Alexander (Broadway, Shirley Temple) - &1&2&3&4 or a1 a2 a3 a4 - flap HEEL heel SPANK heel TOE (TIP) heel
Alexander Clunk - &1&2&3&4 or a1 a2 a3 a4 - flap HEEL heel SPANK heel CLUNK heel
Back Essence - &1&2 or a1 a2 - spank step (cross behind) STEP step
Double Back Essence *NOT ALPHABETICAL - a1&a2 - spank step (cross behind) FLAP step
Bombershay (Bombershe, Toe Clip) - 1&a - step SPANK DIG
Bombershay Toe - 1e&a - step SPANK DIG TOE
Brittanyshay - 1e&a2 - step SPANK TOE (TIP) step DIG
Drawbershay - 1e&a - step SPANK heel DIG
Jackhammer - &1&2 - spank stamp SPANK DIG
Jinnyshay - a1e&a2e - spank step SPANK DIG stamp SPANK DIG
Shayberbom - 1&a - step SCUFF SMACK (STEP)
Toe (Tip) Dig Bombershay - 1&a2&a - toe (tip) SPANK DIG dig SPANK DIG
Broadway (see Alexander) - &1&2&3&4 - flap HEEL heel SPANK heel TOE (TIP) heel
Brush - 1 - swing foot forward (front or diagonally side) hitting only the ball tap
Spank (Brush Back, Draw, Pull) - 1 - swing foot back hitting only the ball tap
Buffalo - 1&a2 - (cross foot in front) step (leap) SHUFFLE STEP
Buffalo Pullback - 1e&a2 - (cross foot in front) step (leap) SHUFFLE switching pullback
Buffalo Scuffle - 1e&a*2 - (cross foot in front) step (leap) SHUFFLE scuffle STEP
Buffalo Turn - 1&a2 - (cross foot in front) step (leap) SHUFFLE STEP (turning)
Buffalo Wing - 1e&a*2 - (cross foot in front) step (leap) SHUFFLE switching wing
Click Buffalo - 1e&a2 - (cross foot in front) step (leap) SHUFFLE click-right-toe-tap-to-left-heel-tap STEP
Maddalo - 1e&a*2 - (cross foot in front) step SHUFFLE pullback-to-toe (tip) STEP
Double Buffalo *NOT ALPHABETICAL - a1&a2 - (cross foot in front) flap SHUFFLE STEP
Double Buffalo Toe (Tip) - a1e&a2 - (cross foot in front) flap SHUFFLE TOE (TIP) STEP
Double Buffalo Toe (Tip) Pullback - a1e&a*2 - (cross foot in front ) flap SHUFFLE TOE (TIP) switching pullback
Double Toe (Tip) Buffalo - a1e&a*2 - (cross foot in front) flap SHUFFLE TOE (TIP) toe (tip) STEP
Faluffalo - a1e&a**2 - (cross foot in front) flap SHUFFLE single-pullback-end-with-a-flap FLAP
Chug - 1 - lift heels, slide forward and then drop the heels at the end of the slide forward
Cincinnati - &1&2&3 - spank HEEL shuffle HEEL step
Cincinnati Flam - &1&2&3 - spank HEEL shuffle HEEL flam
Double Cininnati - &1&2&a3 - spank HEEL shuffle HEEL flap
Click - 1 - click either the toe taps together or the heel taps together
Clickety Klank - 1&a2&a3 - step SHUFFLE click STEP HEEL clunk
Clunk - 1 - hit the inside of the toe and heel tap against the floor at the same time
Clunker - 1&a2&a - clunk HEEL TOE smack (step) HEEL heel
Cramp Roll - 1&a2 - step STEP heel HEEL
Backwards Cramp Roll - 1&a2 - dig DIG toe TOE
Cramprolet - 1&a - jump heel HEEL
Criss Cross Cramp Roll - 1&a2 - step DIG heel TOE
Alternating (Around the World, Trading Cramproll) Cramp Roll *NOT ALPHABETICAL - 1&a2 - step STEP HEEL heel
Double Cramp Roll (Flap Cramp Roll) - a1&a2 - flap STEP heel HEEL
Double Flap Cramp Roll - a1e&a2 - flap FLAP heel HEEL
Frap Cramp Roll (NOT flap) - a&1&a2 - frap (riff step) STEP heel HEEL
Megamines Cramp Roll - &a1e&a2 - riff HEEL dig DIG toe TOE
Riffle Cramp Roll - &a1e&a2 - riffle step STEP heel HEEL
Triple Cramp Roll (Shuffle Cramproll) - &a1&a2 - shuffle step STEP heel HEEL
