Traditional Steps
This Step Consists of Flap Heel Heel Brush Heel Toe
Otherwise Known as a place you cook food in your home.
What is the Kitchen Step
Who Choreographed the Shim Sham
Who is Leonard Reed
A forward brush with the toe tap, followed by a backward brush with the toe tap
What is a Shuffle
This step uses the top of our toes and ends on the balls of our feet
What are Toe Punches
This movie had happy penguins
What is Happy Feet
This step consists of shuffle step Shuffle Step Shuffle Step Step Step
What is the Military Time Step
This Traditional Chair Dance was choreographed by...
Step on the ball of one foot and then quickly step on the ball of the opposite foot.
What is a Ball Change
What are Paradiddles or Paddle Rolls
This movie depicted paper boys going on strike for their wages being cut
What is Newsies
This step consists of a jump brushing both of your feet out and back in. Can be done with one foot or 2
These Brothers trained with the infamous George Balanchine and are some of the greats in Traditional Tap History
Who are The Nicholas Brothers
A Brush forward and down towards the floor putting your weight on your standing leg
What is a Flap
Ball Ball Heel Heel
What is a Cramp Roll
This Movie had the infamous Gene Kelly dancing in the streets with an umbrella
What is Singing in the Rain
This Step consists of a stomp brush step. Usually goes side to side
What is a Bombershay
A contemporary tap dancer who has choreographed tap for Broadway musicals and movies
Savion Glover
A Step using your toe tap & Heel Tap that can travel or stay in one place
Step Shuffle Hop Down Turned Out
More recent, this movie was an ode to traditional tap history and featured Ryan Gosling & Emma Stone
What is La La Land
This Step consists of stomp Hop Shuffle Back Flap Ball Change
What is the Time Step
This dance was created in the cotton clubs as many striving artists tried to stay awake and were not allowed to fall asleep.
What is the Traditional Chair Dance
What are Duck Walks
A Step Where you Jump onto your foot, Shuffle and Hop Back. Travels Sideways
What is a Buffalo
This Movie is about an orphan and features tap dancing once she is finally adopted.
What is Annie