Tap Dancing Lessons for Beginners : The Time Step in Tap Dancing: Part 1
23rd June 2009
Learn how to do the time step move for beginning tap dancing in this free instructional dance video.
Expert: Connie Hale
Contact: www.cynergydance.com
Bio: Connie Hale has danced for 24+ years. She has a BPA & is studio manager & a dance instructor at Cynergy Dance. She is also a lead judge for Talent Explosion National Dance Competition.
Filmmaker: Noel Grevelle
Duration : 0:2:13



June 23rd, 2009 at 11:01 pm
I know. But i …
I know. But i danced for only 1 year do you know the triple triple
June 23rd, 2009 at 11:01 pm
im 11 and i perfect …
im 11 and i perfect time steps. ALL of them..geezzz. ive been dancingg for 7 years..this is easyy
June 23rd, 2009 at 11:01 pm
omg this is easy …
omg this is easy stuff man!! ive been tap dancing for 9 yrs.!!!!!!
June 23rd, 2009 at 11:01 pm
OMG!!!Thank you …
OMG!!!Thank you soooo much!
I am going to b in a show that involves tap and needed some help!This is PERFECT!!!
June 23rd, 2009 at 11:01 pm
That is not a time …
That is not a time step.
A single time step is:
Shuffle, hop, spring, tap, step, step X6
Break; Shuffle, hop, spring, shuffle, step, shuffle, step, shuffle, ball change stamp.
ISTD Tap 11 years, intermediate
June 23rd, 2009 at 11:01 pm
i think i do it …
i think i do it better than ger…i dont know…just saying
June 23rd, 2009 at 11:01 pm
the lady is wrong:
…
the lady is wrong:
its:
stomp
hop
step
flap
step
and repeat it on the other foot.
June 23rd, 2009 at 11:01 pm
a shuffle does not …
a shuffle does not take any weight. and a flap is like a shuffle but you do not follow throught, you put your weight on your ball of your foot.
trust me, im only in tap 1 preteen, easiest class, but i hav been doing it for 5years
June 23rd, 2009 at 11:01 pm
that didnt make …
that didnt make sense i tried it and it doesnt make sense
June 23rd, 2009 at 11:01 pm
this is the most …
this is the most strangest time step ive ever seen….totally different to what i do.
June 23rd, 2009 at 11:01 pm
It has all …
It has all different names e.g a stamp pickup style, hop style, tripple time step, so by the video being called time step they are wrong
June 23rd, 2009 at 11:01 pm
well, therte are …
well, therte are different time steps, so it depends on which one you are watching to do.
June 23rd, 2009 at 11:01 pm
I keep seeing …
I keep seeing different ways to do a time step… I’m so confused!
June 23rd, 2009 at 11:01 pm
Thanks!
…
Thanks!
xXx
June 23rd, 2009 at 11:01 pm
A flap you step on …
A flap you step on it when your done, a shuffle you pull it back.
June 23rd, 2009 at 11:01 pm
Isn’t this an Stomp …
Isn’t this an Stomp Time step???
June 23rd, 2009 at 11:01 pm
Thankss
Thankss
June 23rd, 2009 at 11:01 pm
Hey, I dnt have tap …
Hey, I dnt have tap lessons, but i reaallllyyy wanna start!! And hopefully going to start in July.
I’ve been watching videos, and just wondered, is that- ‘Folap’ or wot eva its called lol is it the same as a ‘Shuffle’???
xXx
June 23rd, 2009 at 11:01 pm
Ohh, shes doing a …
Ohh, shes doing a pick up time step! I thought she was being qweird for a second! The single timestep I learned first year is; Shuffle, hop, step brush ball change….. we leanred this type of time step last year. The break for this time step is SOOO weird!
June 23rd, 2009 at 11:01 pm
ahhh ok i knew how …
ahhh ok i knew how to do this but it sient flap step isent it stamp pick up hop change front slap ball change thats sounds right but good viedo anyway
June 23rd, 2009 at 11:01 pm
ok… you dont even …
ok… you dont even know the time step… there is a spank… before you hop….
June 23rd, 2009 at 11:01 pm
This step was …
This step was really stumping me in my tap calss. Thank you to Connie Hale for going through this so I could finally get it! This is a fabulous video.
June 23rd, 2009 at 11:01 pm
I have just started …
I have just started a tap class with my friend so it helped alot thankyou
June 23rd, 2009 at 11:01 pm
i am a little good …
i am a little good at the time thing
June 23rd, 2009 at 11:01 pm
thanks so much!
thanks so much!