Shiggy Bop (Shovel, Heel Slide) Tap Dance Move
BackShiggy Bop (Shovel, Heel Slide) – &a1 – with your weight on one foot scuff that foot forward, dig, STEP
Tip: You need to get a lot of lift out of the first scuff in order to get into the air before the dig sound.
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Common Problems & Fixes
Shiggy Bop (Shovel, Heel Slide) - Problems: Students can’t get the scuff sound or separate the scuff and dig sounds.
Solutions: To get the scuff sound, push the scuff up into the air as high as possible. To scaffold up to a full shiggy bop, allow them to start from both feet so one foot is on the floor while the other is scuffing. Once they can do that, have them lift up the standing leg up sooner after the scuff and then eventually at the same time as the scuff. Also have them shift more weight to the scuffing foot. Once they get that you can have them do it from starting on only one foot.
To separate the scuff and dig sounds, have the student lift their foot higher into the air after the scuff and before the dig.