Al Gilbert Grade 4 Tap Technique – Tap Dance Curriculum for Intermediate Dancers (Digital Download)

Al Gilbert Grade 4 Tap Techni'que – Tap Dance Curriculum for Intermediate Dancers (Digital Download)

Al Gilbert’s Grade 4 Tap Technique is a pivotal level in the tap syllabus—often called “The Breakthrough Level”—where solid foundational skills begin to transform into advanced rhythmic expression, clarity, and performance confidence. Designed for dedicated dancers ages 11 and up, this intermediate tap curriculum challenges students with greater musical complexity and expanded technique.

This Digital Download includes a complete instructional audio program featuring both vocal instruction and instrumental tracks. The expanded edition retains all the hallmark steps from the original Grade 4 syllabus and introduces a wide range of bonus material for added versatility in class.

Grade 4 introduces essential intermediate elements such as riffs, drawbacks, across-the-floor turns, and advanced timing patterns. With nearly 50 structured exercises and a 2-chorus routine set to a fresh pop-rhythm soundtrack, this level enhances musicality, traveling skills, precision, and stamina—preparing dancers for the more complex rhythms and choreography to come.

In Grade 4, dancers learn:

Barre Work:

• Shuffles in Progressive Patterns
• Extensive Flap Combinations
• Heel-Shuffle-Heel & Quadruple Shuffle Step Heel
• Riff Progressions

Center Floor Work:

• Shuffle Step Heel Combos
• Maxi Ford Breaks
• Cramp Rolls (Single, Double & Changeover)
• Traveling Waltz Clogs (Single & Double)
• Traveling Time Step Series
• 9 Turns Across the Floor

Download includes:
⚠️ Please download to a computer, not a mobile device.

• Vocal instruction of each exercise by Al Gilbert
• Instrumental tracks of each exercise
• PDF file of technique notes

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