Tap Dancing Lessons: Flap Heel

Video Transcript

"Now we're going to talk about the Flap Heel. Flap Heel is one of the most basic commonly used steps in tap. You'll find it in all different kinds of steps. You can use it for traveling, you can use it in place, or you can use it as a component of the more complex step. To start the Flap Heel step, you're going to use the flap part of your toe tap, you're going to brush it on the floor, you're going to step, and leave it there, and then drop the flap part of the heel tap. Now I'm going to show you how to execute a Flap Heel. So, you're going to lift your foot behind you, you're going to brush the flap part of the tap on the floor, drop it, and leave it there, and then drop the flap part of the heel tap on the floor. Lift your foot behind you, brush on the floor, drop the toe tap, then drop the heel tap. Let me show you on the left. Brush, drop, and drop the heel. Now I'll show you the side view of the Flap Heel. Lift your right foot, brush the toe tap, drop, and drop the heel. Now I'm going to show the sorry, now I'm going to show the Flap Heel traveling. Starting with the right foot, you're going to brush, drop, heel, brush, drop, heel, flap, heel. Now we're going to do the Flap Heel traveling a little bit faster. When you're doing the Flap Heel fast, you want to make sure that your ankles are nice and loose; otherwise, it's going to be difficult to make all the sounds."