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Seated Tap Dance Lesson for Older Adults and Beginners
Video by The Sunflower Channel on YouTube · Open on YouTube
Dance instructor Amanda Buckingham teaches a five-minute seated tap lesson: a warm-up of toe taps, heel taps and stamps, the shuffle, then a short routine of shuffle-stamps and out-out-in-in, danced to music. Made for older adults; no tap shoes needed.
- 5 min
- Beginner
- Low impact (no jumping)
- chair
- Chair dance
Step by step 6
Tap a time to watch that step in the video.
- Warm-up: eight slow then sixteen fast toe taps, then the same with your heels. 0:47
- Stamps: put the whole foot down, as if marching. 1:25
- Shuffle: brush the ball of the foot forward and back, then add a stamp. 1:57
- Routine: four shuffle-stamps, out-out-in-in with optional arms, then two more shuffle-stamps. 2:52
- Practise the whole routine with counts. 3:41
- Dance it to the music. 4:18
The steps are a summary in our words, checked against the video — the coach shows every move.
Form cues from the coach
- Shuffle with the ball of your foot, brushing it forward and back
- Warm up with eight slow, then sixteen fast of each move
- Add the arms on the out-out-in-in if you like
What it works
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Joints it uses light on the joints
- Hips movesstamps, out-out-in-in
- Knees movesshuffles, stamps
- Ankles & feet movestoe and heel taps, shuffles
A guide to the joints this video’s moves load, from what the coach does — not medical advice. Some ache is normal; stop if a joint hurts sharply. How joints are rated
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Video by The Sunflower Channel; the summary, steps, cues, body areas and joint notes are Notbroken’s, written from what the coach actually does in the video and checked a second time. Warm up first, take the easier options until a move feels easy, and stop if you feel sharp pain, chest pain or dizziness. General instruction, not advice for your body. About & safety