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Basic Tap Language: 

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Everyone has different variations of the basic Tap language

- stamp - flat foot step (changing weight)

- dig(ball)toe rest on the ball of foot (no weight change) 

- stomp - flat foot ( to be used again no weight change) 

- step - on the ball step ( changing weight) 

-slap - brush with toe back 

hop - lift weight on standing foot, do not switich feet

j - jump - lift weight from standing foot to other foot, switching feetsh

- tap walk - heel, toe 

- paddle roll - heel, slap, step, heel 

- paddle - heel, slap 

- roll - toe, heel 

- flap- brush, step 

- heel - heel tap 

- stab - top of toe dig 

- shuffle - brush front then back

- scuff - scuff with heel 

- brush - brush with toe forward  

-strk - strike - brushing the outside of toe of shoe from back to side ending foot up(like a match striking!)hfrppr

cr - cramp roll - step, step, heel, heel

ts - toe stand - up on  toe, tip of shoes, one foot

ts2 - double toe stand - up on both toes, tip of shoes

tr - toe roll - stab, stab, step, step (should be in a double toe stand on 2nd stab!)

weevil - flap,  heel, heel,  slap, heel, stab, heel

W2 - double weevil - flap, heel, heel, heel, heel, slap, heel, stab, heel

swing weevil - flap, heel, heel, heel, slap, heel, stab

R4 - 4 count riff - toe, scuff, heel, toe 

R5 - 5 count riff - toe, scuff, other heel, heel, toe 

R6 - 6 count riff - toe, scuff, other heel, heel, toe, heel 

R7 - 7 count riff - toe, scuff, other heel, heel, toe, other heel, heel 

Stomp time steps :

Single - Stomp hop step flap step 

Double - Stomp hop flap flap step

Triple - Stomp hop shuffle step flap step

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Everyone has different variations of the basic Tap language

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