Dance 2 (Tap)

Who made the Paradiddle famous

John Bubbles

When did Tap become a stage show?

1800’s

Who was John Bubbles?

A rhythm tapper

What was John Bubbles nickname and why?

“Bubbles” for fun

Single Paradiddle

Heel, pull, toe, heel

Stomp Buck Single Time Step

stomp, hop, step, falap, step

Double Time Step

Stomp, hop, falap, falap, step

Triple Time Step

Stomp, hop, shuffle, step, falap, step

Boston (4 time step)

Stomp, hop, hop, falap, step, triple time step (half turn)

What time step is the Boston

4 time step

What is the Boston a variation of?

A traveling time step!

• Jump Shuffle (2x)

• Ball Change (2x)

• Maxi Ford

Where did the Boston come from?

Boston, Massachusetts

How many sounds are Double Pull Back?

2 sounds

What are double pull backs also called?

Pick ups

Double Pull Backs

Pull, tap

(done with both feet at the same time)

Individual Pull Back (4 sound)

Prep (optional), Pull, Pull, Tap, Tap

How many sounds are individual pull backs

4 sounds

Single Pull Back

Prep, pull, tap,

-Done on one foot ONLY!

Toe Cramp Roll

Toe, toe, tap, tap

Wings

Brush, pull, toe

(feet together simultaneously)

Buck and Wing

Style of fast and flashy tap dancing done in wooden-sole shoes

Bombershay

1. Jump or step or scrape, pull, tap

What move was an old school show tap staple?

Over the top

Over the top

jump over the other leg

Soft shoe

tap style that used soft soled shoes. It became hard for people to hear.

Where was soft shoe popular?

Vaudeville

6 Styles of TAP:

Buck and Wing, Soft Shoe, Rhythm, Show/Broadway, Hooting, Flash Tap

Rhythm

tapping as a percussive musical instrument

Show/Broadway

Uses the whole body to present the dance! (we do this)

What does rhythm focus on?

focusing on the way the dance sounds.

what does show/broadway focus on?

The way the dance looks

Hooting

-originally untrained dancers-

What is hooting now a name for?

Professional tap dancers

Flash tap

Acrobatics, stunts, timed with elegant tap dancing. Not separate.

Tap evolved from: (1600’s-1800’s)

• European step dancing, like the Irish jig and English clop

• African step dancing called Juba and ring shout vocalization. Danced mostly by slaves.

What was tap polished for: (1600’s-1800’s)

The Minstrel stage

When were Minstrel Stages popular and what did they show?

Minstrel shows were very popular after the Civil War and show the influence of black culture in the U.S.

Barney Fagan (1800’s-1900’s)

the Father of Tap (maybe). He was a famous Irish Buck and wing Minstrel dancer

Levee dancers (1800’s-1900’s)

Slaves that beat rhythms and dance on river boats

Pedestal dancers (1800’s-1900’s)

Minstrel dancers who were stiff.

How would pedestal dancers tap? (1800’s-1900’s)

On a marble 24-inch platform and then pose like a statue

Henry Dixey (1800’s-1900’s)

White washed himself and presented as a statue and then danced

How would black and white dancers perform in the 1920’s-1930’s

Black and white performers usually dance in ser

What 3 things did John Bubbles popularize in the 1920’s-1930’s?

• Slow syncopated (accent unusual beats) taping by not ending on count 8

• running bars together

• creating longer no-repetitive phrases.

Who were Slap and Happy & Stump and Stumpy? (1920’s-1930’s)

Satire aerobatic and comedy tap teams.

What do the 1960’s see?

A revival in tap dancing! Seen as an art form, not just entertainment.

Fred Astaire (& what did he popularize)

Americas most famous tap dancer! Popularized tap in film.

What revived in the 1970’s-1980’s?

Broadway tap

Examples of broadway shows with tap in the 1970’s-1980’s

42nd street, The Wiz, Tap dance kid

What were many choreographers in the 1970’s-1980’s?

White female modern dancers who were taught tap by African American Tap Masters

What did Congress vote on in 1989?

To make May 25th National Tap Dance Day

Savion Glover

Most famous hoofer

What did Savion Glover do?

• Mixed tap and hip hop

• Created power taping

Power tapping

Dense hard hitting rhythms, little eye contact and finding the grove.