How Do You Do The Scopper Step In Tap Dancing?
As a dancer becomes more advanced, she will encounter some unorthodox tap dancing steps and combinations that go above and beyond the basic steps of shuffle ball-change. Good balance and an ability to execute steps quickly is required in the execution of these advanced steps. One such advanced step, the Scopper, is described below. Scuffle on your right foot. A scuffle consists of digging your (right) heel to the front and then doing a spank, which is a back brush. Brush the ball of your right foot to the back. Dig your left heel to the left. This could actually be considered a heel stand, with all of your weight balanced on the left heel, because your right foot is still in the air and raised to the back after you have completed the scuffle. Because your right foot is raised, you’re going to have to hop onto your heel. Step down onto the ball of your right foot. Step down onto the ball of your left foot. You have just made five taps/sounds in rapid succession. Combine the steps to the
