The Time-Step FREE

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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