Stamp (alternating) Cramp Roll Turn *NOT ALPHABETICAL - 1 2&a3 - stamp STEP step heel HEEL (tuurning)
Dig (Heel) - 1 - hit the back edge of the heel tap against the floor
Ditto - 1&2&3& - dig TOE spank TOE dig toe
Double Heel Stand - 1&a2 - dig DIG step STEP (group sounds tightly together)
Dub dub dig toe - 1&2& - dig TOE dig toe
Farmer - 1 a2 - heel stand, spank STAMP
Sloppy Joe - 1&a2&a3 - dig DIG spank TOE dig toe STAMP
Dig Toe (Heel Toe) - 1& - dig toe
Dig Toe Step Heel (Heel Toe Toe Heel) - 1&2& - dig toe STEP HEEL
DOUBLE ANYTHING - find the root step (for double irish, find irish and look below it)
Drawback - &a1 - spank HEEL step
Cincinnati - &1&2&3 - spank HEEL shuffle HEEL step
Crossing Drawback - &a1 - spank HEEL step (cross over the left foot)
Double Drawback - &1&2 - spank HEEL flap
Drawback Heel - &1&2 - spank HEEL step heel
Frapback - &1&a2 - spank HEEL frap
Spiel - 1&a - dig SPANK toe
Stephunky - 1&a2 & - step SPANK heel TOE (TIP) toe
Swiffle (Tessa Backdraw) - 1&2&3& - spank HEEL toe (tip) HEEL step heel
Triple Drawback - a1&a2 - spank HEEL shuffle step
Flap - &1 or a1 - brush step
Double Flap - 1&a2 - brush step BRUSH STEP (done in rapid succession)
Flabbergast - a1&a2 - brush step DIG heel STEP
Frap - &a1 - touch (brush if traveling) dig (scuff if traveling) step
Scap - &1 or a1 - scuff step
Flap Ball Change - a1 a2 or &1&2 - brush step STEP step
Flap Step Ball Change - &a1 & 2 - brush step STEP step STEP
Flap Heel - &1 2 or &a1 - brush step heel
Flap Heel Heel - &1&2 or a1 a2 - brush step HEEL heel
Flap Heel Turn - &1 2 or &a1 - brush step heel (turning)
Grab Off (see Pullbacks) - a1 - jump backwards and "spank" both your feet as they leave the floor then land on the balls of both feet
Heel - 1 - hit your heel against the floor
Heel-Flam - 1 - drop one heel just slightly before the other
Heelo - 1&2 - heel HEEL toe/STEP (traveling right, toe and STEP are at the same time)
Heel Stand - 1 - jump onto the back edges of your heels and balance
Heel Stand Turn - 1 - jump onto the back edges of your heels while turning
Single Heel Stand - 1 - jump up onto the back edge of one heel tap
Hop - 1 - propel yourself into the air off of one foot and land on the ball of that same foot
Hop Shuffle - 1&a - hop BRUSH SPANK
Hop Riffle - 1e&a - hop RIFF SPANK
Hop Scuffle - 1&a - hop DIG SPANK
Hop Shuffle Hop Scuffle Hop Riffle Hop Stomp Spank - 1e&a2&a3&a4&a - hop RIFF SPANK hop DIG SPANK hop BRUSH SPANK hop STOMP SPANK
Twister - 1&a2 - HOP shuffle step/DIG (do the step and DIG at the same time)
Irish - a1 a2 or e&a1 - shuffle HOP step
Irish Flap - a1&a2 - shuffle HOP flap
Irish Shiggy Bop (Irish Shovel) - a1&a2 - shuffle SCUFF DIG step
Irish Wing - a1e&a2 - shuffle SINGLE-WING step
Irish Pullback - a1&a2 - shuffle SINGLE-PULLBACK step
Irish Pullback Heel Flap Heel - &a1e&a*2 - shuffle SINGLE-PULLBACK HEEL flap heel
Irish Pullback Flap - a1e&a2 - shuffle SINGLE-PULLBACK flap
Irish Pullback Flap Heel - &a1e&a2 - shuffle SINGLE-PULLBACK flap heel
Irish Pullback Toe (Tip) Flap - &a1e&a2 - shuffle SINGLE-PULLBACK-TOE (TIP) flap
Step Irish Turn - 1e&a2 - step SHUFFLE hop STEP (turning)
Double Irish (version 1) - &1&2&3&4 or a1 a2 a3 a4 - shuffle ball change, shuffle HOP step
