TESTING LEVELS TAP 2008-2009

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. I:
Shuffles and Shuffle Hop step
Shuffle ball change & Flap Ball Change
Tap Lindy & heel toe shuffle BC
Slaps & Flaps/flap heel
Basic Military time step

Beg. II:
Combinations of Beg 1 steps
Basic/Single Military time step
Flap BC shuffle hop step
Rolling shuffles/Flap heel heel
Maxi Ford (working on turn)
Flap heel heel & cramp rolls
2 flap BC- sh bc sh hop st
lindy with a shuffle ball change

Beg III:
Combinations of Beg. 1 &2 steps
Know difference of hop and leap
Flap heel heel spank heel toe heel
Basic Waltz clog (st sh bc/st sh bc)
Double military time step
Flap heel heel toe heel heel chaine
Spank steps & Spank hop steps
Maxi Ford with turn
Shuffle hop step into grapevine
Scuffles, drawbacks, rolling shuffles

Int. I:
All of the above combinations
Military time steps (basic single double triple)
sh hop and hop sh combos
Basic and single waltz clog
Draw backs and Cincinaties
Sh hop step front side and back
Cramp rolls, riff walks, Pull backs
Know difference of cramp roll and traveling CR

Int. II:
syncopated drawback/cincinaties
basic and single time steps
sh hop and hop sh combos
scuffle combinations with heel
double waltz clog &side essence
various riff walk combinations
single pirouette/working double
pull backs single and double

Int. III:
Any and all of the above steps in various combinations.
Back essence
Maxi ford with pick ups
Working on shuffle pick-ups (must be able to do to move to ADV. 1 Tap)
Fl-hl-hl toe-hl hl chaine turns
Riff walk combinations
Basic Single and double time steps
Various Cramp Roll and turning combinations and leaps
Single and Double pirouettes

Adv. I-II:
All of the above steps in various rhythms.
Maxi Ford Turn with stag attitude leap
Various combinations of Pick ups w/turns (with equal rhythms)
Various combinations of Pick ups including Toe Taps and cramp roll toe taps
Various combinations of Riff walks
Various chaine tap turns
Basic single double and triple time steps
Shuffle hop step with pickups
Any and all combinations of ANY tap step in ANY order with ARMS!