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Alexander (Broadway, Shirley Temple) = alex

     Alexander Clunk = alex-k

Bombershay (Bombershe, Toe Clip) = bom

     Bombershay Toe = bomto

     Brittanyshay = brittshay 

     Drawbershay = drshay

     Jackhammer = jack

     Jinnyshay = jinnyshay 

     Shayberbom = shayberbom

     Toe (Tip) Dig Bombershay = td-bom

Back Essence = be

     Double Back Essence = dbl-be

Broadway (see Alexander) = broad

Brush = br

     Spank (Brush Back, Draw, Pull) = spk

Buffalo = b 

     Buffalo Pullback = bp

     Buffalo Scuffle = b-scl

     Buffalo Turn =  b@

     Buffalo Wing = b-w

     Click Buffalo = b-clk

     Double Buffalo = dbl-b

     Double Buffalo Toe (Tip) = dbl-b-t

     Double Buffalo Toe (Tip) Pullback = dbl-b-t-p

     Double Toe (Tip) Buffalo = dbl-t-b

     Faluffalo = faluffalo

     Maddalo = maddalo

Chug = ch

Cincinnati = cin

     Cincinnati Flam = cin-flm

     Double Cininnati = dbl-cin

Click = clk

     Clickety Klank = clickety klank

Clunk = k

     Clunker = clunker  

Cramp Roll = cr

     Alternating (Around the World, Trading Cramproll) Cramp Roll = alt-cr

     Backwards Cramp Roll = bck-cr

     Cramprolet = cramprolet

     Criss Cross Cramp Roll = cc-cr

     Double Cramp Roll (Flap Cramp Roll) = dbl-cr

     Double Flap Cramp Roll = dbl-f-cr

     Frap Cramp Roll (NOT flap) = frap-cr

     Megamines Cramp Roll = megamine-cr

     Riffle Cramp Roll = rfl-cr 

     Stamp Alternating Cramp Roll Turn = x-cr@

     Triple Cramp Roll (Shuffle Cramproll) = sh-cr

 

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Dig (Heel) = d

     Ditto = ditto

     Double Heel Stand = dbl-d-stnd

     Dub dub dig toe = dubdubdto

     Farmer = farmer

     Heel Stand = d/d or d-stnd

     Heel Stand Turn = d/d@

     Single Heel Stand = sngl-d-stnd 

     Sloppy Joe = sloppy

Dig Toe (Heel Toe) = dto 

     Dig Toe Step Heel (Heel Toe Toe Heel) = dto s h

Drawback = dr 

     Cincinnati = cin

     Crossing Drawback = crss-dr

     Double Drawback = dbl-dr      

     Drawback Heel = drh

     Frapback = frapback 

     Spiel = spiel

     Stephunky = steph

     Swiffle (Tessa Backdraw) = swiffle

     Triple Drawback = trip-dr

Flap = f

     Double Flap = dbl-f

     Flabbergast = flabber

     Flap Ball Change = fbc

     Flap Heel = fh

     Flap Heel Heel = fhh

     Flap Heel Turn = fh@

     Flap Step Ball Change = fsbc

     Frap = fr

     Scap = scap

 

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Grab Off (see Pullbacks) = g

Heel = h

     Heel-Flam = h-flm

     Heel Stand = d/d or d-stnd

     Heelo = heelo

Hop = ho

     Hop Riffle = ho rfl

     Hop Scuffle = ho sc

     Hop Shuffle = ho sh

     Hop Shuffle Hop Scuffle Hop Riffle Hop Stomp Spank = ho sh ho scl ho rfl ho ospk

Irish = i 

     Double Irish (version 1) = dbl-i  

     Double Irish (version 2) = dbl-i-g3

     Irish Flap = if

     Irish Pullback = ip

     Irish Pullback Heel Flap Heel = iphfh

     Irish Pullback Flap = ipf 

     Irish Pullback Flap Heel = ipfh 

     Irish Pullback Toe (Tip) Flap = iptf

     Irish Shiggy Bop (Irish Shovel) = ibop

     Irish Wing = iw

     Step Irish Turn = si@

Jump = j 

     Jump Flam = j-flm

     Jumper = jumper

     Tori = tori

Leap = le

     Leap Heel = leh

Maxie Ford = mf

     Double Maxie Ford = dbl-mf

     Double Maxie Ford Pullback = dbl-mfp

     Double Maxie Ford Toe (Tip) = dbl-mf-t

     Double Maxie Ford Toe (Tip) Pullback = dbl-mftp 

     Double Toe (Tip) Maxie Ford = mf-tt 

     Hot Toe = hot toe

     Maxie Ford Clunk = mf-k

     Maxie Ford Toe (Tip) = mf-t

     Maxie Ford Turn = mf@

     Maxie Ford Wing = mf-w

 

