The Maxieford Book

contents

1st part: the Book

What is a Maxieford? p. 9

How to do the Maxieford

Getting ready / Learning the Basic Maxieford-Break p. 9

The Standard Maxieford-Break p. 11

An additional «Heel» sound p. 12

The exact execution of a Maxieford-Turn p. 12

A Maxieford History 

The Four Dancing Fords / The heritage of Maxie p. 13

The Waltzclog origins of the Maxieford technique p. 14

From Waltzclog to Buck-And-Wing p. 19

The Maxieford-Break

Introduction p. 20

section 1: the Original Maxieford-Break p. 21

section 2: Original - Professional - Standard - Basic p. 22

section 3: Original - Offbeat - Syncopated p. 23

The Maxieford-Change Break p. 24

Variations of the Maxieford-Break

Offbeat into Standard / Standard into Offbeat p. 25

The traditional use of the Maxieford-Break

Buck-And-Wing Style p. 26

Maxieford 2-3-3 Combination

Original - Professional - Standard - Offbeat p. 28

Maxieford Time-Step

Standard - Offbeat - Syncopated - Syncopated - Lazy p. 30

The ‘Maxieford’ Rhythm Time-Step p. 31

The 4-count Maxieford

Single - Triple - Military Rhythm p. 32

Maxieford-Combinations

Combinations FINISHING with the Maxieford:

  The B.S.-Break  p. 33

The B.S.-Break in the 1930s p. 34

(1)&(2) Jazz-Break / 1& (2) Rhythm-Break / Jazz Break p. 37

Variation of the B.S.-Time-Step > the Sand-Pattern p. 38

The Buck-And-Wing Combination p. 40

(One-Foot) Irish Time-Step into Maxieford p. 42

Finishing-Break with Maxieford p. 43

Classic Patterns + Maxieford p. 44

Time-Step Break with a Maxieford p. 46

Combinations STARTING with the Maxieford:

Over-The-Top / Bandy-Twist / Double-Click / Wing p. 46

Maxieford Cross-Phrasing

Standard Maxieford / Alternating Maxieford p. 47

Maxieford Half-Break

In Half-Break Routines p. 47

Maxieford Over-The-Top

with shuffle-pulls / with cut-outs p. 50

Chuck Green: with double-toe p. 51

Syncopated-Glide variation p. 52

The «Lazy» Maxieford

B.S.-Break / Syncopated Break / Buck-And-Wing p. 53

Creative with the Maxieford weight-changes

Fred Astaire / Nicholas Brothers / Danny Daniels p. 54

Rhythm-Maxieford

Introduction: a change in the rhythm p. 57

The Jazz Time-Step with a Rhythm-Maxieford p. 60

The Nicholas Brothers > a special Charleston p. 62

The Softshoe Full-Break / A Rhythm Buck-And-Wing p. 63

Alternating Rhythm-Maxieford p. 64

The Rhythm-Maxieford as Over-The-Top p. 65

John Bubbles: the Grace-Tap Maxieford p. 66

The Dance-Maxieford

Basic - Standard p. 67

Further Maxieford-Developments

Hal Leroy / Nicholas Brothers / Henry LeTang p. 68

The Maxieford-Turn

Technique & Rhythm p. 69

Louis DaPron & Donald O’Connor p. 70

Paul Draper: new rhythmic issues for the Maxieford

The value of the «Heel» sound» / Even Maxieford Rhythms p. 71

Maxieford with Heels / 9-sound Maxieford / 12-sound Maxieford p. 74

The Buck-And-Wing Combination p. 76

Syncopated Maxieford / The fast/slow Maxieford p. 78

2nd part: the DOC

Maxieford-Break

A /  Original > full p. 81

A1 / Original > basic p. 87

A2 / Original > rudimentary p. 89

B1 / Professional > starting with shuffle or roll p. 91

B2 / Professional > starting with hop p. 100

B3 / Professional starting with stamp p. 101

C1 / Standard starting with shuffle / stomp or roll p. 104

C2 / Standard starting with stamp p. 110

C3 / Standard starting with hop FLAT p. 117

D1 / Basic starting with shuffle / stomp or roll p. 118

D2 / Basic starting with stamp p. 121

E /   Lazy p. 124

F1 / Offbeat starting with shuffle p. 125

F2-4 / Offbeat starting with stomp, roll or stamp p. 129

G1 / Syncopated with toe p. 133

G2 / Syncopated with clap p. 137

H /   Syncopated > FRAME p. 139

I1 /  Maxieford-Change - hop on count 4 p. 139

I2 /  Maxieford-Change - hop on count 7 p. 143

Mixed Maxieford Breaks

1 / Offbeat into Standard p. 145

2 / Standard into Offbeat p. 146

3 / Standard into Syncopated p. 150

4 / Syncopated into Standard p. 151

5 / Basic into Professional p. 151

6 / Basic into Rudimentary p. 153

7 / No-Toe Maxiefords p. 154

8 / Syncopated into No-Toe p. 156

9 / Specials p. 157

10 / step on count 7 p. 159

11 / down on count 7 p. 161

12 / in the heat of the action p. 125

a / pullbacks only p. 162

b / individual variations p. 165

Three-And-A-Break Set-Up of the Maxieford-Break

1 / Original Maxieford p. 170

2 / Professional Maxieford p. 175

3 / Standard Maxieford starting with shuffle-hop / stamp p. 176

4 / Offbeat Maxieford p. 179

5 / special 8-bar set-up with Standard Maxieford p. 180

Maxieford 3-3-2 Combination

1 / Original Maxieford p. 181

1a / John Bubbles > Grace-Tap Maxieford p. 184

2 / Professional p. 185

3 / Standard p. 186

4 / Offbeat p. 189

5 / Original > basic p. 190

6 / broken rhythm into Maxieford > 3-3-2 Combination p. 193

7 / Chorus Girls’ Maxieford p. 197

Maxieford Time-Step

1 / Standard / Standard in Tap Books p. 198

2 / Lazy p. 201

3 / 4-4-8 combination > Time-Step + Break p. 202

4 / Lazy + Break p. 207

5 / special: B.S.-Time-Step > No-Toe - Maxieford > BASIC with heel p. 208

6 / variations p. 209

4-count Maxieford

1 / single p. 210

2 / triple / in books p. 214

3 / pattern into Standard-Break p. 217

4 / military p. 218

‘Maxieford’ Rhythm Time-Step

Chuck Green «A Train» / «Caravan» p. 210

B.S.-Break

Overview p. 221

A / Original Maxieford p. 226

B / Professional Maxieford p. 244

C / Standard Maxieford p. 250

D / Basic Maxieford p. 272

E / Offbeat Maxieford p. 273

F / Rudimentary Maxieford p. 277

G / Lazy Maxieford p. 279

H / No-Toe Maxieford p. 289

I / No-Shuffle Maxieford p. 293

J / No-Toe / No-Shuffle Maxieford p. 294

K / with the Sand-Pattern p. 295

L / Gene Kelly > variation 1 p. 300

M / 2 drawbacks p. 301

N / 2 times B.S.-Time-Step p. 302

P / individual beginning > Standard-Maxieford p. 303

Q / individual beginning > Basic-Maxieford > double p. 303

Buck-And-Wing Combination

1 / Original Maxieford / Original basic Maxieford p. 304

2 / Professional Maxieford p. 309

3 / Standard Maxieford p. 312

4 / Basic Maxieford p. 315

5 / in the heat of the action p. 316

Irish Time-Step + Maxieford > Gene Kelly

1 / 4-bar combination  p. 317

2 / 8-bar combination  p. 214

Maxieford Finishing-Break

1 / finishing with a Maxieford  p. 320

2 / starting with a Maxieford p. 325

Falling-Off-A-Log into Maxieford

various combinations  p. 328

Buffalo into Maxieford

various combinations  p. 331

Shuffle-Hop + Maxieford

various combinations  p. 335

Time-Step Break with Maxieford

Triple Half-Break Time-Step + Maxieford  p. 336

Runs + Maxieford

various combinations  p. 339

Touch-Turn + Maxieford

various combinations  p. 340

Individual Pattern + Maxieford

various combinations   p. 341

Syncopated Breaks with Maxieford

1 / Black Show-Business   p. 352

2 / White Show-Business   p. 353

Maxieford + Over-The-Top

The Nicholas Brothers / Leon Collins p. 354

3-3-2 Break: Maxieford + Waltzclog

Black Show-Business   p. 357

Maxieford  + Individual Pattern

various combinations   p. 360

Maxieford  Half-Break

Half-Break into Full-Break   p. 364

Individual Maxiefords

various combinations   p. 369

Maxieford Xed in front

1 / Maxieford Over-The-Top   p. 371

2 / Buck-And-Wing Combination   p. 373

3 / within the Syncopated Glide p. 375

4 / Henry LeTang p. 380

5 / 3/4-time p. 382

6 / as a Half-Break p. 382

Lazy Maxieford»

1 / Break p. 384

2 / B.S.-Break p. 385

3 / Syncopated Break p. 389

4 / Buck-And-Wing / Over-The-Top p. 390

Rhythm-Maxieford

1 / 2 backflaps into Maxieford p. 392

2 / pick R, heel+ L into Maxieford p. 394

3 / single, double & triple p. 396

4 / double-shuffle p. 398

Jazz Time-Step with Rhythm-Maxieford

Overview p. 400

1 / with shuffle-pull-change & toes in back p. 402

2 / with shuffle-pull-change & toestand p. 405

3 / with shuffle-pull-change & turn p. 406

4 / into Rhythm-Maxieford p. 408

5 / with Pick-Heel-Toe-Heel into Maxieford & Wing p. 409

Other Rhythm-Maxieford Combinations

1 / Rhythm-Charleston: the Nicholas Brothers p. 411

2 / Full-Break with Rhythm-Maxieford p. 414

3 / Buck-And-Wing with Rhythm-Maxieford p. 417

Alternating Maxiefords

starting with stamp+ or hopFLAT+ p. 418

Rhythm-Maxieford Xed in front into Over-The-Top

various combinations   p. 424

Standard Maxiefords in Rhythm & Dance Routines

various combinations p. 426

Individual combinations crossing in front

various combinations p. 430

The Basic Dance-Maxieford

various combinations p. 431

The Maxieford Turn

A / 3-count Maxieford Turn

1 / Basic Maxieford p. 440

1a / Basic Maxieford with hop or heel p. 442

2 / Louis DaPron p. 445

3 / Standard Maxieford p. 450

B / 4-count Maxieford Turn

1 / Standard Maxieford with hop or heel p. 452

2 / Basic Maxieford with heel p. 454

C / Rhythm-Maxieford Turn

Fred Astaire p. 455

Further Maxieford Developments

1 / Paul Draper p. 456

2 / Maxieford with Heels: Bob Audy / Paul Draper p. 472

Special Maxieford Rhythms

1a / based on even triplet rhythm p. 483

1b / even binary rhythm p. 483

2a / fast / slow Maxieford p. 484

2b / fast / slow Maxieford + heel p. 485

3 / extra special Maxieford rhythms p. 487

The Maxieford in Waltzclog-Routines

various combinations p. 489

The Maxieford in Books

1 / in early Tap Books p. 496

2 / in recent Tap Books p. 500