Double Irish (version 2) - &a1&a2 - shuffle (front) HOP shuffle step
Jump - 1 - propel yourself into the air and land on the balls of both feet at the same time
Jump Flam - 1 - propel yourself into the air and land so that the ball of one foot hits the floor just slightly before the other foot
Jumper - 1 2&3 - jump-out hop heel STEP (cross behind) (travel to the right)
Tori - 1&a - jump-together HEEL touch-out-to the-side
Leap - 1 - push off of one foot and into the air and land on the ball of the other foot
Leap Heel - 1 - push off of one foot and into the air and land on the ball of the other foot, heel
Maxie Ford - 1&2&3 or 1e&a2 or 1 a2 a3 - step SHUFFLE STEP toe (tip) (toe-tip crosses in back)
Hot Toe - 1e&a***2 - step SHUFFLE TOE (TIP) scuffle STEP toe (tip) (last toe-tip crosses in back)
Maxie Ford Clunk - 1e&a2 - step SHUFFLE STEP clunk (clunk crosses in back)
Maxie Ford Toe (Tip) - 1e&a*2 - step SHUFFLE TOE (TIP) STEP toe (tip) (last toe (tip) crosses in back)
Maxie Ford Wing - 1e&a**2 - step SHUFFLE switching-wing STEP toe (tip) (toe-tip crosses in back)
Double Maxie Ford *NOT ALPHABETICAL - &1&2&3 or a1e&a2 - flap SHUFFLE STEP toe (tip)
Double Maxie Ford Toe (Tip) - a1e&a*2 - flap SHUFFLE TOE (TIP) STEP toe (tip)
Double Toe (Tip) Maxie Ford - a1e&a**2 - flap SHUFFLE TOE (TIP) toe (TIP) STEP toe (tip)
Maxie Ford Pullback - 1e&a*2 -step SHUFFLE switching-pullback toe (tip)
Double Maxie Ford Pullback - a1e&a*2 - flap SHUFFLE switching-pullback toe (tip)
Double Maxie Ford Toe (Tip) Pullback - a1e&a**2 - flap SHUFFLE TOE (TIP) swicthing-pullback toe (tip)
Maxie Ford Turn - 1e&a2 - step SHUFFLE STEP toe (tip) (turning)
Over The Top - 1 2 - step KICK LEG INTO THE AIR, jump over the airborne leg and land on the original stepping foot
Paddles (see Scuffle Step) - 1&a - dig spank step
Paddle and Roll (see Scuffle Step Heel) - 1e&a - dig spank step heel
Paddle Turn - 1&a - spank step STEP (turning)
Paradiddle (see Scuffle Step Heel) - 1e&a - dig spank step heel
Pullback (Pull, Grab-Off, Pick-Up which I consider a different step) - a1 - jump backwards and as your feet leave the floor they both do a spank at the same time then both feet land on the balls of the feet at the same time
Clapull - 1&2 - pull both feet into the air, clap, land both feet on the floor at the same time
Click Pullback - 1&2 - pull both feet into the air, click the inside of each foot together, land both feet on the floor at the same time
Crossing Pullback - a1 - pull both feet into the air and land so that one foot is crossed in front of the other
In and Out Pullback - a1 a2 - start feet apart, pull both feet into the air and land feet together, pull into the air and land feet apart
Pullback Dig Toe - &a1 - pull both feet into the air, land on the back edge of both heels at the same time, drop both toes at the same time
Pullback Shuffle Step - 1&a2 - pull both feet into the air, shuffle both feet at the the same time while in the air, land on both feet at the same time
Pullback Toe (Tip) - &a1 - pull both feet into the air, hit both toes (tips) at the smae time, land on both feet at the same time
Double Pullback *NOT ALPHABETICAL - 1&a2 - pull PULL step STEP
