Next two classes

Attention tappers! Next week's class will be on Monday (July 30) at 8 a.m. because I will be gone on Tuesday. The next week's class (on Tuesday August 7 at 8 a.m.) will be our last at that location-at least until after school starts. They need to wax the stage and hall to get ready for the school year. We may have some classes at a dance studio in Westchester for the couple weeks in mid August. I am checking on that.
Keep tapping!
Cathy

tap class July 24

Hey tappers! It looks like we may not have any beginning tappers tomorrow. So...we may start in on the more advanced stuff right away. Now if a beginning tapper is reading this and plans to come --please still come -I can lead a two level class!
See you tomorrow at 8a.m. Don't forget park in rear and come in door H and go up the steps.
Cathy

see you in class July 17

Hi Tappers! See you in class tomorrow morning. For those of you interested, Rhythm in Shoes tap classes start tonight.
Cathy

homework from today's class

For those of you who want to practice I will attempt to describe the steps.

Shim Sham
1st step
(rocking motion) touch right ball of foot toward right then 'rock', back and do left heel drop--repeat
dig heel-on right to right, dig heel on left stepping over right, step on right to right.
REPEAT ALL OF ABOVE (starting on left ffoot,touch ball of left foot to left and rock back to do a heel on right etc.)
REPEAT ALL OF ABOVE AGAIN TO RIGHT on the last 'step on right to right' you then go on to do (starting with left foot and moving toward the left) dig heel dig heel step. Then again to right dig heel dig heel step(r) step(l). You then begin Tack Annie
2nd step
bring right ball of foot into tap floor next to left foot and then step back out to right. Bring left bal of foot into tap floor besid right foot and step back to left side, bring right ball of foot to strike floor next to left foot and step back out to right side and then***bring left foot to strike floor with ball of left foot AND PUT YOUR WEIGHT ON IT so you can then step out on right foot and then left foot.repeat
3rd step
(all on right foot)step (to front), brush back, step
repeat all on left foot
repeat all on right foot except then go on and do another step on left foot
repeat all on right foot again

the rhythm for this is ---
step brush step
step brush step
step brush step step
step brush step
Repeat

4th step

Lunge forward on right foot
step back on left foot
shuffle (r) ball (l) change(L) [change means step]
Repeat

Break step
step (r), toe jab (left -behind right foot), step (l)
step on right behind left foot-chug right foot forward
step on left behind right foot-chug left foot forward
jump on both feet to sides
bring both feet together in a sliding motion (nice if can cause heels to click when brought together)

For more advanced students:
New step
step to right on right
brush back on left, drop heel on right, jab left toe behind right foot
drop right heel then (repeating step), step to left on left, brush(r), drop heel (l),jab right toe behind left foot
dropping left heel repeat again to right except after ending toe jab do another drop heel on right and jab left toe to left , drop right heel again and jab left toe again behind right foot (repeat whole sequence starrting with left then again starting with right foot)
Now... from this position -slide left toe along ground to front (from behind right foot) and drop right heel as youu do this ,
brush left foot back, left dig toe-(next to right foot) drop left heel.
right heel jab (to front), right brush back, drop left heel, right toe jab behind left foot
you are now in position to repeat step sliding right toe out...
again repeat sliding left foot out...
again begin to repeat sliding right foot out, drop left heel, brush back on right,right dig and right heel drop then STEP onleft foot to end the step.

Happy practicing!!

tap class 7-10-07

Hi Tappers! See you tomorrow morning. Remember- the only door open to the building will be around the back of the school at the far end of the little semi-enclosed parking lot. You can park right by the door. Then just come up the steps. I'm looking forward to tapping with you.
Cathy

Hi Tappers! Check out the following link to see about some summer tap classes on July 16-19 in Dayton. If for some reason the link doesn't work, go to www.rhythminshoes.org and click on classes. See you tomorrow.

http://rhythminshoes.org/index.php/?page_id=3

Cathy