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Ruffle

Level 7 · ExpertOptionalCombinations7 sounds
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Ruffle Tap Dance Move Shown by Rod Howell · United Taps - Tap Dance Lessons
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Description

The right foot plays a riffle-like opening (a brush played as a touch, then a dig and a spank) and a toe tip. Then the left foot steps and drops its heel, and the right foot finishes with a smack that takes the weight. Seven sounds in one count.

Breakdown

  1. Brush (touch)
  2. Dig
  3. Spank
  4. Toe (Tip)
  5. Step
  6. Heel
  7. Smack
Count (one cell per sound · counts vary by teacher)
Brush (touch)1
Dige
Spank&
Toe Tipa
Step*
Heel*
Smack2
* an extra quick sound squeezed in just before the next count

Practice Tips

  • Don't lean onto the right toe tip or stop after it; it should pass straight into the left step.
  • Land the final smack with a straight leg so it pops louder than the step before it.

Learn These First

RiffleToe (Tip)Step HeelSmack