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Double Flap

Level 3 · Pre-IntermediateOptionalCombinations4 sounds
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Double Flap Tap Dance Move Shown by Rod Howell at unitedtaps.com · United Taps - Tap Dance Lessons
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Description

Two flaps on alternating feet with no pause between them: brush and step with one foot, then brush and step right away with the other. Four quick sounds that work as one rhythmic unit; the weight changes on each step and ends on the second foot.

Breakdown

  1. Flap
  2. Flap
Count (one cell per sound · counts vary by teacher)
Brush1
Step&
Brusha
Step2

Practice Tips

  • The second flap usually lands too soon - give that foot more height before it brushes so it can't rush in.
  • Keep all four sounds evenly spaced and similar in volume; the brushes are the first thing to vanish as the tempo rises.

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