This is very short, but it is the start.
Here’s the link to the YouTube video
https://youtube.com/shorts/KZu7Htont4w?is=x1HJ03xWwftDzfbL
88 hold
88 eight toe taps eight heel drops
88Step heel Step heel step heel BC R L
88 dig drop step step dig drop step step. RL
88 Paradiddle 4x stamp toe stamp toe stamp toe
SHBC SH hop step (Irish) R L
Part One of Christmas
Tree Here is the step sheet and a link to the video (blogger is not letting me add the videos directly again)
https://youtube.com/shorts/FCd87JD4Zdk
Chaos entry.
Go to pairs
Just like magic: shuffle rhythm turn
88 RIGHT: FLBC FLBC Jazz Square chassé ball change heel
88 LEFT; FLBC FLBC jazz Square chassé ball change heel
8888 Wright Cincinnati slow, L Cincinnati, fast R Cincinnati fast L Cincinnati fast.
88 L cramp roll R Cramp roll cramp roll cramp roll, heel digs(Out out in in)
88 Buffalo buffalo buffalo FLBC (R L)
8 Paddle turn (wrap in a blanket)
8 Step toe back RLRL
8 SHBC Forward with hands
88 SH step SH step SH step heel SH step heel SHBC SH hop step SHBC SH hop step (Irish)
88 R FL space forward and back FLBC FLBC (2x)
Rhythm turn practice
The purpose of this website is to provide extra practice for our tap class. You can also find the same information in Canvas.
Hi! I'm Marilee Herman.
I have been teaching tap at San Juan College upwards of 15 years--I am honestly losing count. I also teach English and Composition at Farmington High School and San Juan College. Tap classes are my hobby and my therapy. The purpose of this class is to have fun, get exercise, build new skills, make friends, fight cognitive decline, and participate in a semester-end performance.
This semester, the class schedule will be as follows in the dance room of the HHPC
Tuesdays 4:00-5:10 Beginner Practice and Choreography to "A Christmas Tree Farm" by Taylor Swift.
Thursdays 4:00-5:10 Accelerated Beginner Practice and Choreography to "9 to 5" by Dolly Parton. (How could we NOT take the chance to honor that amazing woman???!?)
Everyone is welcome at ALL classes, but Tuesday's classes will be slower and more basic, while on Thursdays we will speed things up a bit. All steps WILL be broken down and taught in each class for each number, and I am confident that with a little moxie, every student will be able to learn both dances. However, please participate at your comfort level!
I have tried to design the class to meet a variety of skill levels and I expect respect and attention at each class you attend, regardless of your skill level compared to the activity. If you find the combinations or practice sessions too basic, please have the consideration of other students to not devolve into side conversations. In addition, while supporting one another is a GREAT aspect of this class, please allow me to teach the steps fully and answer questions before offering your tutelage to other students; too many voices and instructions can be confusing for beginners. If you have an alternate perspective on a step, please share it with me and then we can share with the whole class.
In the fall, we participate in the San Juan County Holiday Spectacular fund raiser sponsored by the San Juan Foundation.
Wednesday: December 2, 2026: Stage time and practice. Time TBA
Friday: December 4, 2026 :Performance (7:00 pm) and Dress Rehearsal (Time TBA)
You will need black slacks and a black SJC Tap t-shirt that you can purchase from me for $10.
I may provide additional costuming accessories.
This class is an enrichment class, therefore attendance is not required. However, if you plan to miss, I appreciate a text or message: we start to worry when you aren't here!
As a SJC class, I am required to assign you a grade, but since it is a non-credit enrichment class grades will either be S=satisfactory or U=unsatisfactory. If you attend class, participate, and communicate with me about the times you miss, I will happily assign you a Satisfactory grade.
R FL.Heel Heel (front) R FL Heel Heel (Side) Step heel step heel (Slow)
Repeat.
Chasse BC R L
R Maxi Ford R Maxi Ford
R Paradidle Left Paradiddle R Toe Toe, L Toe Toe
R Scuff L Heel, R Spank Step, L Step
R Scuff L Heel, R Spank Step, L Step
R 3 count riff bc, 3 count riff bc,
Sh Bc Sh BC, R Irish L Irish
Cramp roll toes, cramp roll heels, Cramp roll toes, cramp roll heels
L Paradidle Right Paradiddle L Toe Toe, R Toe Toe
L Scuff R Heel, L Spank Step, R Step
L Scuff R Heel,, L Step Hold
Shim Sham Push and Crossover (2x)
Shim sham push crossover freeze,
Tacky annie (2x)
Shim Sham Break
Step Slide in groups
Back essence L, R, L
Step behind turn R.
Our number for the Holiday Spectacular will be Kid on Christmas by Meghan Trainor and Pentatonix.
Step Sheet:
Hold for the introduction/slow part. Choreo begins "May your HEART" where heart is the beginning of the 8 count.
88 R Grapevine. R SHBC SHBC SHBC Step. (Front row goes L first)
88 L Grapevine. LSHBC SHBC SHBC Step. (Front row goes R)
88 R FLBC L FLBC Jazz Square, R FLBC L FLBC Jazz Square
8 R Cincinatti, L Cincinatti.
8 R FL Heel Heel Front. Side, Front. Step
L FL Heel Heel Front side Front. Step.
TEMPO SHIFT:
88 R (Provo) R FL L Heel R Heel, L spank step, R heel, L Heel. (Repeat Right again.)
88 L soft shoe (just with taps) R Soft shoe
88 L take a walk (L step heel, R cross in front, L chasse--step together step-R BC)
Comet Cupid Donder Blitzen
R Back Essence, L Back Essence, R Back essence
L Sugars (four) Stamp L Sparkle Hands
