How to Perform a Double Time Step in Tap

You've mastered the single time step—shuffle, hop, step, flap, step—and now you're ready to move onto a double time step. The step is similar but adds an element to help you do the step faster and more fluidly. There are always multiple variations of a time step. For the double time step, these include the double shuffle and double stomp.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Perform a Double Shuffle Time Step

1. Begin on a hard non-carpeted floor that isn't too slippery. Stand in front of a mirror and place your hands on your hips to focus on correct foot movement.

2. Shuffle with the right foot. To shuffle, brush your right foot forward and back against the floor, making two sounds:shu-ffle.

3. Hop on your left foot, making one tap sound with your whole foot.

4. Flap with your right foot. Brush forward and step down making two sounds: fa-lap.

5. Flap with your left foot. Brush forward and step down making two sounds: fa-lap.

6. Step back slightly with your right foot, ending the double time step with one last sound. Repeat the whole combination on the left side, starting with a left shuffle. You should hear eight distinct sounds: shu-ffle, hop, fa-lap, fa-lap and step.

Perform a Double Stomp Time Step

7. Stomp with your right foot. A stomp hits the floor and comes up without bearing weight while a stamp stays on the floor. In this case, use a stomp.

8. Brush back with the right foot.

9. Hop on your left foot.

10. Flap with your right foot.

11. Flap with your left foot.

12. Step onto your right foot to finish the step. Repeat the combination with on the left side beginning with a left stomp. You should hear eight distinct taps: stomp, brush, hop, fa-lap, fa-lap and step.