Summary: Pull backs are a great beginning tap dancing technique 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 we're going to talk about pull backs. Pull backs are going to start in the ball of your feet. You're going to brush back using the flat part of the tap, and land on the ball of your feet. So pullbacks are going to consist of two sounds: the brush and the landing. When learning pull backs, I always like to start on the flat part of a heel. Although this is not a pull back, this is an easy way to prepare for it. You're going to brush the flat part of the tap back and land on the ball of the foot. Step, step, pull back. Step, step, pull back. Step, step, pull back. Remember that only the last two sounds of the pull back are the actual pull back. The heel, heel is just the preparation. Now I'll show you the side view of the pull back. Heel, heel, pull back. Heel, heel, pull back. Heel, heel, pull back. Now I'm going to do how to do traveling pull backs. Step forward, forward, pull back, pull back."
eHow Article: Tap Dancing Lessons: Pull Backs