Tap Dancing Lessons for Beginners : "The Manhattan" Move for Beginning Tap Dancing

[JosephWiggan]

She doesn't specify which heel should drop first after the flap. It's really good to know both ways, but make sure you decide to do so.

[SoledadCoccola]

I learned it as "alexander"

[orangesodagirls27]

shirley temple... that's what it is.... could also be called broadway



[TheAJboys]

brush step heel heel brush heel toe heel x 2 for those who speak english tap dancing

[lttldncr1999]

I already knew how to do this. But I am pretty good at tap.

[XunexistantX]

I love this...i do it under the table in lessons since I learnt it in my dance lessons :) Its great :D

[Hello2950]

I cant say it, but I can do it -.-

[RaynaOfSunshine]

I learned it as a Manhattan...sooo at least I think it's right.Oh,lol AmosBadvibes

[AmosBadvibes]

I thought it was called the Harlem Whogivesafuck?

[imyouritalianlover]

isn't this called the china town?

[simongirl9]

i learned this when i was in level 1, when i was 5

[Mcguffeygirl1016]

Actually there are several different names for every step in dance. Not everyone calls it the same thing, that doesnt make her wrong.

[MsDancingjj]

this is called "opposition" not manhatten. Its falap heel heel spank heel toe heel.

Jeezus.

[tigerdogc]

@MsDancingjj  wow she was just taught different has have no idea about dance history moves can be called different things

[AmandaBoardman]

LOL in the slow variation she shows "flap on the right foot, heel drop right foot, heel drop left foot, then slap up with the left foot". Then when she does it fast she goes "flap right foot, left heel drop, right heel drop then slap up left foot". That would be the right way so for those who actually want to learn this step, take note of that difference. It will help to get your weight in the right place first otherwise this step will feel very unco when it should just roll together with ease.

[TheGymlovers1]

these are called broadways and the first heel is supposed to be the opposite foot as you do the beginning flap with

[blueroses311]

We call these "Broadways"....

[ButrScochMonks]

in the beginning, i thought it was flap heel heel spank heel toe heel, but.... i geuss some people say it differently

[sandhillmar]

@ButrScochMonks yeah, my instructors have taught the step to us your way, but there's probably a couple of different ways to say it.

[loudancetu]

tap, step, heel, heel, pick-up, heel, toe, heel

[KylieDoak]

I'm so pleased that I've found your videos!! I've just started having tap dancing lessons but I missed the lesson for the week that everyone learned the Manhattan. After watching this video roughly 10 times, I can now do it!!!! Yay me!!! I can't wait to show everyone at dance class this week :)

[starcraftiskool]

lol we call them shirley temples

[dancer94dkb]

@ my dance skool we call em "hiccups" lol

[VBFrappy]

i love the noises tap shoes make

[nightdreamer9897]

at my dance studio we call that an Eleanor Powell

[GemmaRose100]

I learned "Drops" as heel drops. I think that makes more sense.

[peanutbutter143]

I learned this and I don't remember this being called "the manhattan" and that's sad I live in NYC.. lol

[sk8tallmiranda]

its crossing over broadway. i learned it when i was 11 in tap class.

[SapeSowa]

yea thats what i called it when i tap. idk what she is talking bout

[ooCathrynoo]

I call 'em Nifty's. lol

[horsehotty35]

i call them broadway

[americangirlballet]

flap,heel,heel,brush, heel, toe, heel. Manhatten, Shirley Temple, Eleanor Powell. It is all the same.

[hng80]

Its easier to say heel then drop.! Your going down on yur heel.

[barbarasapatead]

=) me gustó mucho XD

[Patrickismyidol]

si yo tamien (: haha

[unicorn2012]

Also when she demonstrates, she's doing her break down version the wrong way and when she speeds up she does it the right way.Tap step starts on the right foot then heel onto the left then heel on the right pickup heel toe heel.

This is the correct version.

[bunbacheso]

but you can do it either way cuz if you don't want to move from side to side, you don't switch feet on every one manhattan. it's hard to explain what i mean but it looks fine if you do it, but you have to use the same foot more than once.

[unicorn2012]

Tap step heel heel pickup heel toe heel is the term we use in England.

Makes more sense to me.

[AODdancer6]

im sorry but its not called a drop :) it would be called a heel cuz u are on the balls of your feet .

[kbmarie101]

thats A SHIRELY TEMPLE

[melaniel0v3]

haha we call these hiccups.

