How Do You Do A Double Pickup Time Step In Tap Dancing?
This dance combination is considered a double because the dancer does shuffles (but doesn’t step down, which would create a third tap and turn the combination into a triple), as well as flaps (brush steps), which create two taps. The pick-up step in tap dancing is also commonly referred to as a pull-back. In the double pick-up time step, the dancer does a single pull-back. Only one foot is involved, and the step is not a change-up. The dancer lands on the foot on which she is brushing back; however, she must generate something of a back hop while brushing in order for her to step down on her brushing foot. Bend your left knee as you are back brushing. This will enable you to make the hop and upward and backward movements that are needed when doing pull-backs/pick-ups. Shuffle on your right foot on the count of “8 and.” A shuffle requires you to brush the ball of your foot to the front and then to the back. Your leg is working from the knee down, which is the hinge that allows the lower
