"Buckets and Tap Shoes" brings a high-energy blend of music, dance and percussion from the streets of Minneapolis to theaters around the globe.
The cast of multi-talented performers take audiences on a rhythmic journey using a multitude of instruments including; tap shoes, found objects, drums, keyboards, guitars, horns, voices, audience participation and, of course, buckets.
@@critch74997 that is because this was originally received as a VHS tape from the NFL. All of us who were in the show received a tape of the halftime performance about a month after the event. I originally uploaded this before RU-vid allowed videos longer than 10 minutes, so I had to load it as 2 parts.
Because the floor is your drum. Hear it in your heart, then transfer that rhythmic energy through your feet to the floor. As your hands play a drum, your feet also bring rhythms to life. ♥️🥁🎶👞🧳
I like it! Thanks for sharing. Have seen Stormy Weather, (not just the Nicholas Brothers amazing clip) several times. Thanks for mentioning it. That was and still is an important movie.
Emily, you're right. However,sometimes I see teachers spell it falap just to emphasize the two sounds. I spell it flap, but I definitely say "fa-lap" when teaching. I like the step!
Hello Sarah, thanks for watching the video! Although similar, the Cincinnati has 6 sounds, the step I’m doing has 8. Many years ago I started calling it the Minneapolis when I asked multiple tap experts if the step already had a name. Although it has been pointed out that it is similar to the Cincinnati, the 8-sound version did not have a name. It is a step I do a lot and is a great groove step to sit into. So I named it after the city I was born and currently live in. Sometimes I do a variation of it where instead of a shuffle, I do an open third (or riffle, or scuffle, or whatever you might know it as) which gives me 9 sounds total. Another variation is to start with a heel drop on the standing leg, still 8 sounds but starts in a different place in the sequence. Instead of: dig, brush, heel, shuffle, heel, ball, heel It can also be: heel, shuffle, heel, ball, heel, dig, brush.
I like it. You're a good teacher. Steps are easy to pick up. Can you tap a little faster now that we've learned the steps to see how it looks when actually performed?
Thank you for checking the video out! I’m glad you found it to be helpful. Yeah, I can make video doing the step faster. Actually, check out our video called “Mozart Tap” it shows this step much faster, and in front of an audience.
Awesome! I’m glad you found it to be helpful and thankful you checked it out! Do you have any other steps that you would like to see broken down in a video? Also have you listened to the Have Tap Shoes Will Travel podcast yet? Max Pollak and Sarah Reich were my most recent guests.
Thank you for watching and posting your input. I could see your way working in theory. Although, the way I am showing has a stronger hold. If you are backstage at intermission, the screw came out during the first act, plus you’ve got a show to finish... you’ll be glad you learned this pro tip. Are you the type of person who packs the thicker screws with the same size heads on them in the shoe repair kit in your dance bag? Use this if it is handy for you. Hopefully your screws stay perfectly set in your shoes and you won’t ever need it. Keep groovin’.
@@RicktheTapDancer actually I carry different shoes & everything I need to repair them. I learned the hard way during a performance & did not have time to take off the tap. I then started to carry both screws & 2 types of screwdrivers. I also have a hammer, a sewing kit complete with dental floss for those repairs needing heavy duty attention. 🙂
@@lisab0428 So you must just think I’m cute. Perhaps that’s what kept you watching this video filled with information you already know. 😉 I’m flattered. I’ll have to post some new ones soon. What would you like to see in the next episode?
No, we don’t. Many in this are still performing professionally though. Also, you just might see Mr. Nate Richert in this too. This was just before he landed the role of “Harvey” on Sabrina the Teenage Witch.
