Beginning Tap Dancing Lessons

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Tap dancing has been a popular dance for decades. Learn tips and techniques from a dance expert on popular tap dancing moves in this free video series of dance lessons.

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Tap Dancing Lessons: Cramp Rolls
Cramp rolls 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.

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Tap Dancing Lessons: Digful
The digful is 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.

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Tap Dancing Lessons: Digful Toe Heel Toe
The digful is a great beginning tap dancing technique to know and is easily added onto with toe heels and more. Watch as a dance expert shows you tips on exactly how to do this exciting tap dance move in a free video clip.

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Tap Dancing Lessons: Digful Toe Heels
The digful is a great beginning tap dancing technique to know and is easily added onto with toe heels and more. Watch as a dance expert shows you tips on exactly how to do this exciting tap dance move in a free video clip.

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Tap Dancing Lessons: Pull Backs
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.

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Tap Dancing Lessons: Running Flaps
Running flaps 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.

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Tap Dancing Lessons: Shuffle Ball Change
The shuffle ball change tap dance move is a great beginning 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.

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Tap Dancing Lessons: Syncopated Pull Backs
Pull backs are a great beginning tap dancing technique to know. As you get better you can begin to syncopate this move to the beat. Watch as a dance expert shows you tips on exactly how to do this exciting tap dance move in a free video clip.

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Tap Dancing Lessons: Syncopated Wings
Wings is a great beginning tap dancing technique to know. As you get better you can begin to syncopate this move to the beat. Watch as a dance expert shows you tips on exactly how to do this exciting tap dance move in a free video clip.

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Tap Dancing Lessons: Toe Rolls
Toe Rolls 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.

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Tap Dancing Lessons: Toe Stand
The toe stand is 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.

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Tap Dancing Lessons: Wings
Wings is a great beginning tap dancing technique to know as you get better and better. Watch as a dance expert shows you tips on exactly how to do this exciting tap dance move in a free video clip.

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Summary: The rhythmic foot stomping we call tap dancing emerged in the 1830’s 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.

A recent resurgence of tap enthusiasm came in the 90’s with the infusion of new dancers, such as Savion Glover, who began to incorporate a more personal style into their performances, and essentially made tap dancing “cool” again. In this free video dance class, learn how to tap dance as a beginning tap dancer. An experienced tap dance instructor will walk you through these exciting steps that you need to know. These lessons include steps like the digful, the toe stand, the toe roll, the crap roll and running flaps.

About the Expert

Expert: 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 seven years. She currently is the instructor of a Tap Dance for Adults class at the Jewels Cheer Gym in Richmond, California. Rene Preciado has won the regional dance championships in 1997, 1998 and 1999.