Baloney - 1e&a2 - pull PULL step heel TOE (TIP)
Double Pullback Toe (Tip) - 1e&a*2 - pull PULL toe (tip) TOE (TIP) step STEP
Joe Toe Pull - 1e&a*2 - pull PULL toe (tip) step heel STEP
Jordan Pullback - 1e&a2 - pull PULL step heel STEP
Teeler - 1e&a***2 - pull PULL toe (tip) TOE (TIP) dig DIG step STEP
Single Pullback (One-Foot Pullback) *NOT ALPHABETICAL - a1 - start on one foot, push off the floor into the air and as your foot leaves the floor do a spank then land on the ball of the foot
Rise - 1e&a*2 - pull toe (tip) step FLAP stam
Single Pullback Toe (Tip) - &a1 - pull toe (tip) step
Skipping Pullback - &a1 - single pullback STEP
Switching Pullback (Swapping, Alternating Pullback) *NOT ALPHABETICAL - a1 - start on one foot, push off the floor into the air and as your foot leaves the floor do a spank then land on the ball of the other foot
Maddie Mill - 1&a - clunk SWITCHING-PULLBACK
Switching Pullback Flap - &a1 - start on one foot, push off the floor into the air and as your foot leaves the floor do a spank then FLAP on the other foot
Switching Pullback Flap Heel Toe (Tip) - &a**1 - start on one foot, push off the floor into the air and as your foot leaves the floor do a spank then FLAP HEEL on the other foot, toe (tip)
Switching Pullback Toe (Tip) - &a1 - start on one foot, push off the floor into the air and as your foot leaves the floor do a spank then STEP on the other foot, toe (tip)
Switching Toe (Tip) Pullback - &a1 - start on one foot, push off the floor into the air and as your foot leaves the floor do a spank, toe (tip), then STEP on the other foot
Treadmill - &a1 - brush SWITCHING-PULLBACK
Treadmill Heel - e&a1 - brush SWITCHING-PULLBACK heel
Riff - a1 - (this is taught many different ways) touch dig or touch scuff or brush scuff
Hines Riff (Split Riff) - &a**1 - touch scuff PULL dig STEP or brush scuff PULL dig STEP
Step Riff Brush Heel - 1e&a2 - step TOUCH DIG BRUSH heel or step BRUSH DIG BRUSH heel
Step Riff Heel (Hop Riff Heel, Leap Riff Heel) - 1&a2 - step TOUCH DIG heel or step BRUSH DIG heel
Stamp Step Riff Heel Turn *NOT ALPHABETICAL - 1 2&a3 - stamp STEP touch scuff HEEL or stamp STEP brush scuff HEEL
3-Beat Riff Walk (Slam, Flam, Slurp, Third) *NOT ALPHABETICAL - &a1 - touch dig toe or brush dig toe
Nicaela Quick - a1e&a2 - spank TOE touch dig toe STAMP
4-Beat Riff Walk *NOT ALPHABETICAL - a1 a2 - touch scuff dig toe or brush scuff dig toe
5-Beat Riff Walk *NOT ALPHABETICAL - a1&a2 - touch scuff HEEL dig toe or brush scuff HEEL dig toe
6-Beat Riff Walk - &a1&a2 - touch scuff HEEL dig toe heel or brush scuff HEEL dig toe heel
7-Beat Riff Walk - &a1e&a2 - touch scuff HEEL dig toe HEEL heel or brush scuff HEEL dig toe HEEL heel
8-100 Beat Riff Walk - e&a1e&a2 - touch scuff HEEL dig toe HEEL heel TOE (TIP) or brush scuff HEEL dig toe HEEL heel TOE (TIP), start with a riff and then add X number of sounds to get a X-beat riff walk
Annalisa's 8-beat Riff Walk - e&a1e&a2 - touch scuff HEEL dig toe SPANK STEP stamp or brush scuff HEEL dig toe SPANK STEP stamp
Riffle - &a1 - touch dig spank or brush dig spank
Riffle Step - e&a1 - touch dig spank step or brush dig spank step
Riffle Dig Toe - a1&a2 - touch dig spank dig toe or brush dig spank dig toe
