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Advanced Tap Dancing

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Improve tap dancing skills and footwork with advanced tips and lessons. Learn about adding to a tap repertoire from a dance teacher in this free video on advanced tap dancing.

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Tags: exercises, advanced, turns, tricks, footwork, basics, steps, dancing, time, feet, tap, heels, dances, tapping

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Summary: The rhythmic foot stomping we call tap dancing emerged in the 1830s from a blend of cultures in Manhattan’s original melting pot, the Five Points neighborhood (recently depicted in Scorsese’s film Gangs of New York.) Essentially a blend of African shuffle and Irish jig, tap dance became extremely popular in the first half of the 20th century. The metal plates attached to the bottom of the dancer’s shoes create a percussive rhythm which could either accompany music, or be used as an instrument itself. This popular form of entertainment soon found its way from amateur street performances to vaudeville, Broadway, and eventually film and television, where millions were inspired by the moves of Sammy Davis, Jr., Gregory Hines, Fred Astaire, and Gene Kelly.

After a tap dancer feels comfortable with the basic and intermediate steps and turns, it's only logical to move on to more advanced moves. In this free video series, a dance teacher will show you how to do a number of intermediate tap dancing moves, including pullbacks, pickups, shiggy bops, and more. You'll learn how to do single and double pullbacks, syncopated pullbacks, pickups skips, and running brush pickups. With these dancing tips and techniques, you'll be well on your way to trying more advanced tap dancing steps in no time!

About the Expert

Expert: Emily Larew is a professional dancer and dance instructor. Her education includes studying at LA's The Edge and Millennium dance studios. She has performed for various music awards, theaters, and sang and danced for a Pepsi commercial. Larew has been on tour with Big Idea's "Veggie Tales Live" stage show, performed with Holland America's Cruise line, danced for Dolly Parton, Keith Anderson and Kaci music videos, performed with DC Talk's HERO tour, and the Beth Moore Women's Conference. Larew teaches at Vanderbilt University, Columbia State, and top studios in the Nashville area.

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