Thanks for all the info!!!

This is awesome, I'm thinking about starting tap and this just made me a bit more relaxed about the whole thing. Thanks a lot.

I don't know if this has been posted but:

www.unitedtaps.com . . .

Tap Dictionary

Great! As fairly new to the sport any info I can get is greatly appreciated.

It is not a sport, it is an art form.

MartyCTT is absolutely right when he says that tap dancing is an art form and not a sport. On the other hand, even though tap dancing is clearly an art form, the physical abilities needed to work as a professional tap dancer equal or exceed those required of most professional athletes. Talk about long hours, Honi Coles said he practiced ten to sixteen hours a day when he was practicing to become “the fastest feet in the business.” I don’t think most people realize how many hours of practice and gallons of sweat it takes to make a tap dancing step that's incredibly hard look easy.

thanks this was really helpful

Tap dancing in hard to pick up in that it requires alot of pratice and patience, but once you learn the steps it's a ton of fun! So good luck.

Actually for good balance,most important to a moving musician, no matter what style of tap you do, you should have upper body weight slightly forward at the lower back and be as far back on your shoe as you can without your heel on the floor. Trying to stand on your "toes" will cause akward movement. You can easily discover this proper position if you stand with flat feet and slightly rock your knees forward (about 1 inch) just until your heels slightly leave the floor. Try doing weight changes on the ball of the foot in that position and then do them on your toes. Ouch, you will instantlly feel the difference. It is part of Tapnique(tm),the loose ankle tap technique. I hope this helps.

Thank you so much! I am starting tap this year after 14 years of ballet and jazz training.
Going to be a bit different but I can't wait for the challenge

This is awesome stuff. i followed a similar thing, what my techer said, and, inmy fourth year, im doing wings.

If your a begginer in any type of dance it is very easy just to focus on the dance moves and the choreography but every dancer must remember to smile and to put your own personality in it. but just smile:)