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Summary: The trench and toe pick turn is a great intermediate tap dancing technique combination to know. 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 I'm going to show you how to execute a Trench with a Toe Pick turn. So this is a combination of steps. The Trench, and the Toe Pick Turn. So, starting on your left foot, you're going to step forward, slide your right foot back, then you're going to switch feet, two, three, four. Then you're going to step on the left foot; step, pick, hop, step, pick, hop, step. On this Toe Pick turn we're going to get around in two toe pick hops. So you're going to do Trench, one, two, three, four, step, pick, hop, step, pick, hop, step, Trench, one, two, three, four, step, pick, hop, step, pick, hop, step. Now we'll try it a little bit faster; Trench, one, two, three, four, step, pick, hop, step, pick, hop, step. Now I'll show the side view of the Trench, and a Toe Pick turn, step, one, two, three, four, step, pick, hop, step, pick, hop, step, Trench, one, two, three, four, step, pick, hop, step, pick, hop, step. Now a little bit faster. One, two, three, four, step, pick, hop, step, pick, hop, step."
eHow Article: Tap Dancing Lessons: Trench & Toe Pic Turn