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Summary: The double time step is a great intermediate tap dancing technique to use to keep time. 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 a double time step. You're going to start with the right foot in front, you're going to brush the flat part of the tap on the floor, hop and switch feet, and then flap, ball change. The ball change isn't an actual ball change because the second one is going to use both the flat part and the heel, so it's more of a stomp. Start with the right foot in front; curl up the toes, brush hop, switch, flap back stomp, brush hop, switch, flap back stomp, brush hop, switch, flap step stomp, brush hop, switch, flap back front, brush hop, switch, flap back front. Now we're going to try it a little bit faster, starting with the right foot in front, brush hop, switch, flap back front, brush hop, switch, flap back front. Now I'm going to show you the side view of the double time step. Starting with the right foot in front, lift up the toe, brush hop, switch, flap back front, brush hop, switch, flap back front."