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Stamp Cramp Roll Turn

Level 3 · Pre-IntermediateEssentialTurns5 sounds
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LEARN TO TAP DANCE - CRAMP ROLL TURN - Free online dance class! - Tap Dance Step Tutorial · Jenne Vermes
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Description

Stamp the right foot, then do a cramp roll while you turn: the ball of the left, the ball of the right, then the right heel and the left heel, so the heels drop in the reverse order of the balls. Five sounds, with the rotation happening over the ball steps, and you finish flat on both feet. It is usually done alternating, turning one way and then the other.

Breakdown

  1. Stamp
  2. Step
  3. Step
  4. Heel
  5. Heel
Count (one cell per sound · counts vary by teacher)
Stamp1
Step (ball)2
Step (ball)&
Heela
Heel3

Practice Tips

  • Walk into the cramp roll instead of jumping into it - place one ball and then the other, and don't let the second ball step rush in.
  • Spot a fixed point and keep both heels up until the rotation is done, so the two heel drops stay separate and even.

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