STAMP

1&2&3&4&5&6&7& & - stamp [TRIPLE CRAMP ROLL]2 STAMP HEEL

1 2&3&4 5&a6 7 8 - [stamp]2 shuffle ball change, cramp roll [stamp]2

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

1&2&3 4&5&6 7 8&a1 - [irish-pullback]2 stamp DOUBLE-TOE-STAND

2&3&4&5 6& &8 - TRIPLE CRAMP ROLL [STAMP step]2 STAMP

1&2&3&4&5&6&7&8& - [scuffle step]2 [step]2, [scuffle step]2 [step]2

1&2&3&4&5&6&7&8& - [dig toe STAMP]5 stamp

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

1 2&a3 4 5&a6 7 8 - [STAMP buffalo]2 [STAMP]2

1 2&3&4&5 6&7&8& - STAMP [step SPANK heel]2, stamp [STEP spank HEEL]2

1 2&a3 4&a5 6&a7 8 - STAMP [shuffle ball change]3 stamp

1 2&3&4&5 6&7&8& - STAMP [step SPANK heel]2, stamp [STEP spank HEEL]2

1 2&a3&a4&a5&a6&a7&a8 1 - STAMP [scuffle step]2 [stamp]2

Music - Final Combination (1:37:36)

Song: Funky Soul Chicken, Artist: Bobby Cole, Available At: audioblocks.com

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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

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Intermediate-Advanced Tap Combination

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Album: UT Extras | Artist: Rod Howell & AI