How Do You Do A Double Military Time Step In Tap Dancing?
During the World Wars, military music became very popular in the United States. Tap dancing, as well as jitterbugging, suited the snappy, patriotic music perfectly. Both forms of dance are upbeat, fast-paced and full-spirited, which was what the country needed during the stressful time of war. People can work off a lot of steam and frustration while tap dancing or jitterbugging. The double military time step is generally done to military music. The only difference in the single and double military time steps is that the steps in the single version are changed to flaps when executing the double. Shuffle on your right foot and hop on your left foot on the count of “a8 and.” (When you shuffle, you strike the ball of your foot on the ground as it brushes forward and then you strike the ball of the foot on the ground as you brush it back. Hop in place on your left foot.) Flap (brush step) RLR (right, left, right foot) to the count of “a1 a2 a3.” (A flap step is a brush step. Brush forward o
