LEVEL 1
Essential steps are in teaching order and optional steps are in alphabetical order.
ESSENTIAL STEPS
Toe (flat)
Heel
Toe Toe Heel Heel
Stamp
Stomp
Step
Touch
Toe-Tip (or just Toe)
Dig (Heel)
Step Heel
Dig Toe (Heel Toe)
Dig Toe Step Heel
Hop
Jump
Chug
Brush
Flap
Flap Heel
Flap Ball Change
Spank (Brush Back, Draw, Pull)
Spank Step (Back Flap)
Spank Step Heel
Spank Step Ball Change
Shuffle
Shuffle Step (Running Shuffle, Leap Shuffles, Jogging Shuffles)
Shuffle Ball Change
Buffalo
Cramp Roll
Irish
Maxie Ford
Waltz Clog
Heel Stand
Step Heel Turn
Flap Heel Turn
Slide
OPTIONAL STEPS
Clunk
Leap
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LEVEL 2
ESSENTIAL STEPS
Hop Shuffle
Shuffle Heel
Scuff
Double Buffalo
Double Cramp Roll (Flap Cramp Roll)
Double Irish (version 1)
Irish Flap
Double Maxie Ford
Double Waltz Clog
Alexander (Broadway, Shirley Temple)
Back Essence
Flap Heel Heel
Bombershay Modern
Drawback
Pullback (Pull, Grab-Off, Pick-Up)
Scuffle (Dig Brush, Dig Spank, Paddle)
Scuffle Step (Paddles, Dig Brush Step)
Scuffle Step Heel (Dig Brush Toe Heel, Paddle and Roll, Paradiddle)
Scuffle Ball Change
Buck Single Time Step
Traditional Single Time Step
Buffalo Turn
Step Toe Hop Turn
Step Irish Turn
In and Out Pullback
Toe Stand
Slap
OPTIONAL STEPS
Bombershay Broadway
Crossing Pullback
Heel Stand Turn
Jump Click
Leap Heel
Smack
Slam
Clicks (Toe & Heel)r
Travel Step
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LEVEL 3 (grouped by likeness)
ESSENTIAL STEPS
Shuffle Step Heel
Double Shuffle
Double Irish (version 2)
Alternating Cramp Roll (Around the World, Trading Cramp Roll)
Pendulum Shuffle
Double Scuffle
Double Scuffle Step Heel
Double Back Essence
Traditional Double Time Step
Traditional Triple Time Step
Buck Double Time Step
Buck Triple Time Step
Cincinnati
Single Pullback (One-Foot Pullback)
Trenches (Hoofer & Broadway Style)
Riff
3-Beat Riff Walk (Slam, Flam, Slurp, Third)
4-Beat Riff Walk
5-Beat Riff Walk
Maxie Ford Turn
Stamp (alternating) Cramp Roll Turn
Double Pullback
Wing
OPTIONAL STEPS
Boomerang
Double Flap
Scuff Dig Ball Change
Single Heel Stand
Skipping Pullback
Step Heel Heel
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LEVEL 4
ESSENTIAL STEPS
Triple Cramp Roll (Shuffle Cramp Roll)
Irish Pullback
Double Toe Stand
Toe Stand Turn
Nerve Taps
Switching Pullback (Swapping, Alternating Pullback)
Maxie Ford Pullback
Double Maxie Ford Pullback
Shuffle Pullback Ball Change
Waltz Clog Pullback
Double Waltz Clog Pullback
Shuffle Pullback
Over The Top
Shim Sham
Step Riff Heel (Hop Riff Heel, Leap Riff Heel)
6-Beat Riff Walk
7-Beat Riff Walk
8-100 Beat Riff Walk
Riffle
Riffle Step
Hines Riff (Split Riff)
Stamp Step Riff Heel Turn
Stamp Step Toe Heel Turn
Paddle Turn
Traditional Quadruple Time Step
Buck Quadruple Time Step
Single Traveling Time Step
Double Traveling Time Step
Triple Traveling Time Step
Quadruple Traveling Time Step
Crossing Wing
Single Wing (One Foot Wing)
OPTIONAL STEPS
Backwards Cramp Roll
Cramprolet
Cramp Roll Time Step
Criss Cross Cramp Roll
Dig Slide
Flap Step Ball Change
Heel Grind Time Step
Hop Scuffle
Maxie Ford Clunk
Penguin
Scap
Scuff Dig Toe
Scuffle Dig Toe
Scuffle Step Turn
Single Heel Stand Turn
Single Toe Stand (One Foot Toe Stand)
Single Toe Stand Turn
Spank Toe Step
Spots
Stamp Roll
