Here is a fun little guide I've put together for those who might be a little curious as to how to perform a tap dance for your special some one. Feel free to add your own tips!
A guide to the ultimate tap dance:
If you’re looking to heat up your relationship, or to try something new for your guy or girl, a steamy tap dance is a great way to get both of you geared up for some fun between the sheets!
Step 1:
Confidence is pivotal when performing a tap dance. Tap shoes are available in several different styles. Some dancers prefer flat shoes while some feel more comfortable with a heel. The most popular colors for tap shoes are black, white and beige. The shoes should fit well and be comfortable. Snug-fitting shoes are preferred over loose ones. The taps, two on each shoe, should be the same width as the heels and the toes of the shoe.
Step 2:
Music. The goal in tap dancing is to produce clear, clean sounds, with various levels of tone. Body weight should be held slightly forward, allowing most of the dancing to be done on the balls of the feet. The knees and ankles should be relaxed at all times. Beginning tap dancers are sometimes told to dance as if they were dancing on a glass floor.
Step 3:
Eye contact. Don’t underestimate the power of eye contact when it comes to seduction. Looking deep into his/her eyes shows they have all of your attention. Dull eyes aren’t sexy. Be sure to not only look at them, but look at yourself too. Touch yourself where they would like to.
Step 4:
Tap dancers make frequent use of syncopation. Choreographies typically start on the eighth beat, or between the eighth and the first count. Another aspect of tap dancing is improvisation. This can either be done with music and follow the beats provided or without musical accompaniment, otherwise known as a capella dancing. Hoofers are tap dancers who dance only with their legs, making a louder, more grounded sound.
Step 5:
The simplest step is the toe tap, using the ball of your foot to make a sound. The same sound can come from the heel, although often it is not as loud or pronounced. These steps can be combined to make a cramp roll which produces a rolling sound like a horse gallop. It is done by stepping on your right toe, then left, then placing your right heel down, then the left or it is started with the left toe. By slighty jumping into the step and doing it continually, the proper sound is made. The next step in tap dancing is the shuffle. Standing on one leg, the other is brushed out by sliding the toe of the shoe against the floor, then brushed back in. Making the step faster must be done by making smaller movements that are closer to the body. There are actually many different ways to perform a shuffle. Broadway-style shuffles use knee movement to swing the foot into a shuffle. Hoofers perform shuffles in 2 different ways. The more common shuffle comes from movement in the upper leg and hip. The first sound of the shuffle is almost like a drop, while the second sound is the foot being pulled up. The other type of Hoofer shuffle is from the ankle. This is used in more impressive, fast tap dancing. The difference in the sounds of the brush and the pull back is almost none; this shuffle is more of a "double tap".
Step 6:
Floor movement.
The final simple tap step is the flap. This is like the shuffle, but instead of brushing the toe back, the toe steps, i.e. brush-step. Both the shuffle and the flap make two sounds. By combining the tap/heel, the shuffle, and the flap, many other tap steps can be produced eg. shuffle tap-step ball change. The shuffle tap-ball change is a shuffle then a ball change. A ball change is like two toe taps, one on your left foot and one on your right. Additionally, you can master these moves:
riffle: a riff combined with a backward brush.
slurp: one foot is placed on the floor with or without weight, first hitting with the ball, then with the heel, then again with the ball. This step is usually very fast with precision.
shuffle-hop-step: a shuffle connected with a hop and a step on the foot that had brushed in the beginning.
three beat shuffle:the same movement as a two beat shuffle except with a heel
Take an item of clothing off whenever you feel comfortable. All these steps add up to the ultimate tap dance that is guaranteed to get your partner hot and begging for more.
CZ
San Diego, CA
July 2006
JAN 21, 2013 04:04 PM