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LEVEL 1 - roughly the order I teach it

Toe = to

Heel = h

Toe Toe Heel Heel = totohh

Stamp = x

Stomp = o

Step (Leap) = s

Touch = tch

Toe (Tip) = t

Dig (Heel) = d

Step Heel = s h

Dig Toe (Heel Toe) = dto

Dig Toe Step Heel = dto s h

Hop = ho

Jump = j

*Leap = le

Chug = ch

*Clunk = k

 

Brush = br

Flap = f

Flap Heel = fh

Flap Ball Change = fbc

 

Spank (Brush Back, Draw, Pull) = spk

Spank Step (Back Flap) = spks

Spank Step Heel = spks h

Spank Step Ball change = spksbc

 

Shuffle = sh

Shuffle Step (Running Shuffle, Leap Shuffles) = shs

Shuffle Ball Change = shbc

 

Buffalo = b

Cramp Roll = cr

Irish = i

Maxie Ford = mf

Waltz Clog = wc

 

*Scuff = sc

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

*Scuffle Step (Paddles, Dig Brush Step) = scls

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

 

*Heel Stand = d/d or d-stnd

Step Heel Turn = [s h]@

*Flap Heel Turn = fh@

*Slide = slide

 

*Drawback = dr

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

 

LEVEL 2 - plus all of level 1 (grouped by likeness)

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*Click = clk

*Smack = sm

*Slam = slm

*Leap Heel = leh* (I don’t actually teach this)

*Toe Stand = t/t

Slap = slap

 

Hop Shuffle = ho sh

Shuffle Heel = sh h

*Scuffle Ball Change = sclbc

 

Alexander (Broadway, Shirley Temple) = alex

Back Essence = be

Double Buffalo = dbl-b

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

Irish Flap = if

Double Irish (version 1) = dbl-i

Double Maxie Ford = dbl-mf

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

Double Waltz Clog = dbl-wc

 

Buck Single Time Step = time-sngl-buck

Time Step Single Traditional = time-sngl

 

Flap Heel Heel = fhh

*Travel Step = trav

Bombershay (Bombershe, Toe Clip) = bom

 

*Crossing Pullbacks = crss-p

*In and Out Pullbacks = p-in-out

 

*Heel Stand Turn = d/d@

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

Buffalo Turn = b@

*Step Irish Turn = si@

 

LEVEL 3 - plus all of level 1,2 (grouped by likeness)

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*Step Heel Heel = s h h

Shuffle Step Heel = shs h

Double Shuffle = dbl-sh

Pendulum Shuffle = pen-sh

Double Scuffle Step Heel = dbl-scls h

 

Double Back Essence = dbl-be

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

*Triple Cramp Roll (Shuffle Cramproll) = sh-cr

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

 

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

 

*Single Heel Stand = sngl-d-stnd

 

*Double Flap = dbl-f

*Scuff Dig Ball Change = scdbc

Cincinnati = cin

Double Pullback = dbl-p

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

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

 

*Dig Slide = d-slide

 

*Double Toe (Tip) Stand = dbl-t

*Toe Stand Turn = t/t@

 

Double Time Step Traditional = time-dbl

Triple Time Step Traditional = time-trip

Buck Double Time Step = time-dbl-buck

Buck Triple Time Step = time-trip-buck

 

Wing = w

 

Stamp Alternating Cramp Roll Turn = x-cr@

Maxie Ford Turn = mf@

 

LEVEL 4 - plus all of level 1,2,3 (grouped by likeness)

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*Shuffle Dig Toe = shdto

*Shuffle Toe (Tip) Step = shts

*Scuffle Dig Toe = scldto

*Hop Scuffle = ho sc

 

Shuffle Pullback = shp

Shuffle Pullback Ball Change = shpbc

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

*Double Flap Cramp Roll = dbl-f-cr

*Backwards Cramp Roll = bck-cr

Irish Pullback = ip

Irish Pullback Flap = ipf

Maxie Ford Toe (Tip) = mft

Double Maxie Ford Pullback = dbl-mfp

Waltz Clog Pullback = wcp

Double Waltz Clog Pullback = dbl-wcp

 

Riffle = rfl

Riffle Step = rfls

*Riffle Step Heel = rfls h

*Riffle Dig Toe = rfldto

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

*8-100 Beat Riff Walk = 8-100-bt

*Hines Riff (Split Riff) = hines

 

*Double Drawback = dbl-dr

*Triple Drawback = trip-dr

Crossing Drawback = crss-dr

*Flap Step Ball Change = fsbc

 

*Double Heel Stand = dbl-d-stnd

*Over The Top = overtop

*Trenches (Hoofer & Broadway Style) = trnch

 

*Skipping Pullback = skip-p

Pullback Toe (Tip) = pt

*Treadmill = tread

 

*Scuff Heel Step = sc h s

*Scuff Dig Toe = scdto

*Spank Toe (Tip) Step = spkts

 

Quadruple Time Step Traditional = time-quad

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

 

