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Introduction
What is a Time-Step p. 4
The traditional use of a Time-Step / The Buck Time-Step / Origins p. 5
The Set-Up of the Time-Step p. 7
The Regular Time-Step
Single / Double / Triple Time-Step p. 8
Triple-Triple / Double-Triple Time-Step p. 9
The Basic Time-Steps: Single / Double / Triple p. 10
Stomp-Off Time-Step / Scuff Time-Step p. 11
Toetap Time-Step / The Tempo p. 12
The ‘Vaudeville’ Technique
The ‘Vaudeville Technique p. 12
The Vaudeville Time-Step: Regular Double & Triple / Single & Triple Open p. 13
Theatrical Time-Steps
Musical Comedy Time-Step / The Lazy Time-Step p. 15
The Camel-Walk Time-Step p. 16
1930s Time-Steps
Double with Flap / Fake-Wing Time-Step / Cramproll Time-Steps p. 17
1930s Triple-Triple Time-Step p. 18
The One-Foot Time-Step
Basic / Regular p. 19
all triplets (Henry LeTang) / 4 sounds to the beat (Honi Coles) p. 20
The Bambalina Time-Step
1920s-Buck / 1930s-Buck p. 21
The Triple-Hop Time-Step
with Brushes / with Shuffles p. 22
The B.S.-Time-Step
1920s-Buck / 1930s-Buck p. 23
The Norman French Time-Step p. 24
Alternative Time-Steps
> The 1920s Rhythm Time-Step > Single / Double / Triple p. 25
> The Irish Time-Step > Basic / Hop-Irish / Kelly’s Hop -Irish p. 27
> The Maxieford Time-Step > Standard / Offbeat / Syncopated p. 28
> The Double-Hop Time-Step > Single / Triple p. 30
> The Step-Out Step Time-Step > Basic Single / Single / Double / Triple p. 33
> The Chair-Dance Time-Step p. 34
Time-Step Combinations
Presentation p. 36
> The Hesitation Time-Step > 1920s-Buck / 1930s-Buck p. 37
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> The Triple-Hop Time-Step Combination p. 39
> The Reverse-Break Combination
Standard-Break Pattern / Round-Break Pattern / 4-count Waltzclog Pattern p. 40
> The Traveling Time-Step > Introduction & Designs 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 p. 44
> The Hoofer Time-Step > Hoofer Time-Step 1 / 2 / 3 p. 48
> The Sand Time-Step Combination p. 52
> The Buffalo Time Step p. 53
> The Time-Step Crossover > Basic /Single / Double / Triple p. 54
The 4-4-8 Time-Step Crossover p. 57
> The John Bubbles Time-Step Combination p. 58
> Shuffle-Pull-Hop Time-Step Combination p. 60
Time-Step Combinations with Broken-Rhythm
> Stomp-Off Time-Step p. 62
> Shuffle-Hop Time-Step Combination
with a regular Time-Step / a One-Foot Time-Step p. 64
> Ruby Keeler Time-Step > Single / Triple p. 65
Shuffle-Step «Time-Step» Combinations
> Shim-Sham Time-Step p. 67
> The Shim-Sham & The 3-3-7 p. 67
> The 7-3-3 (a reversed 3-3-7) - an Old Traveling Time-Step p. 69
> A «Beginners Time-Step» p. 70
The Change-Over Time-Step > Basic Single/ Double / Triple p. 71
Combinations:
1 / with a One-Foot Time-Step > traveling p. 71
2a / with a Triple Time-Step / 2b / with a Fake-Wing Time-Step p. 72
The Changeover Time-Step Break p. 73
Combined Time-Steps
One-Foot Time-Step & > Regular Time-Step > Rhythm Time-Step p. 75
Regular Time-Step & Rhythm Time-Step / Time-Steps & B.S.-Time-Step
The Individual Time-Step Mix
With Regular Time-Steps p. 81
With Vaudeville Time-Steps p. 82
The Time-Step Break
Round Break / Standard Break / About the Time-Step Break p. 83
Bill Robinson and the «old» Break p. 84
The Round-Break p. 85
The Standard-Break p. 86
Time-Step Break with:
4-count Waltzclog / Irish Time-Step / Maxieford Time-Step / Sand-Pattern p. 87
Break-Patterns starting with Shuffle-Step p. 88
The B.S.-Break p. 89
