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Five Count Single Wing

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5 Count Single Wing Tap Dance Move Shown by Rod Howell · United Taps - Tap Dance Lessons
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Description

The five-count wing on one foot. The foot scrapes outward on the outer edge of its ball tap as it rises, spanks in, brushes out again, spanks in again, and lands on its own ball. Five sounds, and the weight stays on that one foot throughout.

Breakdown

  1. Scrape
  2. Spank
  3. Brush
  4. Spank
  5. Land
Count (one cell per sound · counts vary by teacher)
Scrape (out)1
Spank (in)e
Brush (out)&
Spank (in)a
Land2

Practice Tips

  • Keep the ankle very loose so the foot can flick out and back twice in one lift.
  • Keep the out-swing small; a wide swing leaves no time to get the foot back in for the last spank and the landing.

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