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Over The Top = overtop

Paddles (see Scuffle Step) = pad

Paddle Turn = paddles@

Pullback (Pull, Grab-Off, Pick-Up which I consider a different step) = p 

     Baloney = baloney

     Clapull = clapull

     Click Pullback = p-clk

     Crossing Pullbacks = crss-p

     Double Pullback = dbl-p

     Double Pullback Toe (Tip) = dbl-pt

     In and Out Pullbacks = p-in-out

     Joe Toe Pull = joetoe-p

     Jordan Pullback = jordan-p

     Maddie Mill = maddiemill

     Pullback Dig Toe = pdto

     Pullback Shuffle Step = pshs

     Pullback Toe (Tip) = pt

     Rise = rise

     Single Pullback (One-Foot Pullback) = sngl-p

     Single Pullback Toe (Tip) = sngl-pt

     Skipping Pullback = skip-p

     Switching Pullback (Swapping, Alternating Pullback) = sw-p 

     Switching Pullback Flap = sw-pf   

     Switching Pullback Flap Heel Toe (Tip) = sw-pfht

     Switching Pullback Toe (Tip) = sw-p-t 

     Switching Toe (Tip) Pullback = sw-pt 

     Teeler = teeler

     Treadmill = tread

     Treadmill Heel = treadh

Riff = rf

     3-Beat Riff Walk (Slam, Flam, Slurp, Third) = 3-bt

     4-Beat Riff Walk = 4-bt

     5-Beat Riff Walk = 5-bt

     6-Beat Riff Walk = 6-bt

     7-Beat Riff Walk = 7-bt

     8-100 Beat Riff Walk = 8-100-bt

     Annalisa's 8-beat Riff Walk = Anna-rf-wlk

     Hines Riff (Split Riff) = hines

     Hoofer’s Shuffle (Toe Riffle) = hoof-sh

     Nicaela Quick = nicaela quick

     Riffle = rfl

     Riffle Dig Toe = rfldto

     Riffle Step = rfls

     Riffle Step Heel = rfls h

     Ruffle = ruffle

     Step Riff Brush Heel = s rf br h

     Stamp Step Riff Heel Turn = [x s rf h]@

     Step Riff Heel (Hop Riff Heel, Leap Riff Heel) = s rf h

 