Riffle Step Heel - a1&a2 - touch dig spank step heel or brush dig spank step heel
Ruffle - 1e&a**2 - touch dig spank toe (tip) STEP HEEL smack (step) or brush dig spank toe (tip) STEP HEEL smack (step)
Scuff - 1 - swing your foot forward and hit the back edge of the heel tap as the foot swings
Bam Bam - 1&2 - stamp SCUFF jump-out
Double Scuff Front - 1e&2 - scuff SCUFF step STEP
Radiohead - &a1 - scuff SINGLE-TOE-STAND step
Scout - 1&a2 - scuffle scuff jump-out
Scuff Dig Ball Change - &1&2 - scuff dig STEP step
Scuff Dig Toe - &a1 - scuff dig toe
Scuff Front - a1 - scuff both feet at the same time then land on the balls of both feet at the same time
Scuff Heel Step - &a1 - scuff HEEL step
Shiggy Bop (Shovel, Heel Slide) - &a1 - with your weight on one foot scuff that foot forward, dig, STEP
Skunk - e&a1 - scuff, hit the inside of the toe tap, hit the inside of the heel tap, HEEL
Steel - 1e&a2 - dig spank scuff dig toe
Scuffle (Dig Brush, Dig Spank, Paddle) - &1 or a1 - dig spank
Scopper - 1e&a2 - dig spank DIG step STEP
Scuffle Ball Change - &1&2 - dig spank step STEP
Scuffle Dig Toe - e&a1 - dig spank dig toe
Scuffle Pullback - e&a1 - dig spank SWITCHING-PULLBACK
Scuffle Toe Flap Heel - &a1&a2 - dig spank TOE bursh step HEEL
Scuffit - 1e&a - dig spank scuff step
Scuffout - 1&a2&a3 - dig spank HEEL scuff HEEL TOE smack (step)
Squiggly Wiggly - 1e&a*2 - dig spank toe (tip) DIG step STEP
Scuffle Step (Paddles, Dig Brush Step) - 1&a or &a1 - dig spank step
Scuffaloeo - 1&a2&a - dig spank step DIG TOE step
Scuffle Step Turn - &a1 - dig spank step (turning - 2 scuffle steps per rotation)
Scuffle Step Heel (Dig Brush Toe Heel, Paddle and Roll, Paradiddle) - 1&2& or 1e&a - dig spank step heel
Double Scuffle Step Heel - 1e&a2e - dig spank dig spank step heel
Shirley Temple (see Alexander) - &1&2&3&4 - flap HEEL heel SPANK heel TOE (TIP) heel
Shuffle - &1 or a1 - brush spank
Double Shuffle - 1&a2 - brush spank brush spank
Hoofer’s Shuffle - &a1 - hit the outside of the ball tap, straighten the leg for a split second and let the ball tap brush a tiny bit to the side, tap the ball tap in place or slightly to the other side
Hop Shuffle - 1&a - hop SHUFFLE
Shuffle Heel - &a1 - brush spank HEEL
Sh-sh-sh-shuffle - 1e&a2e&a3 - STEP shuffle (as you shuffle push off the left foot into the air) shuffle shuffle (while in the air - yeah I know) step STEP
Pendulum Shuffle *NOT ALPHABETICAL - a1 a2 - brush to the front then spank in front of the standing foot, then brush back out to the front and then spank diagonally back to the side
Shuffle Ball Change - &1&2 or a1 a2 - brush spank step STEP
Shuffle Ball Change Heel - a1&a2 - brush spank step STEP HEEL
Shuffle Dig Step Shuffle Toe (Tip) Step - &1&2&3&4 - brush spank toe (tip) STEP brush spank dig STEP
Shuffle Pullback Ball Change - a1&a2 - brush spank SWITCHING-PULLBACK STEP
Shuffle Toe (Tip) Pullback Ball Change - a1e&a2 - brush spank toe (tip) SWITCHING-PULLBACK STEP
Shuffle Pullback - e&a1 - brush spank SWITCHING-PULLBACK
Shuffle Pullback Heel - e&a*1 - brush spank SWITCHING-PULLBACK heel
Shuffle Step (Running Shuffle, Leap Shuffles, Jogging Shuffles) - &a1 - brush spank step
Blur - 1&a2&a3 - step SHUFFLE STEP scuff dig toe
