Brenda Bufalino's Tap Technique, Part 1, "Where The Action Is"
Taught by Brenda Bufalino

Tap Level: Intermediate/Advanced

Ms. Bufalino demonstrates how to execute taps efficiently and how to create a beautiful clear tone. Taking the action from the hip releases the foot and enables the dancer to develop speed and accuracy in a relaxed fashion. This sets the groove for rhythm tap dancing. Included on the tape are "shuffles scales", "triplet shuffle continuations", break downs for small footwork, the "paddle and roll", three of Bufalino's twelve "double time" figures, and more!

60 minutes

Filmed at Woodpeckers Tap Dance Center, 1995

Brenda Bufalino

Recognized throughout the world as a leading exponent and innovator in the tap world, Brenda Bufalino performs, lectures, and teaches master classes and workshops throughout the United States, Germany, Italy, England, France, Israel and Australia. She has appeared as a guest soloist in such prestigious arenas as Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, The Apollo Theater,The Brooklyn Academy of Music, The Smithsonian Institute and the Kennedy Center. Brenda Bufalino is also the author of her memoir, “Tapping The Source, Tap Dance Stories, Theory and Practice,” and the novella, “Song of the Split Elm.”  To read more about her, visit: BrendaBufalino.com