title: Tap Dance Fundamentals
author: WEST  COLLEEN N
description: Learning various levels of tap dance technique is one of the objectives of Tap Dance Fundamentals.Students will develop:1. Basic tap dance skills with effective technique and theory2. Coordination, motor memory, and fine and gross motor skills3. Correct alignment, placement, and weight shifts4. A movement vocabulary using correct tap technology5. Rhythmic awareness, clarity, and sensitivity to tempoThe following technique skills will be taught: shuffle, flap, ball-change, toe heel, paddle, Irish, waltz clog, maxi ford, drawbacks . . . and many other combinations of steps.The Glory of Tap Dancing,The Power of Its Expressiveness,The Depth of Its Emotion,The Possibilities of Its Artistry Rattle The Stereotypes of Tap.
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  # Dance in the Balance
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Lindsay Becs
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  # Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Theme Songs](part0004.html#3Q280-0559ad802f044da5b0cf865348fd2f4d)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 1](part0005.html#4OIQ0-0559ad802f044da5b0cf865348fd2f4d)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 2](part0006.html#5N3C0-0559ad802f044da5b0cf865348fd2f4d)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 3](part0007.html#6LJU0-0559ad802f044da5b0cf865348fd2f4d)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 4](part0008_split_000.html#7K4G0-0559ad802f044da5b0cf865348fd2f4d)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 5](part0009.html#8IL20-0559ad802f044da5b0cf865348fd2f4d)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 6](part0010.html#9H5K0-0559ad802f044da5b0cf865348fd2f4d)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 7](part0011_split_000.html#AFM60-0559ad802f044da5b0cf865348fd2f4d)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 8](part0012.html#BE6O0-0559ad802f044da5b0cf865348fd2f4d)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 9](part0013_split_000.html#CCNA0-0559ad802f044da5b0cf865348fd2f4d)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 10](part0014_split_000.html#DB7S0-0559ad802f044da5b0cf865348fd2f4d)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 