Things You'll Need:
- Tap shoes
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Step 1
The waltz clog is one of the staples of tap dancing. It incorporates the shuffle ball change, which is a fundamental move. If your balance isn't good, put one hand on a wall for support but do not lean towards the wall. Keep an upright position. If your balance is good, stand in the middle of the room with your arms extended out to the sides.
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Step 2
When tap dancing, it is recommended that you remain in a plie position, a ballet term, which means that your legs are slightly bent at the knees as opposed to being stiff and rigid. With your right foot step down. With your left foot execute a shuffle (brush front, brush back with the ball of your foot) ball (step down on the left foot) change (step down on the right foot).
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Step 3
Repeat this same move on the left foot. When you become a little more confident, rather than starting with a step, on the right foot, hop onto the right foot. Hop (onto the right foot) shuffle (left) ball (left) change (right). Repeat on the other foot.
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Step 4
Put some music on and try the waltz clog. The song that always comes to mind, and which is so accommodating to the waltz clog, is "Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer true. I'm half crazy all for the likes of you. It won't be a stylish marriage, I can't afford a carriage. But you'll look sweet upon the seat of a bicycle built for two."
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Step 5
The count is one-and-two-and-three, four-and-five-and-six. It's a side to side motion. Remember to keep your arms out to the side for balance and appearance. Classical tap dancers always use their arms in this manner.
