Summary: There are countless tap dance moves and combinations. Learn how to do a 'nerve tap turn' tap dance move from our expert dancer in this free video clip on beginning tap dancing.
Emily Larew is a professional dancer and dance instructor. Her education includes studying at LA’s The Edge and Millennium dance studios. She has performed for various music awards,...read more
"Hi, I'm Emily Larew, and we are wrapping up our "Beginning Tap Combination". We have counts five through eight left, and what I want you to do, we just ran backwards on 4, you're going to ball change, right left. And 5, you're going to prepare, you have the 3 tap nerve turn, so you're going to tap, you're going to be in a pencil turn, you're just going to close it. You're going to be on the ball of your feet and you're going to tap, 1, 2, 3. So just use the ankle, 1, 2, 3. So we have...and 5, 6, and 7, then you're going to step out and hit your pose, whatever you would like, 8...or 8...or 8, whatever you would like. Or if you're manly, 8...I felt like Peter Pan. Ready, 3 and 4 and 5, 6 and 7, 8. Yea! Let's put it all together for one fabulous beginning tap combination. Are you ready, 5, 6, 7, and 1, 2, 3...1 and 2 and 3 and 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8...1 and 2, 3, 4 and 5, 6, 7 and 8...1, 2, 3 and 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8...1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, 6, 7 and 8...1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, 6, 7 and 8 and 1, 2, 3 and 4, 5, 6, 7, 8...1, 2, 3 and 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. Great job everybody!"