Penguin - &a1 - brush spank dig (put your weight on the dig)
Shuffle Dig Toe - &1&2 or a1 a2 - brush spank dig toe
Shuffle Flap - &1&2 or 1&a2 - brush spank brush step
Shuffle Heel Step - e&a1 - brush spank HEEL step
Shuffle Heel Step Heel - a1&a2 - brush spank HEEL step heel
Shuffle Toe (Tip) Step - &1&2 or e&a1 - brush spank toe (tip) step
Shuffle Toe (Tip) Toe (Tip) Step - a1&a2 - brush spank toe (tip) TOE (TIP) step
Shunk - &a1 - brush spank clunk/STEP (do the clunk and step at the same time)
Tucker - 1e&a2 - step SHUFFLE pull jump
Shuffle Step Heel - &1&2 or e&a1 - brush spank step heel
Slam - 1 - jump-out with straight legs and barely go into the air (it's more like a scoot back on your toes)
Slap - a1 - brush touch
Slide - 1 - run or push off of one leg and allow your feet to glide along the floor without leaving the floor
Dig Slide - 1 - run or push off of one leg and allow your feet to glide along the floor without leaving the floor and the front foot should have the back edge of the heel touching the floor during the glide
Jimmy - &a1 & 2 - scuff dig CHUG/drag-right-dig-out-to-side step STEP
Smack - 1 - step on the ball of the foot with a straight leg (can also be done without weight)
Spank (Brush Back, Draw, Pull) - 1 - swing the foot back (coming from the front or diagonally side) hitting only the ball tap
Spat - &a*1 - spank single-toe-stand FLAP
Spots - &1&2 - spank HOP toe (tip) step
Sugar Bop - 1&2&3 - spank dig (turn foot inward) TOE (TIP) toe (turn outward) STEP
Shoe Shine - 1e&a2 - spank toe (tip) step SCUFF DIG (hit foot with hand)
Spackle - 1e&a2 - spank toe (tip) DIG TOE smack (step)
Spank Step (Back Flap) - &1 or a1 - swing the foot back (coming from the front or diagonally side) hitting only the ball tap, step
Paddle Turn - 1&a - spank step STEP (turning)
Spank Toe (Tip) Step - &a1 - spank toe (tip) step
Spank Step Ball Change - &1&2 or a1 a2 - spank step STEP step
Spank Step Heel - a1 2 or a&a1 - spank step heel
Stamp - 1 - lift the foot and place flat against the floor with your weight on it
Stamp Step Toe (Tip) Heel Turn - 1 2&3 - stamp STEP toe (tip) HEEL (turning)
Step (Leap) - 1 - lift the foot and place the ball of the foot on the floor with weight on it (leap is the same except you are "jumping" onto the foot instead of just placing it down)
Step Heel - 1& - step heel
Step Heel Heel - 1&a - step HEEL heel
Step Heel Turn - 1&2& - step heel (turning - 2 step heels per rotation)
Step Toe (Tip) Hop Turn - 1&a2&a - step TOE (TIP) hop (turning -2 sets per rotation)
Stomp - 1 - lift the foot and place it flat against the floor with NO weight on it
Toro - 1&2 - stomp scuff smack (step)
Time Step - Single Traditional *NOT ALPHABETICAL - 8&1 2&3&4&5 6&7& - shuffle HOP step FLAP step
Double Time Step Traditional - 8&1&2&3&4&5&6&7& - shuffle HOP flap FLAP step
Triple Time Step Traditional - 8&1&a2&3&4&5&a6&7& - shuffle HOP shuffle step FLAP step
Quadruple Time Step Traditional - 8&1e&a2&3&4&5e&a6&7& - shuffle HOP shuffle step heel FLAP step
Buck Single Time Step - 8 1 2&3&4 5 6&7& - stomp (some people add a spank after the stomp) HOP step FLAP step
Buck Double Time Step - 8 1&2&3&4 5&6&7& - stomp (some people add a spank after the stomp) HOP flap FLAP step