[dolphinlover167]

this step is also called a rhythym role

[Stefysaurus]

flap heel heel pick up heel toe heel makes more sense

[love4bob]

or flap heel heel brush heel toe heel. That is how I learned it.

[badclay]

this woman constantly stuffs up... she taught wrong one of the times AHHHHHHHHh

[theatrebritty]

Ah! So that's what it's called. We use it all the time in our drama productions, but I never knew what it was named.

[swedishfishiecatcher]

We called it a Cincinatti or a Shirley Temple.

[justinehasgrillz]

i thought it was called a shirley temple? and the heels are backwards..(:

[Blanche325]

Her heels are backwards, at least for the classical version of this step, try dropping the other heel first. :D

[theatrebritty]

Yeah, that's how I was taught. I often find myself doing it randomly. lol.

[BonaBunch]

I too call it a heel - but it is a heel drop as opposed to a heel dig! But you notate it as "hl"

[kenaco2009]

My Anatomy&Physiology teacher was doing this while she was teaching the other day hahah

Pretty funny to watch, even though she was trying to be kind of subtle about it XD

[doggie4eva00]

i call it a "heel" not a "drop"

I do this move all the time like someone will be talking to me and i just be tapping randomly

[smilebhappi28]

I've always called it a Shirley temple

[AshleyKateA]

When I was a little girl, we used to call it The Kitchen Step! Why, I have no idea! I think I like all of your names better.

I do this step subconciously when I'm bored and antsy, haha! I can still hear my tap teacher singing it in my head...flap heel heel brush heel toe heel!

[BB415]

I learned this in my School.

theres ALOT of Variations.

and the whole point is to go from slow to fast.

NEVER fast to FASTER.

oh and we dont use Drops.

we always say heel or opposite heel then heel.

its more catchier and stuff

but i know quite a bit of that..

[comsi53]

We've always called it an Eleanor Powell, but my Mom admits to just making it up a thousand years ago.

[cookiesnmilksinger07]

my studio calls it the Powell Patter so I think ur mom was close lol

[KellySG]

LOL we call that an "around the world"

[likedbymany]

ha i just call it flap heel heel spank heel toe heel.

[PolkaDotDino]

It take tap at my performing arts school, we call it a broadway... :P

Pretty cool anyway.

[yeee941]

HAH I have this step in a upcomeing show,they call it the shirly temple and thinking step at my Tap Place.I like it,it took me about an hour of constant practise to get all the sounds right at a good tempo.

[mabxo]

response to EVERYONE!! everyone calls the steps different things. i call the step 'Step Georgia Brown'

[danthewightman]

Response to msbennet36 , man did I ever notice the inconsistencies in her breakdowns , from the first one just after she said what did I just do , to the 2nd breakdown one . She uses a heel drop of the opposite foot just after the brush-back, and in the 2nd she does it completely different and then again changes it to the 1st way, confusing, but it does give variety of steppes . I a beginner and I hate that .

[snaps2413]

No, it's not a crime. However, there are better terms to use to make it easier for your students. You should do some research into a more accepted terminology. The term "drop" can be used to describe a drop of the heel OR toe, so you should be more specific. But as a professional hoffer, I do appreciate that you are educating others about the lost art of tap dancing.

[adunworth]

For your information lilmrnangel92.......I'm doing research on how people claim to be dance teachers but don't know how to teach what they preach! I take it your a student huh? Don't hate just because you know her and she sucks!!!

[lilkrnangel92]

adunworth...if your such an expert why are you watching this? -_-

[yeee941]

No wonder i couldnt find this step move,they call it something diffrent then I do,anyways yeah at my tap place they say "Fa-lap Heel heal,Toe Heal Toe Heal"

[adunworth]

You need to explain it step for step. The correct way to say it is, fa lap heel heel spank heel toe heel. Not drop drop!!!

[melonbabeee2005]

Stop being mean, Everyone uses their own terms, ITS NOT A CRIME. and i always say dig instead of toe

[RiaMason]

No i agree, its not 'drop' its 'heel'.

I know names for moves vary from place to place, but heel is simple.

[msbennet36]

Thanks for the video, Connie is great - my only issue is that in the slooow breakdowns, she's actually dropping different heels. So the breakdowns end up different from the actual step, and it makes for an awkard weight shift. Otherwise very helpful, though.

[PrincessPudding]

yay!