A
Alexander (Broadway, Shirley Temple) - &1&2&3&4 or a1 a2 a3 a4 - flap HEEL heel SPANK
heel TOE (TIP) heel
B
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
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
Double Buffalo *NOT ALPHABETICAL - a1&a2 - (cross foot in front) flap SHUFFLE
STEP
C
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
Click - 1 - click either the toe taps together or the heel taps together
Clunk - 1 - hit the inside of the toe and heel tap against the floor at the same
time
Cramp Roll - 1&a2 - step STEP heel HEEL
Double Cramp Roll (Flap Cramp Roll) - a1&a2 - flap STEP heel HEEL
Stamp (Alternating) Cramp Roll Turn *NOT ALPHABETICAL - 1 2&a3 - stamp STEP
step heel HEEL (turning)
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D
Dig (Heel) - 1 - hit the back edge of the heel tap against the floor
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
F
Flap - &1 or a1 - brush step
Flap Ball Change - a1 a2 or &1&2 - brush step STEP step
Flap Heel - &1 2 or &a1 - brush step heel
Flap Heel Turn - &1 2 or &a1 - brush step heel (turning)
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G
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
H
Heel - 1 - hit your heel against the floor
Heel Stand - 1 - jump onto the back edges of your heels and balance
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)
I
Irish - a1 a2 or e&a1 - shuffle HOP step
Irish Pullback - a1&a2 - shuffle SINGLE-PULLBACK step
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
J
Jump - 1 - propel yourself into the air and land on the balls of both feet at the
same time
L
Leap - 1 - push off of one foot and into the air and land on the ball of the other
foot
M
Maxie Ford - 1&2&3 or 1e&a2 or 1 a2 a3 - step SHUFFLE STEP toe (tip) (toe-tip crosses
in back)
Double Maxie Ford *NOT ALPHABETICAL - &1&2&3 or a1e&a2 - flap SHUFFLE STEP toe
(tip)
Maxie Ford Pullback - 1e&a*2 - step SHUFFLE switching-pullback toe (tip)
Maxie Ford Turn - 1e&a2 - step SHUFFLE STEP toe (tip) (turning)
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O
Over The Top - 1 2 - step KICK LEG INTO THE AIR, jump over the airborne leg and land
on the original stepping foot
P
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
Double Pullback *NOT ALPHABETICAL - 1&a2 - pull PULL 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
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
R
Riff - a1 - (this is taught many different ways) touch dig or touch scuff or brush
scuff
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
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
Riffle - &a1 - touch dig spank or brush dig spank
Riffle Step - e&a1 - touch dig spank step or brush dig spank step
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S
Scuff - 1 - swing your foot forward and hit the back edge of the heel tap as the
foot swings
Scuffle (Dig Brush, Dig Spank, Paddle) - &1 or a1 - dig spank
Scuffle Step (Paddles, Dig Brush Step) - 1&a or &a1 - dig spank step
Scuffle Step Heel (Dig Brush Toe Heel, Paddle and Roll, Paradiddle) - 1&2& or
1e&a - 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
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 Pullback - e&a1 - brush spank SWITCHING-PULLBACK
Shuffle Step (Running Shuffle, Leap Shuffles, Jogging Shuffles) - &a1 - brush
spank step
Shuffle Step Heel - &1&2 or e&a1 - brush spank step heel
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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
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
Spank Step (Back Flap) - &1 or a1 - swing the foot back (coming from the front
or diagonally side) hitting only the ball tap, 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 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
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T
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
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
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)
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 (Tip) - 1 - lift the foot all the way off the floor and hit the very front edge
of the toe on the floor
Toe (Tip) Stand - 1 - "jump" up to the tip of your toes and balance on them
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
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Waltz Clog - 1&2&3 or 1e&a2 or 1 a2 a3 - step SHUFFLE BALL CHANGE
Double Waltz Clog - &1&2&3 or a1e&a2 - flap SHUFFLE BALL CHANGE
Waltz Clog Pullback - 1e&a*2 - step SHUFFLE 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
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
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
THIS is why you don’t lean forward for a pullback (pick-up, grab-off)
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