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LEVEL 5
ESSENTIAL STEPS
Shuffle Dig Toe
Shuffle Toe Step
Riffle Step Heel
Double Buffalo Toe
Double Flap Cramp Roll
Triple Double Cramp Roll
Irish Pullback Flap
Irish Pullback Flap Heel
Maxie Ford Toe
Double Maxie Ford Toe
Buffalo Pullback
Double Heel Stand
Shiggy Bop (Shovel, Heel Slide)
Crossing Drawback
Double Drawback
Triple Drawback
Scuff Heel Step
Switching Pullback Toe
Treadmill
Pullback Toe
Dwing
Swing
Twing
Single Wing Toe
Double Wing (Separated, Staggered, Alternating)
Switching Wing
Traveling Pendulum Shuffle
Shuffle Flap
Shuffle Toe Toe Step
OPTIONAL STEPS
Alexander Clunk
Backwards Wing
Click Buffalo
Double Cincinnati
Drawback Heel
Dub Dub Dig Toe
Heelo
Jordan Pullback
Jumper
Lopsided Cramp Roll
Maddie Mill
Radiohead
Rod Roll
Scuffaloeo
Scuffle Toe Slap Heel
Shayberbom
Shuffle Ball Change Heel
Spat
Spear
Spiel
Toe Stand Shuffle Step
Tori
Twister
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LEVEL 6
ESSENTIAL STEPS
Shuffle Dig Step Shuffle Toe Step
Shuffle Toe Pullback Ball Change
Double Toe Buffalo
Double Buffalo Toe Pullback
Riffle Cramp Roll
Irish Shiggy Bop (Irish Shovel)
Irish Wing
Double Maxie Ford Toe Pullback
Double Toe Maxie Ford
Double Waltz Clog Toe Pullback
Hop Riffle
Pendulum Riffle
Riffle Dig Toe
Bombershay Toe
Shuffle Pullback Heel
Flam
Hoofer’s Shuffle
Shuffle Heel Step
Double Pullback Toe
Switching Pullback Flap
Single Wing Heel Toe
Switching Wing Toe
Wing Toe
Same Side Wing
OPTIONAL STEPS
Annalisa's 8-beat Riff Walk
Bam Bam
Blur
Clapull
Clunker
Ditto
Dodo
Drawbershay
Farmer
Flabbergast
Hit
Jackhammer
Jimmy
Jinnyshay
Megamines Cramp Roll
Nicaela Quick
Rise
Scopper
Scout
Scuffit
Scuffout
Shay Roll
Shuffle Heel Step Heel
Shunk
Skunk
Spackle
Squiggly Wiggly
Steel
Stephunky
Sugar Bop
Swiffle (Tessa Backdraw)
Toto
Tucker
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LEVEL 7
ESSENTIAL STEPS
Hop Shuffle Hop Scuffle Hop Riffle Hop Stomp Spank
Step Riff Brush Heel
Toe Dig Bombershay
Drawback Flam
Switching Pullback Flap Heel Toe
Treadmill Heel
Buffalo Wing
Maxie Ford Wing
Double Waltz Clog Wing
Frap - &a1 - touch (brush if trave
Frap Cramp Roll (NOT flap)
Scuffle Pullback
Buffalo Scuffle
Irish Pullback Heel Flap Heel
Single Pullback Toe
Irish Pullback Toe Flap
Hot Toe
Waltz Clog Scuffle
Scuff Front
Double Scuff Front
Frapback
Cincinnati Flam
Joe Toe Pull
Pullback Dig Toe
3 Sound Pullback
Pullback Shuffle Step
Single Pullback Opposite Toe
Switching Toe Pullback
Pendulum Wing
Scissor Wing
Five Count Wing
Five Count Single Wing - BONUS STEP
Heel-Flam
Jump Flam
OPTIONAL STEPS
Baloney
Brittanyshay
Broken Riff
Clickety Clank
Click Pullback - BONUS STEP
Click Wing
Drawman
Faluffalo - BONUS STEP
Maddalo - BONUS STEP
Riff Raff
Rooster
Rorymeister
Ruffle
Sh-sh-sh-shuffle - BONUS STEP
Sloppy Joe
Teeler - BONUS STEP
Toe Stand Wing
Toro
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NOTES
This tap dance syllabus is designed to give you a rough idea of what level each of these steps can be taught at. Like any syllabus, it is flexible. Some classes move very quickly and others more slowly. Also, I doubt anyone will get to each step in every level. I know I certainly don't. I try to hit the important ones and the rest are optional if I get around to them.
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