Al Gilbert Grade 5 Tap Technique – Advanced Tap Entry Level Syllabus (Digital Download)

Al Gilbert Grade 5 Tap Technique – Advanced Tap Entry Level Syllabus (Digital Download)

Step confidently into advanced tap with Grade 5 of Al Gilbert’s legendary tap syllabus—the official bridge from intermediate training to upper-level tap technique. This Digital Download features a fully expanded and updated audio program, including vocal instruction and instrumental tracks set to a high-energy pop-rhythm soundtrack.

With 82 challenging and thoughtfully sequenced exercises, Grade 5 is designed for experienced dancers ready to refine their close-to-the-floor work while developing key advanced elements like wings, pullbacks, and toe stands. Each combination is built to strengthen rhythm, speed, balance, and articulation—laying the groundwork for precise, confident execution in advanced tap choreography.

Ideal for studio programs seeking a structured progression into professional-level tap training, Grade 5 sets the tone for technical excellence.

In Grade 5, dancers learn:

Barre Exercises:

• Shuffles in Patterns and Directions
• Slap and Flap Sequences
• Pendulum Riff Combinations
• Heel Shuffle Heel Variations
• Pick-Up Progressions (Same/Changing) Facing the Barre

Center Floor Work:

• Cramp Roll & Riff Traveling Time Steps
• 6- & 7-Tap Riff Walks
• Maxi Ford Break
• Bombershay
• Single-Count & Syncopated Drawbacks
• Stamp and Stomp Variations
• 14 Turns Across The Floor… and more!

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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