Beginner Tap Tutorial - Eleanor Powell, Shirley Temple, Broadway
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- čas přidán 2. 01. 2023
- This step has so many names but is a great step to add more coordination and balance into your tap dancing. Done slow or fast it's fun!
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What do you call this step if you already know it?
If you're learning now, which name do you prefer?
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Definitely call it the "Eleanor Powell" because she deserves to be remembered in any way possible as one of the best tap dancers ever.
Agreed!
Elinore Powell deserves to be remembered for the dance, in my humble opinion 😊.
Believe I learned this as an "essence"
Teacher also used "I like to tap, cause tap is great" to help remember the rhythm
We are currently learning this step in class, we call it the shirley temple.
Its tricky to remember to do opposite heel, but im getting there 😊
With practice it will become second nature. Enjoy the journey. As soon as you have the opposite heel down your teacher will switch it up and teach you a step with same heel. Lol this is the life of a tap dancer. I’m so excited for you. Thanks for the comment too.
I Love it! Is there a name when it's done with the same heel? Or is it just an invention??
Wow! Amazing 😁💃👍
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"shuffle, ball, change" ... all I can remember from 1964.
Some sing in the shower. Some dance in their living room, still.
Never stop dancing and singing!
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My tap teacher called that step a Gene Kelly. It fits perfectly with the little melody he doo-dah-doot-doos at the beginning of "Singin' in the Rain."
Love that too. Anytime we can give credit to all the talent that paved the way in this art before us I’m here for it!
Thanks for the comment. Happy tapping
I am gonna get this down! So fun!
How is it going Debbie?
@@tapfitfam it took me a couple times to get the steps figured out. And I finally got it and I’ve been practicing it a lot. And our dance teacher just showed us how to do it the other day and she calls at the Broadway and she said I did it very beautifully, thank you for your tutorials. I told her classmates about your site.
@@debbietucker7363 yay! So happy to hear this. Thank you for sharing my site and I will post more tutorials soon.
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Took tap for a short while; always loved tap as my dad also loved tap.
That’s great! Do you still tap just messing around at all? I find certain steps sneak back in for people even after they stop taking lessons! For example paradiddles 🤪
I was taught it as a "Lindy" (when done in a swung rhythm as in her first speed up) because it resembles a jazz Lindy (chassé rock step, chassé rock step) :)
Interesting. I have never heard this as a Lindy but I do a lindy with the same concepts just all on the balls of the feet and no heels. It’s a bouncy technique and a lot of fun for moving side to side. Thanks for the comment
Well done
Thank you Randy! Do you do this step too?
It's a side step (Australia). Can also be done with stamps instead of heel drops.
I live in the flat below tap tap tap all night long !!
I personally wouldn’t mind but not everyone in my family would agree with me. Hahaha are you here to learn too? Let’s dance 👯♀️🤗
This was definitely the Shirley Temple for me. Never took a class but had tap shoes and copied people like Shirley on TV. Scratched up my grandmas floor pretty good...lol
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In the 70’s our dance school called it The Broadway.
yes that's another common name for it too
Wow, you're good! I want to tap, well dance in general. It looks difficult...but of course, with anything- practice makes perfect. I get my inspiration from watching Golden Age tap numbers like the Nicholas Brothers, 'Bojangles' Robinson, Eleanor Powell...I have gotten the majority of my intrest for tap is from my favourite dancing duo, "Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers". I may be bias in saying this, but nothing beats them when they two become one on the dance floor. They showed me it just isn't dance; it's a form of expression. I love music from the time too and I catch on to the rhythms quite easily. So maybe when I start to learn, that'll help me put my feet to the beat or toes to the test!😁
For sure that incredible duo has inspired many! I wrote a school report on them once in middle school! Beautiful and timeless!
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@@tapfitfam My thanks! I will!😉
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que difícil!!!!🥲
I learned it as a “Tackie Annie”
Tap dance is such a crazy art form, I have a different step for a Tack Annie. haha Thanks for the comment - keep tapping
Bojangles and Staircase
Hello, could you tell me where I can buy this model of shoe? I'm a man and I'm in Brazil.
What brand are your shoes? Thank you
Great question, These are Miller & Ben's Triple Threats! Amazing shoes and I've had these shoes for nearly 15 years now! So much music made in them :) However, if you're a beginner I would not recommend this shoe. Reason being its a lot of build up and hard to break in. I would recommend their Jazz Tap Master but even still there are cheaper really good shoes for beginners you can start with. (sorry I know that was more info than you asked for) But I LOVE these shoes and the men that make them!
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We call it Broadway! What are your tap shoes they look like amazing quality?!
So seriously--what's the original name for that step? When I referred to it as "Shirley Temple" to my current tap teacher--who happens to be black--he says to me, "But who taught Shirley Temple? Bill Robinson."
As far as I know, the verdict is out on who originated the step. That's the reason a lot of people call it a Eleanor Powell though, to give credit to her as creator. I'm not 100% certain though and your teacher has a solid point.
No, it's called Rock the Cradle-- Astaire and every other tap dancer, male and female have done it.
Yes it has many names. You must really love tap dance Kay as you’ve left a couple comments so far on my videos. I hope you always have it in your life as an outlet and form of self expression. ✨