Buck Triple Time Step - 8 1&a2&3&4 5&a6&7& - stomp (some people add a spank after the stomp) HOP shuffle step FLAP step
Buck Quadruple Time Step - 8 1e&a2&3&4 5e&a6&7& - stomp (some people add a spank after the stomp) HOP shuffle step heel FLAP step
Single Traveling Time Step - 8&1&2&3&4 5 6&7& - shuffle step SHUFFLE BALL CHANGE BALL CHANGE hop STEP shuffle step (some people start it with the hop)
Double Traveling Time Step - 8&1&2&3&4 5&6&7& - shuffle step SHUFFLE BALL CHANGE BALL CHANGE hop FLAP shuffle step (some people start it with the hop)
Triple Traveling Time Step - 8&1&2&3&4 5&a6&7& - shuffle step SHUFFLE BALL CHANGE BALL CHANGE hop SHUFFLE STEP shuffle step (some people start it with the hop)
Quadruple Traveling Time Step - 8&1&2&3&4 5e&a6&7& - shuffle step SHUFFLE BALL CHANGE BALL CHANGE hop SHUFFLE STEP HEEL shuffle step (some people start it with the hop)
Heel Grind Time Step - 1&a2&3&4 5&a6&7&8, 1&a2&3&4&5&6&7&8 - hop SHUFFLE STEP dig STEP spank step, hop SHUFFLE STEP dig STEP spank step, hop SHUFFLE STEP dig STEP spank step, shuffle ball change flap ball change
Toe (flat) - 1 - lift the toe but keep the heel on the floor, then drop the toe to the floor. There is another toe that I call a toe (tip) where you lift your foot all the way off the floor and hit the very front edge of the toe on the floor - see toe (tip) below
Toe Clip (see bombershay) - 1&a - step SPANK DIG
Toe Toe Heel Heel - 1&2& - toe TOE heel HEEL
Toe (Tip) - 1 - lift the foot all the way off the floor and hit the very front edge of the toe on the floor
Dodo - 1 2 - HOP/toe (tip) (both at the same time), HEEL/toe (tip) (both at the same time)
Double Toe (Tip) Stand - 1&a2 - toe (tip) TOE (TIP) step STEP
Rorymeister - 1&a2&a - stamp TOE (TIP) TOE (TIP) toe (tip) step STEP
Toto - 1&a2&a3 - toe (tip) SINGLE-PULLBACK toe (tip) HOP HEEL smack (step)
Toe (Tip) Stand - 1 - "jump" up to the tip of your toes and balance on them
Single Toe (Tip) Stand (One Foot Toe (Tip) Stand) - 1 - "jump" up to the tip toe of one foot and balance on it
Single Toe (Tip) Stand Turn - 1 - "jump" up to the tip toe of one foot and balance on it (turning)
Toe (Tip) Stand Turn - 1 - "jump" up to the tip of your toes and balance on them (turning)
Touch - 1 - lift the foot and place the ball of the foot on the floor with NO weight on it
Travel Step - 1&a - step out to the side, SPANK, STEP IN
Trenches (Hoofer & Broadway Style) - 1 - step on one foot while the other slides backwards coming off the floor at the end of the slide
Waltz Clog - 1&2&3 or 1e&a2 or 1 a2 a3 - step SHUFFLE BALL CHANGE
Waltz Clog Scuffle - 1e&a**2 - step SHUFFLE scuffle STEP step
Double Waltz Clog - &1&2&3 or a1e&a2 - flap SHUFFLE BALL CHANGE
Double Waltz Clog Wing - a1e&a**2 - flap SHUFFLE switching-wing step
Waltz Clog Pullback - 1e&a*2 - step SHUFFLE switching-pullback step
Double Waltz Clog Pullback - a1e&a*2 - flap SHUFFLE switching-pullback step
Double Waltz Clog Toe (Tip) Pullback - a1e&a**2 - flap SHUFFLE TOE (TIP) switching-pullback step
Wing - &a1 - start on the balls of the feet with feet together, scrape both feet outwards and into the air, then spank both feet inwards at the same time and land on the balls of the feet with your feet together
