Beginner Tap Dance Class Plan, Bundle 1 Al Gilbert

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Beginner Tap Dance Class Plan, Bundle 1 by Darryl Retter, is five months of class plans. That’s 20 weeks! This work is based on Al Gilbert’s Grade 2 Tap Technique. Included in this bundle are video files and class notation for Barre, Center, Across the Floor, and Dance Combinations.

Once your dancers have completed Bundle 1 (months 1-5), they are ready to move to Bundle two, which contains months 6-10. This level of tap dance is at the solid beginner level and perfect for your 6–8-year-old tap dance students.

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Class Plan 1 includes Video and Class Notes for:

• Barre: Shuffle, Shuffle Faster, Shuffle Hop, Shuffle Hop Toe, Hold and Kick Ballchange, Shuffle Ballchange
• Center: Shuffle Step Combo, Side Together Side Dig Combo, Practice Walking Step-Heel, Practice Walking Heel-Ball
• Across the Floor: Step Clap Walking Combo, Practice Walking Grapevine, Walking Combo, Walking Grapevine
• Dance Combo: “September” by Justin Timberlake, Anna Kendrick & Earth, Wind & Fire

 

Class Plan 2 includes Video and Class Notes for:

• Barre: Shuffle, Shuffle Faster, Shuffle Hop, Shuffle Hop Toe, Maxiford, Four Marches and Maxiford, Heel Ballchange
• Center: Shuffle Ballchange Shuffle Step Combo, Heel Stand Combo, Waltz Clog Comb
• Across the Floor: Walking Combo, Walking Grapevine Combo
• Dance Combo: “Whistle Stop” by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

 

Class Plan 3 includes Video and Class Notes for:

• Barre: Shuffle Faster, Shuffle Hop, Shuffle Hop Toe, Shuffle Ballchange, Four Marches and Maxiford Center Floor as Square, Heel Ballchange
• Center: Waltz Clog Combo, Maxiford-Clap Combo, Tap Soutenue Turn Combo
• Across the Floor: Step-Clap Combo, Practice Standard Grapevine
• Dance Combo: “Please Don’t Let Me Go” by Olly Murs

 

Class Plan 4 includes Video and Class Notes for:

• Barre: Shuffle Ballchange, Shuffle Ballchange Faster, Four Marches, and Maxiford Center Floor as Square, Heel Ballchange, Kick Ballchange, Buffalo, Buffalo Fast
• Center: Grapevine-Maxiford Combo, Waltz Clog with Extra Ballchange, Heel-Ball Pivot Turns
• Across the Floor: Basic Side Gallop, Heel Stand Combo
• Dance Combo: “Runnin’ Wild” by Outasight

 

Class Plan 5 includes Video and Class Notes for:

• Barre: Shuffle Fast, Shuffle Ballchange Fast, Maxiford, Buffalo Fast, Irish
• Center: Moving Waltz Clog, Shuffle Ballchange Irish Combo
• Across the Floor: Traveling Buffalo Combo, Grapevine Pivot Turn Combo
• Dance Combo: “Have It All” by Jason Mraz