How to Do the Hollywood Roll in Tap Dancing

The Hollywood Roll step in tap dancing is a backward moving combination. The dancer combines back brushes (spanks) with heel drops and heel digs. If the dancer chooses not to move backward then she should step in place rather than to the back.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

1. Brush back on your right foot and step down on it on the count of "e and."

2. Drop your right heel ("a") and then dig your left heel to the front ("1'').

3. Brush your left foot to the back and step down on your left ("e and").

4. Drop your left heel and dig your right heel to the front ("a 2").

5. Put it all together for the Hollywood Roll: Back brush, step, heel drop, heel dig, back brush, step, heel drop, heel dig. This is considered close footwork. You are not doing big, sweeping movements with your feet. Keep your feet directly under your body so that you can execute these intricate dance steps.