How to Do the Toe Tap Standard Break in Tap Dancing

The toe tap standard break in tap-dancing is yet another break that can be used after a time step. The "break" indicates the ending of a series of steps, generally a time-step combination, but not necessarily.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Tap shoes

1. Do a right shuffle and then hop left.

2. Jab your right toe to the back and then step down on your right.

3. Shuffle left and step left.

4. Shuffle right and step right.

5. Shuffle left and ball change (left, right).

6. Remember that a shuffle is a front and back brush on the ball of your foot. A ball change is a step step that requires transference of weight from the "ball" foot to the "change" foot.

7. Put the steps together for the toe tap standard break: shuffle hop toe jab step, shuffle step, shuffle step, shuffle ball change. Consider the count: "8 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 5 and 6 and 7."

Resources

• Shuffle Combo Demonstration