Tap dictionary
Ball Change: Transfer your weight onto the ball of one foot then slightly lift the other to take the
weight. Can be done back, forward, or to the side. (Bch)
Ball Tap: With the toe up strike the ball of the foot to the floor. (Btap)
Dig Ball: With knee flexed strike the ball to the floor. This movement may or may not take
weight. (Bdig)
Flap: Forward brush step. (fl)
Forward Brush: With the knee in a flexed position strike the ball against the floor. The leg raises
in the air until the knee is straight. A one-sound kicking movement. (brfwd)
Heel Dig: Strike the back edge of the heel forward, to the floor, with the toe raised. (hlDg)
Heel Drop: A forceful dropping of the heel to the floor. (hlDrp)
Heel Scuff: A heel executed like a forward brush. The back edge of the heel strikes the heel in a
pendulum movement. (scuff)
Shuffle: A forward brush followed by a spank. (sh)
Spank: With the knee in a flexed position strike the ball against the floor. (spnk)
Stomp: Strike the floor with the entire flat of the foot; this movement doesn’t take weight. (stomp)
Toe Drop: With the weight on the heel (toe up), force the ball of the foot to the floor. (toeDrp)
Ball Change: Transfer your weight onto the ball of one foot then slightly lift the other to take the
weight. Can be done back, forward, or to the side. (Bch)
Ball Tap: With the toe up strike the ball of the foot to the floor. (Btap)
Dig Ball: With knee flexed strike the ball to the floor. This movement may or may not take
weight. (Bdig)
Flap: Forward brush step. (fl)
Forward Brush: With the knee in a flexed position strike the ball against the floor. The leg raises
in the air until the knee is straight. A one-sound kicking movement. (brfwd)
Heel Dig: Strike the back edge of the heel forward, to the floor, with the toe raised. (hlDg)
Heel Drop: A forceful dropping of the heel to the floor. (hlDrp)
Heel Scuff: A heel executed like a forward brush. The back edge of the heel strikes the heel in a
pendulum movement. (scuff)
Shuffle: A forward brush followed by a spank. (sh)
Spank: With the knee in a flexed position strike the ball against the floor. (spnk)
Stomp: Strike the floor with the entire flat of the foot; this movement doesn’t take weight. (stomp)
Toe Drop: With the weight on the heel (toe up), force the ball of the foot to the floor. (toeDrp)