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Frapback

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How to Tap Dance: Frap Backs · mahalodotcom
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Description

Spank the right foot back and drop the left heel, then finish with a frap on the right: a quick brush-and-dig riff that goes straight into a step. That's five sounds, ending with your weight on the right. It opens like a drawback (spank, heel), but the drawback's last step becomes a three-sound frap.

Breakdown

  1. Spank
  2. Heel
  3. Frap
Count (one cell per sound · counts vary by teacher)
Spank (R)&
Heel (L)1
Brush (R)&
Dig (R)a
Step (R)2

Practice Tips

  • As you speed up, smooth the rhythm out so the five sounds roll evenly instead of swinging.
  • Right after the dig, push the ball of the foot straight down for the step instead of lifting the foot first; lifting is what makes the last sound late.

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