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Broken Riff

Level 7 · ExpertOptionalRolls & Riffs7 sounds
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Broken Riff Tap Dance Move Shown by Rod Howell · United Taps - Tap Dance Lessons
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Description

Riffle the right foot (brush, dig, spank) and drop the left heel. Then strike the outside edge of the right toe tap, then the outside edge of the right heel tap, and finish with another left heel. Splitting the edge hits into two separate sounds gives you seven quick taps in one count.

Breakdown

  1. Riffle
  2. Heel
  3. Toe (outside edge)
  4. Heel (outside edge)
  5. Heel
Count (one cell per sound · counts vary by teacher)
Brush1
Dige
Spank&
Heela
Outside of toe tap*
Outside of heel tap*
Heel2
* an extra quick sound squeezed in just before the next count

Practice Tips

  • Adjust where the foot in back lands at the end, a little at a time, until the two edge hits sound strong and clearly apart.
  • Practice the outside-toe, outside-heel pair on its own first so it doesn't collapse into one clunk.

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