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| Kandykane Dancing the "A Lovely Night (from LaLaLand) |
One-sound-steps
toe
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heep tap
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strike the heel of the foot on the floor and release immediately.
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step
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ball step with a change of weight.
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touch
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ball step without change of weight.
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stamp
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flat step with weight.
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stomp
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flat step without weight, i.e. lift foot off floor afterwards.
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(heel) dig
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heel step w/ or w/o weight.
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heel (drop)
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standing on the balls of one or both feet, ‘drop’ the heel(s) w/ or w/o weight.
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ball (drop)
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standing on the heels of one or both feet, ‘drop’ the ball(s) w/ or w/o weight.
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toe stand
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stand on one or both tips of the feet.
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hop
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standing on one foot, jump up and land on the same foot.
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leap
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standing on one foot, jump up and land on the other foot.
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jump
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standing on one or both feet, jump up and land on both feet.
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brush
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stand on one leg sweep the opposite leg fwd from the hip striking the ball of the foot. (Bck motion known as ‘spank’)
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scuff
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as a brush, but striking the floor with the heel instead of the ball.
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Two-sound-steps
ball-heel
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strike the ball and drop the heel
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shuffle
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brush fwd + brush bck.
There are different ways to perform a shuffle.
However, hip-initiated shuffles is widely preferred because it is easier to get speed and clarity from the hip.
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scuffle / paddle
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scuff + brush bck
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flap
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brush fwd + step (which is striking the ball of the foot on the floor with a change of weight).
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slap
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brush fwd + touch.
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pickup
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placing the heel on ground and slapping the ball where the heel was in a pickng up motion.
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pullback
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standing on the balls of one or both feet, jump up, hitting the ground w/ the ball(s) and land on the same foot (or both feet)
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riff
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standing on one leg, swing the other leg to the front, first hitting the ground w/ the ball then the heel.
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ball-change
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two steps on alternating feet. The first step does not get full weight.
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Three-sound-steps
riffle
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riff + bck brush
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ripple
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using only the toe tap of one foot, striking w/ the outer edge of the tap, followed by the inner edge, followed by the ball of the foot.
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slurp
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one foot is placed on the floor w/ or w/o weight, first hitting w/ the ball, then w/ the heel, then again w/ the ball. Usually very fast w/ precision.
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shuffle-hop-step
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shuffle + hop + step on the foot that had brushed in the beginning
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three beat shuffle
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two beat shuffle performed w/ heel instead of ball.
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Four-sound-steps
cramp
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ball (R) +ball (L) + heel (R) + heel (L) or
ball (L) +ball (R) + heel (L) + heel (R);
often counted as ‘1 & a 2’;
also know as a flap cramp roll or 5-cramp roll,
or done double time to be known as bite cramproll when counted as a & a 1.
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paradiddle
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same foot doing scuffle + step + heel
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riff walk
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riff + same foot dig-ball.
can be extended to a 5-sound riff walk by inserting a heel on the other foot b/w the riff and the dig-ball.
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four beat shuffle
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a shuffle w/ four beats, with relaxed movement of the foot
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Irish
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named for its resemblance to Irish jigs.
shuffle + hop on the standing foot + working foot cross (either in front or behind)
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Basic Combinations
Ball-Heel (Ball Dig + Heel Drop)
Shuffle (Brush Fwd + Brush Bck)/ Ball-Heel
Heel Dig + Brush Bck + Heel Droop + Ball Dig + Heel Drop
Heel Dig + Brush Bck + Ball Dig
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