Tap Dance - Grooves Int/Adv - Improve Your Groove

Name: Tap Dance - Grooves Int/Adv - Improve Your Groove
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Improve Your Groove Rhythm Tap dance

Created bySimeon Weedall

Last updated 12/2019

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What you'll learn

20 essential rhythm tap grooves and 10 concept lessons to improve your sense of time, feel and sound

Course content

2 sections • 32 lectures • 1h 37m total length

Introduction1:32
Introduction
Driving Quarter Note Bass Feel4:04
Triplet Backbeat Feel3:32
Master the triplet backbeat feel by holding the 2 and 4 with the right and left toes, ornament with heels, including a pickup heel.
Miss The '1'2:31
Explore missing the 1 to create groove variation and keep listeners engaged. Practice toe and heel patterns and hear a melody in your head to achieve subtle rhythmic variation.
Shifting The Backbeat2:38
Moving the Backbeat from the 2 & 4 to different locations
Afro-Cuban 6/85:03
Afro-Cuban 6/8 Linear2:42
Explore an Afro-Cuban 6/8 linear groove, where none of the notes are married, using right toe and left heel, accents, and a backbeat on 3 to create a half-time feel.
Polyrhythm 3 Into 42:13
Explore polyrhythms by layering a three into four rhythm over a steady quarter-note beat, using the left toe and bright toe patterns, then clap and blend for a cohesive groove.
Groove In 3/43:44
Master a light 3/4 groove with anticipations on 1, repeating bars, and a closing press-roll fill using toe and heel strokes, inspired by Dave Brubeck's time-signature mastery.
Shaker-Like Scrapes2:38
Explore tap-dance textures and sounds by using the outside edge of the toe to draw a line away and back in 16th-note patterns, adding shaker-like textures and a bass rhythm.
Son Clave 3-2 & 2-33:34
Stamps2:45
Paddles & Stamps1:55
Explore paddles and stamps in 16th-note contexts, combining toe peels back with repeats on the right and left-foot accents to create a slow four-count groove influenced by Sabian.
Jazz Ride With Polyrhythm5:11
Learn the jazz ride with polyrhythm by counting the right beat, coordinating it with left-side rhythm, and using heel ornamentation to evoke swing and syncopation.
Jazz Ride 'Fill In The Gaps'3:18
Chugs2:27
Master the heel chuck sequence—the toe stays on the floor as the leg slides forward and the heel chugs. Explore toe-to-toe and double-chug variations and improvise ideas from one groove.
Drum & Bass 12:11
Speed up a funky beat to create a drum and bass groove, using heel-toe patterns and small variations to keep the rhythm alive and engaging.
Drum & Bass 23:38
Gregory Hines Tribute Step - Funk3:18
Learn a Gregory Hines tribute funky groove tap step, featuring stand on the right, spank steps, toe lifts and toe heels, with a punchy, melodic groove you can feel.
'Pretty' Purdie3:10
Explore Bernard Purdy's funky groove and learn to build feel by listening to him, practicing 16th-note patterns, and dropping the right heel.
Gadd-Like Groove3:39
Learn a Steve Gadd–inspired halftime groove using heel-to-tone accents, pullbacks, double heels, and rolls, then explore phrasing, accompaniment, and time feel to elevate performance.

Dynamics2:42
Explore how to apply dynamics to tap grooves using triplet subdivisions, heels, toes, and crescendos to make grooves breathe.
Condos Step1:05
Learn the condos step in tap dance, build timing with a given step, left repeats, and a four-count pattern, and apply the same concepts to your own sequence.
Displacing The Metronome3:14
Inner Clock2:48
Match your taps to a metronome to build an inner clock in tap dance. Repetition helps you quickly correct timing, stay in groove, and perform with relaxed focus.
Breath1:02
Use deliberate breathing to control your tempo and phrases, staying calm to avoid rushing or freezing, and keep tap dancing as fluent as a good conversation.
The Centre Line2:55
Master the center line by tapping on beat, ahead of the beat, or behind the beat, to improve control and ensemble cohesion; resolve clashes by returning to the center line.
Playing Between The Cracks2:32
Improvisation - Tension & Release5:58
Extended Jazz Ride Patterns - Accompaniment4:56
Explore extended jazz ride patterns and two-bar phrases to expand your groove. Mix 3-3-2 and 2-2-3-3 across four-bar phrases, then create your own combinations.
Sound3:21
Listen to yourself and tune the quality of your sound, remembering that your sound depends on approach, equipment, and environment for a balanced groove.
Outro0:50

Requirements

tap shoes and a practice space

Description

Simeon Weedall takes you on a musical journey with an in depth look at 20 Grooves in Rhythm Tap Dance from various influences and 10 concept lessons to help improve your time, feel, approach and overall sound. There are Rhythms and grooves inspired by drummers and dancers alike and Simeon shares some of the approaches he has learned from over 27years of experience both performing and teaching Rhythm Tap with world class musicians and appearing in both West End and Off broadway shows including the hit show STOMP.

Who this course is for:

rhythm tap dancers

Tap Dance - Grooves Int/Adv - Improve Your Groove

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Grooves21 lectures • 1hr 6min

Concepts and Approach11 lectures • 31min

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