Latest Practice video

YouTube blocked the practice video for copyright reasons. Here is a link to the Google Drive file. Sorry about that.  

https://drive.google.com/file/d/14PzVNZzX4rtuUJ9p0RVoTkAAZ0CbLUfL/view?usp=drivesdk

Buffalo, Cincinnati and back essence review. 

 

We don’t talk about Bruno—video

 

Counts are iffy 

R stamp step step L stamp step step R dig dig dig stamp 

Heels toes heels, toes, heels, toes heels, R Drag, Ball change Stamp. Hold

R Step heel, Cross back R. L Cross back out, R Cross step heel toe heel toe

Chaine turn. Stamp L

R Irish L Irish R step Maxi Ford Cramp roll

R Cumbia L Cumbia L Four count Grapevine

R Back essence L Back essence R Shuffle ball change shuffle ball change

R Back essence L Back essence R Shuffle ball change shuffle ball change

R Cincinnati L Cincinnati modification with three taps.

R stamp step step L stamp step step R dig dig dig stamp 

Heels toes heels, toes, heels, toes heels, R Drag, Ball change Stamp. Hold

Back essence video:

Cincinnati 

(Rod Howell calls it something else)

Spring tap 2025

 We  are back!  

 Class: HHPC dance room 4:00 - 5:10 Tuesday and Thursday

Spring show: May 3, 2025 (Saturday): Fiesta Theme

We have been working on shuffle, flap, ball change, Irish, maxi ford, riff, and paradiddle. We have also been learning the shim sham. I will add some videos of our practice  combos   

Tutorials and practice videos are below.  

Shim sham tutorial

Irish

 riff walk

Maxi Ford

Warmer in the Winter Final and Practice

Buffalo, Back essence, Cincinnati practice

Warmer in the Winter: October 17th

 

Here is the video through the second verse.

Step sheet from line change;

88 Start L, heel drop.

8 Start L  flap

8 L maxi ford stamp

88 R stamp, toe out in (1-6) ball change touch. Repeat

8 R fall off the log (forward back sh bc) Repeat  

8 R grapevine.

88 L stamp, toe out in (1-6) ball change touch. Repeat

8 L fall off the log (forward back sh bc) Repeat  

Fall 2023–Warmer in the Winter

Warmer in the Winter (video coming soon)

Music:

Step Sheet  

 88--Intro

88 R SH BC R SH SH BC BC, R ST Heel L ST Heel, R FLBC L FLBC
88 R Pivot. R Back Side ST. L SHBC SHBC  L Jazz Square
88 L SH BC L SH SH BC BC, L ST Heel R ST Heel, L FLBC  R FLBC
88 L Pivot. L  Back Side ST. R SHBC SHBC  R Jazz Square
 88 SLOW Music—taking creative suggestions!
88 Soft shoe combo of level one and two RL (Step tap step tap step BC BC BC)
88 FLBC FLBC Jazz Square Step Maxi ford stamp

Shuffle Ball Change:

Flap Ball Change instruction 

 

Maxi Ford Instruction:

So Many Things to Work On

Friend Like Me

I have recorded a beginner and intermediate version. You can dance EITHER version, they go just fine together. 

Be Our Guest:

I simplified the "chorus line" part just a touch. Here is a video with the adjustments and the Ending.