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Scuff Heel Step

Level 5 · Upper-IntermediateEssentialCombinations3 sounds
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Scuff Heel Step Tap Dance Move Shown by Rod Howell · United Taps - Tap Dance Lessons
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Description

The right foot scuffs forward, the left heel drops, and then the right foot steps down. Three quick sounds; the step at the end moves the weight onto the right foot.

Breakdown

  1. Scuff
  2. Heel
  3. Step
Count (one cell per sound · counts vary by teacher)
Scuff&
Heela
Step1

Practice Tips

  • The heel is the sound most likely to drag. Keep the left heel lifted beforehand so it can drop right after the scuff instead of arriving late.
  • Swing through the scuff instead of stopping on it, or it turns into a dig and the rhythm gets muddy.

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