How Do You Do A Ripple Step In Tap Dancing?
The ripple step is somewhat similar to the Cincinnati tap step except the Cincinnati step moves backwards and the ripple step only travels marginally to the back when the dancer steps down and to the back after the second heel drop. Remember to dance on the balls of your feet so that dropping your heels is easy to do. Drop your left heel and shuffle on your right, followed by another left heel drop. That means, of course, that you have to lift up your heel so that you can drop it. Step down on your right and do a back brush (or spank) on your left foot. Drop your right heel. Combine the steps for the ripple step: Heel drop, shuffle, heel drop, step, back brush and heel drop. Note that the count is: and 1 and a 2 and a …” Note that this is a short combination. However, once you learn it and speed it up it’s a really nice sounding dance step and it sounds more complicated than it really is.
