Things You'll Need:
- Tap or hard-soled shoes
- Hard floor
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Step 1
Put on your tap or hard-soled shoes and step onto the dancing space. It is possible to learn and execute running flaps in socks or bare feet, but it is difficult to hear the correct sounds if you are not wearing hard-soled shoes.
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Step 2
To start running flaps on your right side, lift your right foot slightly off the ground. Your weight should still be balanced equally on both hips, as if you were standing straight up with both feet on the ground.
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Step 3
Brush the ball of your right foot forward. Do not allow your heel or the arch of your foot to engage with the floor or make any sounds.
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Step 4
Step on the ball of your right foot, keeping your weight equally on both hips.
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Step 5
Lift your left foot slightly, keeping your weight evenly distributed.
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Step 6
Brush the ball of your left foot forward, being careful not to engage the arch or heel of your foot with the floor.
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Step 7
Step on the ball of your left foot, keeping your weight evenly distributed.
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Step 8
Repeat quickly and travel slightly forward with each step on the ball of your foot.
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Step 9
As you repeat your flaps and traveling, push your arms straight down at your sides, with your palms facing the floor and your fingertips facing out. Some dancers will lift up the right arm at the elbow when the left leg is flapping, and will lift the left arm at the elbow while the right leg is flapping.
