How to Do a Roll Shuffle in Tap Dancing

The roll shuffle in tap dancing combines leaps, brushes, spanks, shuffles and more leaps. The outcome has somewhat of a rolling feel and look to it--thus the name. The steps are not complex; however, it always takes time to get the order of the steps memorized.

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Tap shoes

1. Standing on your right foot with your left foot to the front, spank (back brush) your left foot.

2. Leap onto your left foot.

3. Brush (right) forward.

4. Hop (left foot.) This is not a leap (which entails switching to the other foot) but a hop (in place.)

5. Spank (back brush) your right foot.

6. Leap, landing on your right foot.

7. Brush forward on your left foot.

8. Do a hop (right.)

9. Produce a spank, left foot.

10. Execute a leap.

11. Shuffle (right.)

12. Hop (in place) on your left foot.

13. Shuffle (right.)

14. Hop (in place) on your left foot.

15. Brush forward on your right foot.

16. Hop (left.)

Tips & Warnings

• Note that the combination makes 18 sounds (taps) and the count is: "and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 5 and 6 and a 7 and 8."
• Put the steps in sequence: spank (back brush), leap, brush, hop, spank, leap, brush, hop, spank, leap, shuffle, hop, shuffle, hop, brush, hop.
• Remember that the brushes are not brush steps, just brushes. The spank is a back brush but there is no step involved in this instance.

Resources

• Basic Shuffle Video Demonstration