*Single Toe (Tip) Stand Turn = t@

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

*Scuffle Step Turn = scls@

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

Paddle Turn = paddles@

 

Single Wing (One Foot Wing) = sngl-w

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

Crossing Wing = cross-w

 

LEVEL 5 - plus all of level 1,2,3,4 (grouped by likeness)

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*Alexander Clunk = alex-k

*Click Buffalo = b-clk

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

Buffalo Pullback = bp

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

*Riffle Cramp Roll = rfl-cr

*Criss Cross Cramp Roll = cc-cr

Irish Pullback Flap Heel = ipfh

*Irish Pullback Heel Flap Heel = iphfh

Irish Pullback Toe (Tip) Flap = iptf Maxie Ford Toe (Tip) = dbl-mft

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

Double Toe (Tip) Maxie Ford = mftt

Double Waltz Clog Toe/Tip Pullback = dbl-wctp

 

*Dubdubdigtoe = dubdubdto

*Tori = tori

 

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

*Shuffle Flap = shf

*Penguin = penguin

*Shuffle Ball Change Heel = shbch

*Shuffle Toe (Tip) Pullback Ball Change = shtpbc

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

 

*Scuffle Toe Flap Heel = scl to f h

*Scuffaloeo = scuffaloeo

*Shiggy Bop (Shovel, Heel Slide) = shiggy

*Hop Riffle = ho rfl

*Step Riff Brush Heel = s rf br h

 

*Bombershay Toe = bomto

*Toe (Tip) Dig Bombershay = td-bom

*Shayberbom = shayberbom

*Double Cininnati = dbl-cin

*Drawback Heel = drh

 

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

*Click Pullback = p-clk

Treadmill Heel = treadh

*Jordan Pullback = jordan-p

Maddie Mill = maddiemill

 

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

*Backwards Wing = back-w

*Click Wing = clk-w

Switching Wing = sw-w

 

LEVEL 6 - plus all of level 1,2,3,4,5 (grouped by likeness)

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*Clickety Klank = clickety klank

*Clunker = clunker

*Ditto = ditto

*Sloppy Joe = sloppy

*Farmer = farmer

*Jumper = jumper

*Jump Flam = j-flm 100

*Flabbergast = flabber

*Heelo = heelo

*Heel-Flam = h-flm

 

*Skunk = skunk

*Scout = scout

*Bam Bam = bambam

*Scuffit = scuffit

*Scuffout = scuffout

*Scopper = scopper

*Squiggly Wiggly = squiggly

*Sh-sh-sh-shuffle = sh-shuffle

*Hoofer’s Shuffle = hoof=sh

*Shuffle Pullback Heel = shph

*Shuffle Heel Step = sh h s

*Shuffle Heel Step Heel = sh h s h

*Shunk = shunk

*Blur = blur

*Twister = twister

*Tucker = tucker

 

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

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

*Ruffle = ruffle

*Nicaela Quick = nicaela quick

 

Frap = fr

*Brittanyshay = brittshay

*Jinnyshay = jinnyshay

*Jackhammer = jack

Drawbershay = drshay

 

Buffalo Wing = b-w

*Buffalo Scuffle = b-scl

*Maddalo = maddalo

*Faluffalo = faluffalo

*Frap Cramp Roll (NOT flap) = frap-cr

*Cramprolet = cramprolet

*Megamines Cramp Roll = megamine-cr

Irish Shiggy Bop (Irish Shovel) = ibop

Irish Wing = iw

Maxie Ford Wing = mf-w

Maxie Ford Clunk = mf-k

*Hot Toe = hot toe

 

*Radiohead = radio

*Steel = steel

*Scuff Front = sc-front

*Cincinnati Flam = cin-flm

*Double Scuff Front = dbl-sc-frnt

*Frapback = frapback

*Spiel = spiel

*Stephunky = steph

*Swiffle (Tessa Backdraw) = swiffle

*Scap = scap

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

Switching Pullback Flap = sw-pf

Single Pullback Toe (Tip) = sngl-pt

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

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

*Pullback Shuffle Step = pshs

*Switching Pullback Flap heel Toe (Tip) = sw-pfht

*Pullback Dig Toe = pdto

*Clapull = clappull

*Teeler = teeler

*Rise = rise

*Baloney = baloney

*Joe Toe Pull = joetoe-p

*Scuffle Pullback = sclp

 

*Jimmy = jimmy

*Spots = spots

*Shoe Shine = shoe shine

*Sugar Bop = sugar bop

*Spat = spat

*Spackle = spackle

*Toro = toro

*Toto = toto

*Dodo = dodo

*Rorymeister = rory

Double Waltz Clog Wing = dbl-wcw

*Waltz Clog Scuffle = wc-scl

Five Count Wing = 5ctw

Wing Toe/Tip = wt

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

One Way Wing = oneway-w

*Scissor Wing = scissor-w

Switching Wing Toe/Tip = sw-w-t

*Five Count Single Wing = 5ct-sngl-w

 

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