Tap Dancing Steps by Number of Sounds

Tap dancing steps organized by the number of beats in the step. Choreographers may find this Web page useful when they are trying to match tap dancing steps with specific songs or tunes.

1 Sound Tap Steps

Brush
Chug
Flam
Heel Dig
Heel Drop
Hop
Jump
Scuff
Stamp
Step
Stomp
Tap
Toe Drop
Toe Tip
Toe Stand
Touch

2 Sound Tap Steps

Ball Change
Ball Heel
Flap
Paddle
Pick Up
Pull Back
Running Flap
Scuffle
Shuffle
Slap
Tap Spring
Tap Step
Walking Flap

3 Sound Tap Steps

3 Beat Paddle and Roll
3 Beat Walking Riff
Back-Flap Heel
Drawback
Flap Heel
Riffle
Ripple
Slurp
Wing

4 Sound Tap Steps

4 Beat Paddle and Roll (aka Paradiddle)
4 Beat Walking Riff
Buffalo, Single
Cramp Roll, Single
Crawl
Double Shuffle
Flap Ball Change
Irish
Shuffle Ball Change

5 Sound Tap Steps

5 Beat Paddle and Roll
5 Beat Walking Riff
Buffalo, Double
Cramp Roll, Double

6 Sound Tap Steps

6 Beat Paddle and Roll
6 Beat Walking Riff
Cincinnati, Single

7 Sound Tap Steps

7 Beat Paddle and Roll
7 Beat Walking Riff

8 Sound Tap Steps

- 8 Beat Paddle and Roll
- 8 Beat Walking Riff
- Shirley Temple Time Step

Resources

- Wikipedia "Tap Dance Technique" Article
- Shelby Kaufman's "One-Sound Series - Part 1" Video
- Shelby Kaufman's "One-Sound Series - Part 2" Video
- Tap Dancer UK's "Tap Steps With 2 Sounds" Video

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See also
Facebook "Tap Dancing Resources" Page
Facebook "Tap Dancing Friends Discussions" Group
Facebook "Tap Dancing Events and Classes Worldwide" Group
Blog With Tap Dancing Articles and News