Welcome to Fall 2019

Welcome to Tap for Fall 2019

This is the place for all things tap for CLC and Encore. I will post step sheets and videos as well as helpful links to other sites.

Instructor Info:

Marilee Herman

505.486.5413

marileeherman@msn.com

supertappy.blogspot.com

Important Dates:

Dance Revue/Holiday Spectacular November 23, 2019

Dress rehearsal 2:00 pm Show 7:00 pm

Required Materials:

Tap Shoes

Pitcher’s rosin (to keep your shoes from being too slippery)

Water (at each class)

Black slacks for Performance (Encore, Tap 2)

Black leggings and Black fitted cap sleeve tee for performance (Tap 3)

Other Resources:

Unitedtaps.com

YouTube: search Rod Howell

YouTube: search Marilee Herman

TV Themes--Tao Credit Class Choreography

These videos are a little rough, but they should be helplful for your practice.

We will be working on POLISH (and timing) over the next few weeks.

We go together ending, slowed down 8% UPDATED with BACK ESSENCE

We Go Together Ending--Slowed down for learning! 

With Music

Without Music, just Marking it

8 Run
8 Kick Kick, step step step.  Slap slap slap, Clap clap thumbs
8 Chasse (Step together step) Ball change (L R)
8 Step BC with hands up R L, back fast for 8
8 Dig RL in a Square( Front, side, back, side)
8 FLBC FLBC R pivot
8 turn front L Irish. SH BC SH BC Cramp roll
8 step heel step heel step heel step heel, Dig dig dig Stomp stomp
8 heels toes, heels toes heels toes heels toes heels toes
8 Sh R L RR
8 Back essence R L,
8 Drag in -arms up
Walk off as friends

Back Essence Practice

Tap Credit We Go Together--updated

We go Together

Step Sheet Below

Intro
Kick step  BC Kick Step BC Kick step BC Kick KIck
Kick step  BC Kick Step BC Kick step BC Kick step
8 FLBC FLBC R pivot
8 Irish R L I SH BC SH BC Cramp roll
8 step heel step heel step heel step heel, Paradiddle Paradiddle Paradiddle Stomp stomp
8 heels toes, heels toes heels toes heels toes heels toes
8 Sh R L RR
8 Back essence R L,
8 Heel Stand Turn,
8 FLBC FLBC (hands behind back) Running shuffles (5-RLRLR)
8 FL Heel LRL Cramp Roll Cramp Roll Cramp Roll Shoulders
8 Butterfly Time Time step
8 R Cincinatti, L Skater turn
8 Chasse R L
8 (Split directions) FLBC FLBC Jazz Square, Charleston Step Pivot , Step Heel Click jump


Ending Step sheet for Group Portion
Nonsense words
8 KOlbe and Tanya run on,
88 Kolbe and tanya dance (second 8 Kennedie and Lydia run on)
88 Kennedie and Lydia dance (Second 8 Laurie, Sarah and Ruth run on)
88 Laurie Sarah and Ruth Dance (Kennedie and Hannah run on)
888 Kennedie and Hannah Dance
8 EVERYONE  Runs on
8 Kick Kick, step step step.  Slap slap slap, Clap clap thumbs
8 Chasse (Step together step) Ball change (L R)
8 Step BC with hands up R L, back fast for 8
8 Paradiddle R L a Square( Front, side, back, side)
8 FLBC FLBC R pivot
8 Irish R L I SH BC SH BC Cramp roll
8 step heel step heel step heel step heel, Paradiddle Paradiddle Paradiddle Stomp stomp
8 heels toes, heels toes heels toes heels toes heels toes
8 Sh R L RR
8 Back essence R L,
8 Heel Stand Turn, Jump
Walk off as friends

Tap Two Welcome to the 60's

Welcome to the 60's Final

Step sheet SOON!

Encore Cincinnati Practice

Here is the video of me Breaking down the Cincinnati, Also called the Manhatten, Alexander Shirley Temple, and, in the weird universe that is BYU, Eleanor Powell.

Also Rod Howell's Version

Tap Credit Class Choreography

Andy Griffith: (Ray and Delwyn)
Stay tuned for Video!

(Facing Backwards)
Pivot turn
Grapevine R x4
L Clunk slide
Jazz Square
Modified Charleston (step forward, step, clunk to side)
Back essence (start with r foot)
Back essence, fast step R
Grapevine L x4
R Clunk slide (modified bombershay? Clunkershay?)
Pivot
Pivot
Clunk R
Clunk L
Right step Toe

Bonanza (Suzie)
Stay Tuned for Video

Walk 7 (Start Left)
R Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo, FLBC
L Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo, FLBC
R FLBC
FLBC in circle with Lasseo (LRLR)
Cincinatti LR Wipe Brow
Cramp rolls in square, GR 1
Cramp Rolls in square GR 2

Cheers (Jamie, and a little bit Marilee ;P)
Shane turn (1,2,3)
Butterflt Time Step
Cramp Roll Cramp Roll
R Cincinnati , L Brush front R Heel, L Brush Back Right heel, L FLBC
Singing in the Rain Turn
Back Essence L R
Shim Sham Scuff heel cross. L SHBC(Slower)
L Skater Turn
R 3count Riff, R Step maxi ford with extra spank.

Matlock (Sarah)
Line Change
Drag to spot spank step
Soft shoe L
Soft show R slow
Irish Irish
Heel Grind time step in a round (4 groups)
Buck Tine step
Cross over turn

Friends (Laurie and Dru)


Intro/Line Change
R & L Fl BC Out out in in X 2, repeat (8 8)
R & L Cincinnati (8)
R Sh BC x2, R step (touch)

Verse
Shim Sham (8 8 8 )
Break (8)
R & L Double Irish (8)
R & L Bombershay, R skater turn in in out out (8)

Chorus
Single Time step, clunk X 3 (8)
Single Time step, jazz square (8)
Single Time step, pivot turn (8)
L & R Cincinnati, L St maxi ford