The New Normal

Hello San Juan Tappers!

This is going to be our new normal I suppose. San Juan College has announced that the rest of the semester will be completed through online instruction. I have yet to hear from Leisl if Encore will continue as online instruction, or if they will be working on some sort of a refund schedule. We are all in uncharted territory here and working through it the best we can. Sadly, we will definitely not be having a dance revue on April 25th. Depending on conditions, we may try to get together for SOMETHING at some point in May, but everything is so fluid these days that I can't make any promises.

However, I can continue to provide some level of online instruction. I can keep posting videos. We can have scheduled Zoom classes (Online classes where we all can see and hear one another), or we can give each other a virtual hug and just say "see you soon!" Please leave a comment below or text me with your feelings.

I have been working on the endings One Short Day, Into the Unknown, and Hamilton. (The completed Friend Like Me link is in last week's post.) Although, to be honest, it's hard to feel the drive to work through the tricky parts when we will not be able to perform these pieces, and so much of the ending is formation and visual appeal that is hard to work through without you guys. This truly breaks my heart as these are some of my favorite dances ever.


June Requested the most current version of One Short Day, without any of the instruction.
If you would like to have the step by step class, please see the previous post.

Here are a few tap videos from YouTube you might enjoy trying.

Greetings From a Social Distance

Hello My Beautiful Tap Ladies!

Welcome to Day one of the first official day of the college closing to flatten the curve of COVID19.

As I have told many of you who have messaged me, we are in limbo. A big fat "I don't know" is the answer I have to most questions.

I will be uploading warmups and choreography videos that you can work on at home. In the best case scenario, we will be back to class April 6th. If everyone has practiced, then an April 25th show won't be impossible. :)

Let me know if you need anything or have a suggestion for another video.


Encore Warmup.

Shim Sham Complete Tutorial

One Short Day (Encore and Tap I) Choreography

Frozen Choreography (Tap to Perform) 

Friend Like Me Choreography (Tap II)  (From our last day in Class)
Remember It's a little rough! :)

Hamilton Choreohgraphy (Tap III) (From our last day in class)
COMING SOON! Video Issues

Tap For Performance update

Intro--Fan Arms R L
88 FLBC FLBC FLBC FLBC FLBC to spot. Skater turn to face assigned direction.
A
88 FLBC FLBC Jazz Square(turning quarter turn) Chasse BC Step Irish Cramp Roll turn (Half turn).
88 FLBC FLBC Jazz Square. Grapevine with switch hop. Bombershay Stamp,(on 1)
88 Hold 234, FLBC FLBC Step pivot, walk 345678.(Line change)

88 SHBC SHBC SHBC (Levels) Irish, SHBC Cramp Roll (Left) Step Maxi Ford
88 Suzinatti (R FL L Heel R Heel, R Spank L Heel, R Toe, L heel) R Cincinatti, L singing in the rain turn. (Step toe heel step spank heel step) R SHBC Cramp roll
88 Irish Irish, Chasse Right Chasse left St R Skater Turn
CHORUS
 R Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo, FLBC,
Paddle Turn
Time Step R L (Stomp hop shuffle step Fl BC Stomp Hop shuffle step FL BC) Stomp

Hold
Chaine turn to X formation
3 ct riff BC  3 ct riff BC  3 Ct riff cross over step bombershay cramp roll
FLBC FLBC Cincinnati turning L FLBC FLBC Cincinnati turning

LINE CHANGE FLBC FLBC FLBC FLBC CHasse Pivot Chasse Pivot Pivot Step

Repeat Chorus.

Encore Updated

Encore and Tap One Dancers!

You are doing AMAZING this semester. I am so excited with how our piece is shaping up.

Below you will find our most current video, along with a current step sheet.

I have also included a new video of the Shim Sham with the slower tempo.

Have a great break and KEEP DANCING!!!

One Short Day

Intro: 88  Step pivot on "Short" fan arms up an "Emerald" Group one group two.

Hold 1234, Walk to formation 567812345678

888 FLBC FLBC Jazz Square, FLBC FLBC Pivot, FLBC FLBC Jazz Square, FLBC FLBC , step maxi ford, step maxi ford dig.

88 R SH BC, R  FLBC L Irish,  R FLBC Jazz square (2)
88 L SH BC, L  FLBC R Irish,  L FLBC Jazz square (2)

8  Chasse (Step together step) BC R L

88 SHBC SHBC R Irish L Irish,  4count Grapevine with dig, RL

4- Ripple

 LINE CHANGE--Tank Wheel

888 FLBC FLBC Jazz Square, FLBC FLBC Pivot, FLBC FLBC Jazz Square, FLBC FLBC , step maxi ford, step maxi ford dig.

Front Row Line Change Video

Shim Sham SLOWER

Shim Sham:

R Stomp (Brush) Step L Stomp (Brush) Step R Stomp (Brush)  ball change R Stomp (Brush) Step
L Stomp (Brush) Step R Stomp (Brush) Step L Stomp (Brush) ball change L Stomp (Brush) Step
R Stomp (Brush) Step L Stomp (Brush) Step R Stomp (Brush) ball change

Break:
R Step L toe back
L Step  Heel R Step Heel L Step
R stamp L Stamp

Cross over:
Push Step or Heel R, L, R, L, R.  L Kick cross over step L, Step R (scuff, R heel, Lstep heel, R step)
Push Step or Heel L R L R. L,  R Kick cross over step R , Step L (scuff, L heel, Rstep heel, L step)
Push Step or Heel R, L, R, L, R.  L Kick cross over step L, Step R (scuff, R heel, Lstep heel, R step)
Push Step L, R kick cross over step R Step L  (Scuff R, L heel, R step heel L Step)
Push Step R, L kick cross over step L (Scuff L, R heel, L step heel)

Tacky Annie:
 Quick step R, L, R (brush) touch, R step L(brush) touch Left step R (brush) touch R step L (brush) touch,
 Quick step R, L, R (brush) touch, R step L (brush) touch Left step R (brush)touch R step L (brush)touch,
 Quick step R, L, R (brush)touch, R step L (brush)touch Left step R(brush) touch R step L (brush)touch,

Half Break:
R step L Step R shuffle ball change
R step L Step R shuffle ball change


Once you know the steps you can put them in order:

Shim Sham
Break
Cross Overs
Tacky Annie
Break
Half Break
Break
Shim Sham
Break (or Freeze)
Cross Overs
Tacky Annie
Break (or Freeze)
Half Break
Break (Or freeze)
Half Break