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Cincinnati Flam

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Cincinnati Flam Tap Dance Move Shown by Rod Howell · United Taps - Tap Dance Lessons
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Description

Spank the right foot, drop the left heel, shuffle the right, drop the left heel again, then finish with a flam on the right: a step and a heel played so close together that they almost merge. It's a Cincinnati with its last step turned into a flam, giving seven sounds in the same '&1&2&3' space.

Breakdown

  1. Spank
  2. Heel
  3. Shuffle
  4. Heel
  5. Flam
Count (one cell per sound · counts vary by teacher)
Spank&
Heel1
Brush&
Spank2
Heel&
Step (flam)3
Heel (flam)3

Practice Tips

  • Keep the ankle loose on the last step so the flam's heel falls right behind it instead of arriving late.
  • Get the regular Cincinnati clean first; the flam should replace the last step without changing the timing of anything before it.

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