Evaluations TAP 2010-2011

All students wishing to “challenge” to the next level must be able to complete the following (with correct technique and no demonstration) according to their level.  All students at their level should know the vocabulary as well as complete ALL sounds!  Dancers must be able to do steps with proper technique as well as with proper ARMS and HAND placement.

BEG 1:  Shuffles and shuffle hop step

            Shuffle ball change and Flap ball change

            Tap Lindy and Heel toe shuffle ball change

            Slaps and flaps

            Flap heel

            Basic and Single  Military time-step

            Shuffle toe down and Rolling Shuffle

BEG 2-3:  Combinations of Beg. 1 Steps

            Know difference of Hop and Leap

            Flap Ball Change

            Flap heel heel

            Maxi Ford

            Cramp Roll

            Lindy With a shuffle Ball Change

            Scuffles

            Basics of Drawback

            Basic, Single and double Military Time Step

INT 1-2:  Any combination of the Beg. Level steps

            Military time steps (basic, single, double, and triple)

            Drawbacks and Cincinaties 

            Basic Waltz Clog

            Cramps rolls, riff walks, pull backs

            Flap ball change shuffle hop step and various other combinations

            Maxi Ford turns

INT 3:  Any combination of the Beg. And Int. 1-2 Steps

            Basic and single time steps

            Shuffle hop and hop shuffle combinations

            Turning Cramp rolls

            Know difference between basic and traveling cramp roll

            Various different styles of pick-up combinations (with equal controlled rhythms)

            Single and double pirouettes

            Various combinations of Riff walks

            Various toe raises

    Parradiddles and various syncopated combinations