Tap Dance Steps Abbreviations（踢踏舞脚法缩写）
In Order by General Level of Difficulty（难度等级排列） |
| Abbreviation（缩写） |
Step |
Description of Step |
ST |
STEP |
Transfer weight to ball of foot; one sound |
STA |
STAMP |
Transfer weight to whole foot; one sound |
STO |
STOMP |
No weight; sound with whole foot; one sound |
DIG |
DIG |
No weight; touch ball of foot; one sound |
HEEL |
HEEL |
Drop heel of foot; one sound |
HEEL-DIG |
HEEL-DIG |
No weight; dig back of heel into floor; one sound |
TOE-BK |
TOE BACK |
Strike floor with tip of toe behind; one sound |
BR |
BRUSH |
Strike floor with ball of foot, front or back; one sound |
SH |
SHUFFLE |
A forward brush followed by a backward brush; two sounds |
SC |
SCUFF |
Strike heel of foot forward; one sound |
FL |
FLAP |
A brush followed by a step; two sounds |
B/C |
BALL-CHANGE |
Step on ball of one foot then transfer weight to other foot; two sounds |
CH |
CHUG |
A slide forward while standing on one foot or two |
FL B/C |
FLAP BALL-CHANGE |
Brush, step, followed by two steps; four sounds |
HOP |
HOP |
Sound made by jumping and landing on same foot; one sound |
LP |
LEAP |
Sound made by jumping and landing on opposite foot; one sound |
J |
JUMP |
Jump from two feet to two feet; one sound |
K |
KICK |
Kick in any direction |
LUNGE |
LUNGE |
Plie with weight on one leg, other leg held straight |
PU |
PICK-UP |
Sound made by brushing back with standing foot |
RIFF |
RIFF |
A brush forward followed by a scuff forward; two sounds |
SPANK |
SPANK |
A backward brush; one sound |
WT |
WEIGHT (OF BODY) |
A transferring of the weight of your body |
X |
CROSS or TIMES |
Crossing one foot in front of the other OR how many times a step is done |
L |
LEFT FOOT |
Indicates a step is done with the left foot |
R |
RIGHT FOOT |
Indicates a step is done with the right foot |
® |
TURN RIGHT |
Indicates a step is done turning to the right (or left if Circle-L) |
BK |
BACK |
Movement is done behind you |
FRT |
FRONT |
Movement is done in front of you |
AST |
AT SAME TIME |
Two or more things done at the same time |
REP |
REPEAT |
Do over exactly the same way |
REV |
REVERSE |
Do over, but on opposite foot |
ALT |
ALTERNATING |
Change feet each time movement is done |
FWD |
FORWARD |
Movement is done traveling forward |
BKWD |
BACKWARD |
Movement is done traveling backward |
CLO |
CLOSE |
Bring one foot next to the other one |
TOG. |
TOGETHER |
Done together |
F.T. |
FEET TOGETHER |
Keep feet together |
T.I. |
TURNED IN |
Turned in (as in passe) |
BRK. |
BREAK |
Indicates the break of a step (last eight counts) |
NTO |
NO TURN OUT |
Indicates movement done without turn out |
PT. |
POINT |
Toe is pointed OR point with finger |
FLEX |
FLEX (KNEE or FOOT) |
Knee or foot is flexed |
SCFL |
SCUFFLE |
A scuff forward followed by a brush backward; two sounds |
RFFL |
RIFFLE |
A riff forward followed by a brush backward; three sounds |
SL |
SLAP |
Brush forward and tap foot to floor; no weight; one sound |
TAP |
TAP |
Touch foot to floor in any direction; no weight; one sound |
F.A. |
FEET APART |
Keep feet apart |
OPPO. |
OPPOSITE |
Indicates opposite |
HEEL-DIG WT |
HEEL DIG WITH WEIGHT |
Stand on heel of foot with all weight of body |
Arrows |
Arrows Drawn by Abbreviations |
Arrows show directions of brushes, flaps, etc. |
S.O.P. |
SINGLE OUTWARD PIROUETTE |
Single outward turn |
D.O.P. |
DOUBLE OUTWARD PIROUETTE |
Two outward turns |