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Scuff = sc 

     Bam Bam = bambam

     Double Scuff Front = dbl-sc-frnt

     Radiohead = radio

     Scout = scout

     Scuff Dig Ball Change = scdbc

     Scuff Dig Toe = scdto       

     Scuff Front = sc-front

     Scuff Heel Step = sc h s

     Shiggy Bop (Shovel, Heel Slide) = shiggy  

     Skunk = skunk

     Steel = steel

Scuffle (Dig Brush, Dig Spank, Paddle) = scl

     Double Scuffle Step Heel = dbl-scls h

     Scopper = scopper

     Scuffaloeo = scuffaloeo

     Scuffle Ball Change = sclbc

     Scuffle Dig Toe = scldto

     Scuffle Pullback = sclp

     Scuffle Step (Paddles, Dig Brush Step) = scls

     Scuffle Step Heel (Dig Brush Toe Heel, Paddle and Roll, Paradiddle) = scls h

     Scuffle Step Turn = scls@      

     Scuffle Toe Flap Heel = scl to f h

     Scuffit = scuffit

     Scuffout = scuffout

     Squiggly Wiggly = squiggly

Shirley Temple (see Alexander) = shirly

Shuffle = sh 

     Blur = blur

     Double Shuffle = dbl-sh

     Hoofer’s Shuffle = hoof-sh

     Hop Shuffle = ho sh

     Pendulum Shuffle = pen-sh

     Penguin = penguin

     Sh-sh-sh-shuffle = sh-shuffle

     Shuffle Ball Change = shbc

     Shuffle Ball Change Heel = shbch

     Shuffle Dig Step Shuffle Toe (Tip) Step = shds shts

     Shuffle Dig Toe = shdto

     Shuffle Flap = shf

     Shuffle Heel = sh h

     Shuffle Heel Step = sh h s

     Shuffle Heel Step Heel = sh h s h

     Shuffle Pullback = shp

     Shuffle Pullback Ball Change = shpbc

     Shuffle Pullback Heel = shph

     Shuffle Step (Running Shuffle, Leap Shuffles, Jogging Shuffles) = shs

     Shuffle Step Heel = shs h 

     Shuffle Toe (Tip) Pullback Ball Change = shtpbc

     Shuffle Toe (Tip) Step = shts    

     Shuffle Toe (Tip) Toe (Tip) Step = shtts        

     Shunk = shunk

     Tucker = tucker

     Twister = twister

 

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Slam = slm

Slap = slap

Slide = slide

     Dig Slide  = d-slide

     Jimmy = jimmy

Smack = sm

Spank (Brush Back, Draw, Pull) = spk

     Paddle Turn = paddle@ 

     Shoe Shine = shoe shine

     Spackle = spackle

     Spank Step (Back Flap) = spks

     Spank Step Ball Change = spksbc

     Spank Step Heel = spks h

     Spank Toe (Tip) Step = spkts

     Spat = spat

     Spots = spots

     Sugar Bop = sugar bop

Stamp = x

Stamp Step Toe (Tip) Heel Turn = [x sth]@

Step (Leap) = s 

     Step Heel = s h

     Step Heel Heel = s h h

     Step Heel Turn = [s h]@

Step Toe (Tip) Hop Turn = [s t ho] @

Stomp = o

     Toro = toro

 

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Time Step - Single Traditional = time-sngl  *NOT ALPHABETICAL

     Double Time Step Traditional = time-dbl

     Triple Time Step Traditional = time-trip 

     Quadruple Time Step Traditional = time-quad

     Buck Single Time Step = time-sngl-buck

     Buck Double Time Step = time-dbl-buck

     Buck Triple Time Step = time-trip-buck

     Buck Quadruple Time Step = time-quad-buck

     Single Traveling Time Step = time-sngl-trav

     Double Traveling Time Step = time-dbl-trav 

     Triple Traveling Time Step = time-trip-trav

     Quadruple Traveling Time Step = time-quad-trav

     Heel Grind Time Step = time-hl-grind

Toe = to

    Toe Clip (see bombershay) = to-clip

    Toe Toe Heel Heel = totohh

Toe (Tip) = t

     Dodo = dodo

     Double Toe (Tip) Stand = ttss

     Rorymeister = rory

     Single Toe (Tip) Stand (One Foot Toe (Tip) Stand) = sngl-t/t

     Single Toe (Tip) Stand Turn = t@

     Toe (Tip) Stand = t/t

     Toe (Tip) Stand Turn = t/t@ 

     Toto = toto

Touch = tch

Travel Step = trav

Trenches (Hoofer & Broadway Style) = trnch

 

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Waltz Clog = wc

     Double Waltz Clog = dbl-wc

     Double Waltz Clog Pullback = dbl-wcp

     Double Waltz Clog Toe/Tip Pullback = dbl-wctp 

     Double Waltz Clog Wing = dbl-wcw

     Waltz Clog Pullback = wcp  

     Waltz Clog Scuffle = wc-scl

Wing = w

     Backwards Wing = back-w 

     Click Wing = clk-w

     Crossing Wing = cross-w

     Double Wing (Separated, Staggered, Alternating) = dbl-w

     Five Count Single Wing = 5ct-sngl-w

     Five Count Wing = 5ctw 

     One Way Wing = oneway-w

     Scissor Wing = scissor-w

     Single Wing (One Foot Wing) = sngl-w

     Single Wing Heel Toe (Tip) = sngl-w-h-t

     Single Wing Toe (Tip) = sngl-w-t

     Switching Wing = sw-w

     Switching Wing Toe/Tip = sw-w-t

     Wing Toe/Tip = wt

THIS is why you don’t lean forward for a pullback (pick-up, grab-off)

 

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