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Summary: The toe heel turn is a great intermediate tap dancing technique to know for beginners to learn turns. Watch as a dance expert shows you tips on exactly how to do this exciting tap dance move in a free video clip.
Rene Preciado is a tap dance enthusiast, teacher and dancer. Rene has been tap dancing for the past fifteen years. She’s been teaching tap dance to people of all ages for the past...read more
"Now we're going to talk about the toe heel turn. The toe heel turn is one of the most basic turns in tap. Very good for a beginner to learn how to start doing turns. You're going to start by stepping out to the side. Open up your arms, do a toe heel. And then you're going to turn completely around. Toe heel again. Now you want to continue the direction that you're turning. Toe heel, toe heel. Open. When you turn around to the back, you're going to close your arms. Close. Open. And close. Now we're going to do the toe heel turn a little bit faster. Open. Close. Open. Close."
eHow Article: Tap Dancing Lessons: Toe Heel Turn