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
*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)
*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)
*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)
*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
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)
*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)
*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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