Backwards Wing - &a1 - start on the balls of the feet with feet apart, scrape both feet inwards and into the air allowing one foot to cross in front of the other, then brush both feet outwards at the same time and land on the balls of the feet with your feet apart
Click Wing - &a*1 - start on the balls of the feet with feet together, scrape both feet outwards and into the air, then spank both feet inwards at the same time and click them together in the air, then land on the balls of the feet with your feet apart
Crossing Wing - &a1 - start on the balls of the feet with feet together, scrape both feet outwards and into the air, then spank both feet inwards at the same time and land on the balls of the feet with your feet crossed
Five Count Wing - 1e&a2 - start on the balls of the feet, scrape your fet outwards and into the air, then spank them in, then brush them out again, then spank them in again, then land on the balls of the feet
One Way Wing - &a1 - start on the balls of the feet with feet together, scrape both feet outwards and into the air towards one side, then spank both feet inwards at the same time and land on the balls of the feet with your feet together
Scissor Wing - &a1 - start on the balls of the feet with one foot in front of the other, scrape the front foot backwards and into the air while at the same time scraping the back foot forwards and into the air, then spank the foot in front and brush the foot in back at the same time and land where you started
Wing Toe (Tip) - e&a1 - start on the balls of the feet with feet together, scrape both feet outwards and into the air, then spank both feet inwards at the same time, hit the toes (tips) of both feet and land on the balls of the feet with your feet together
Double Wing (Separated, Staggered, Alternating) *NOT ALPHABETICAL - &a***1 - start on the balls of the feet with feet together, scrape both feet outwards and into the air - one before the other, then spank both feet inwards - one before the other, then land on the balls of the feet - one before the other
Single Wing (One Foot Wing) *NOT ALPHABETICAL - &a1 - start on the ball of one foot, scrape your foot outwards and into the air, then spank it in and land on the ball of the foot
Five Count Single Wing - 1e&a2 - scrape the outer edge of one ball tap outwards and into the air, then spank it in, then brush it out again, then spank it in again, then land on the ball of the foot
Single Wing Heel Toe (Tip) - 1e&a2 - start on the ball of one foot, scrape your foot outwards and into the air, then spank it in and land on the ball of the foot, heel, TOE (TIP)
Single Wing Toe (Tip) - e&a1 - start on the ball of one foot, scrape your foot outwards and into the air, then spank it in and land on the ball of the foot, TOE (TIP)
Switching Wing - &a1 - start on the ball of one foot, scrape your foot outwards and into the air, then spank it in and land on the ball of the other foot
Switching Wing Toe (Tip) - e&a1 - start on the ball of one foot, scrape your foot outwards and into the air, then spank it in and land on the ball of the other foot, toe (tip)
THIS is why you don’t lean forward for a pullback (pick-up, grab-off)
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