Al Gilbert Tap Technique, Grade 5

What do Valerie Rockey from SYTYCD Season 11, Mallory Hagen, Miss America 2013, and some of today's top Tap Choreographers, including Darryl Retter, Gregg Russell, Keith Clifton, Thommie Retter, Brooke Paulsen, and Terry Lindholm, have in common?

The Al Gilbert Tap Technique!

This is the expanded and updated Al Gilbert Grade 5 Tap Technique set to contemporary music. Grade 5 builds on the foundation learned from Grade 4. This is the entry-level into the advanced tap. There are an amazing 82 Exercises on this level, including the introductions to Double Wings, Single Wings, Double Pullbacks, Toe Stands, and many "Close-To-The-Floor" steps.

In Grade 5, Al Gilbert presents steps such as:

Barre Exercises

Shuffles in different patterns and directions
Slap and Flap exercises
Pendulum Riff Combinations
Heel Shuffle Heel Combinations
Pick-Up Progressions (Same and Changing) facing the barre

Center Exercises

Single, Double, and Cramp Roll Traveling Times Steps
6 & 7-Tap Riff Walks
Maxi Ford Breaks
Bombershay
Single-Count Drawback and Syncopated Drawback
Stamp and Stomp Combinations
14 Turns Across The Floor… And many more!!

3-Disc Bundle includes:

Disc 1 – Vocal Instruction by AL Gilbert
Disc 2 – Instrumental Tracks
Disc 3 – Data Companion Disc includes A pdf file of notes. Insert into your CD/DVD Rom and view or print. And iTunes-Ready tracks. Drag the tracks into your iTunes Library.

The video companion is available here.