Tap Terms Crossword

An eight-measure movement, used to set the tempo. Can be done in single, double, or triple. Hop shuffle step, slap ball change is a single.
Step named for a famous dancer. Consists of a step, shuffle, jump, toe tip behind.
Forward movement emphasizing the heel drop with weight on the same foot.
Digging of the heel into the floor without weight transfer.
A hop into the air while scraping the edge of the tap shoe on the ground. A brush is then done back inwards before landing on the same foot. Looks like a heart.
Brushing the foot forward and step with transfer of weight.
Forceful dropping of the heel on the floor, with the weight placed on the ball of the same foot.
A backward brush of the ball of the foot.
Scuff followed by a pull.
Two quick changes of weight from one ball of the foot to the other.
Step using toe and heel drops in a specific pattern: toe toe heel heel
Step consisting of a step, shuffle, and a small jump (with shuffling foot going behind)
Riff combined with a pull
Shuffle, hop, and a step. This can be done traveling forwards or backwards and the shuffling foot usually crosses when stepping.
Stomp, pull, step. Alternating feet. 16 8-counts
Dropping the toe with weight on the foot
Stamp without weight transfer.
Movement combining a brush and a scuff on the same foot.
A pull with one foot, drop the heel of the opposite foot, shuffle and a step. This step is performed traveling backwards and alternates feet.
A jump in the air while doing pullbacks with both feet. Can be done in singles, doubles, or triples.
Forward movement hitting the heel of the foot on the ground.
Jump into the air, landing on the same foot and keeping the heel lifted.
Brush of the ball of the foot forward followed by a pull.
Spring into the air from both balls of the feet or one foot and land on a different foot or both feet.
A pull with a step backwards on the same foot.