How Do You Do A Second Time Step In Tap Dancing?
The second time step is an interesting combination of stamps and stomps. The dancer must remember that a stamp bears weight, whereas a stomp does not. The dancer has to keep that difference in mind, or she will have a difficult time executing this combination. In tap dancing–or any type of dancing–you have to remember which steps bear weight and which don’t, and when and how to transfer your weight from one foot to the other. Step down left; step down right and step down left. Stomp on your right. No weight is on your right foot (the stomp). Do a back flap (or back brush) on your right foot, which includes stepping down on the right. Stomp on your left foot. Do a back flap step on your left foot and stamp down on your right foot. Stamp; don’t stomp. Put weight on it. Flap (front brush step) on your left, right and left. Put the steps together in the correct order for the second time step: Step, step step stomp, back flap stomp flap stamp, flap flap flap. The count is as follows: 1 an
