Video Dictionary and Notation

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Organization: Steps are organized alphabetically by "root step, " meaning a root step will be listed first (like pullback) after which all of its variations will be listed (like double pullback, switching pullback, etc.). I also try to list alternative names.

Notation:   All steps include my notation system to make tap notes compatible with most digital devices. This way you can make and send notes on any devices with a keypad input.

Click on a step below to get the video and written breakdown
(new steps/variations are shown in pink)

Alexander/Broadway/Chop Suey/Shirley Temple = alex /
     Alexander Klunk = alexk /
Bombershay/Toe Clip = bom /
     Bombershay Toe = bomto / Toe/Tip Dig Bombershay = td-bom /
     Brittanyshay = brittshay / Jinny Shay = jinnyshay / Jackhammer = jack /
     Drawbershay = drshay /
Back Essence = be
Brush = br /
     Brush Back/Spank/Draw/Pull = spk /
Buffalo = b /
     Double Buffalo = dbl-b / Click Buffalo = bclk /
     Double Buffalo Toe/Tip = dbl-bt /
     Double Buffalo Toe/Tip Toe/Tip = dbl-t-b / Buffalo Pullback = bp /
     Double Buffalo Toe/Tip Pullback = dbl-btp / Buffalo Turn = b /
     Buffalo Wing = bw / Buffalo Scuffle = bscl / Maddalo = maddalo /
Chug = ch /
Cincinnati = cin /
Click - clk /
     Klickety Klank = klickety klank /
Cramproll = cr /
     Double Cramproll = dbl-cr / Shuffle Cramproll = sh-cr /
     Double Flap Cramproll = dbl-f-cr / Riffle Cramproll = rfl-cr /
     Criss Cross Cramproll = cc-cr /
     Alternating/Around the World/Trading Cramproll = alt-cr /
     Stamp Alternating Cramproll Turn = x-cr /
     Backwards Cramproll = bkwrds-cr / Cramprolet = cramprolet /
     Megamines Cramproll = megamine-cr /
Dig = d /
     Heel Stand = d/d / Single Heel Stand = sngl-d-stnd /
     Double Heel Stand = dbl-d-stnd / Heel Stand Turn = d/d / Ditto = ditto /
     Sloppy Joe = sloppy / Farmer = farmer /
Dig Toe = dto /
     Dig Toe Step Heel - dto s h /
Drawback = dr /
     Double Drawback = dbl-dr / Triple Drawback = trip-dr / Cincinnati = cin /
     Crossing Drawback = crss-dr / Drawback Heel = drh / Frapback = frapback /
     Spiel =spiel / Stephunky = steph / Tessa Backdraw/Swiffle = swiffle /
Flap = f / Flap Heel Turn = fh / Flap Ball Change = fbc / Flap heel Heel = fhh /
     Double Flap = dbl-f / Scap = scap / Frap = fr / Flabbergast = flabber /
     Flap Step Ball Change = fsbc /
Heel = h /
     Heelo = heelo /
Hop = ho /
     Hop Shuffle = hosh /
     Hop Shuffle Hop Scuffle Hop Riffle Hop Stomp Spank = hoshhosclhorflhoospk /
Irish = i /
     Irish Flap = if / Double Irish = dbl-i (version 1) /
     Double Irish (version 2) = dbl-i-g3 / Irish Pullback = ip /
     Irish Pullback Flap = ipf /
     Irish Pullback Flap Heel = ipfh / Irish Pullback Heel Flap Heel = iphfh /
     Irish Pullback Toe/Tip Flap - iptf / Step Irish Turn = si /
     Irish Shiggy Bop/Shovel = ibop / Irish Wing = iw /
Jump = j /
     Jumper = jumper / Tori = tori /
Klunk = k /
Leap = le /
Maxie Ford = mf /
     Double Maxie Ford = dbl-mf / Double Maxie Ford Toe/Tip = dbl-mft /
     Double Maxie Ford Pullback = dbl-mfp /
     Double Maxie Ford Toe/Tip Pullback = dbl-mftp /
     Maxie Ford Toe/Tip Toe/Tip = mftt / Maxie Ford Turn = mf /
     Maxie Ford Wing = mf-w / Sara Ford = sara ford / Hot Toe = hot toe /
PullBack/Pull/Pick-Up/Grab-off = p /
     Double Pullback = dbl-p / Switching/Swapping/Alternating Pullback = sw-p /
     Switching Pullback Flap = sw-pf / Single Pullback = sngl-p /
     Crossing Pullbacks = crss-p / In and Out Pullbacks = p-in-out /
     Skipping Pullback = skip-p / Pullback Toe/Tip = pt /
     Single/One Foot Pullback Toe/Tip = sngl-pt /
     Double Pullback Toe/Tip = dbl-pt / Switching Pullback Toe/Tip = sw-p-t /
     Switching Pullback with Toe/Tip in the middle = sw-pt /
     Pullback Shuffle Step = pshs / Switching Pullback Flap heel Toe/Tip = sw-pfht /
     Pullback Dig Toe = pdto / Clappull = clappull / Click Pullback = p-clk /
     Teeler = teeler / Treadmill - tread / Treadmill Heel = treadh / Rise = rise /
     Bologna = bologna / Jordan Pullback = jordan-p /
Riff = rf /
     Stamp Step Riff Heel Turn = x s rf h /
     Hop/Leap/Step Riff Heel = horfh / 3-Beat Riff Walk = 3-beat /
     4-Beat Riff Walk = 4-beat / 5-Beat Riff Walk = 5-beat /
     6-Beat Riff Walk = 6-beat / 7-Beat Riff Walk = 7-beat / Riffle = rfl /
     Riffle Step = rfls / Riffle Step Heel = rfls h / Riffle Dig Toe = rfldto /
     Hop/Step/Leap Riff Brush Heel = horfbrh / Toe Riffle/Hoofer's Shuffle = to-rfl /
    Hines Riff /Split Riff = hines / Ruffle = ruffle / Nicaela Quick = nicaela quick /
     Scriffle = scriffle /
Scuff = sc /
     Scuff Heel Step = sc h s / Scuff Dig Toe = scdto /
     Scuff Dig Ball Change = scdbc /
     Scuff Front = sc-front / Double Scuff Front = dbl-sc-frnt / Shiggy Bop - shiggy /
     Skunk = skunk / Scout = scout / Radiohead Forward = radio / Steel = steel /
     Bam Bam = bambam /
Scuffle/Dig Brush/Dig Spank/Paddle = scl /
     Scuffle Step/Paddles = scls / Scuffle Step Turn = scls / Scuffle Pullback = sclp /
     Scuffle Step Heel/Dig Brush Toe Heel/Paddle and Roll/Paradiddle = scls h /
     Scuffle Ball Change = sclbc / Scuffle Dig Toe = scldto /
     Scuffle toe Flap Heel = scltofh / Scuffaloeo = scuffaloeo /
     Scuffit = scuffit / Scuffout = scuffout / Scopper= scopper /
     Squiggly Wiggly = squiggly /
Shuffle = sh /
     Double Shuffle = dbl-sh / Shuffle Heel = sh h /
     Shuffle Step/Running Shuffles/Jogging Shuffles/Leap Shuffles/Rattles = shs /
     Shuffle Step Heel = shs h / Shuffle Heel Step = sh h s /
     Shuffle Ball Change = shbc /
     Shuffle Ball hange Heel = shbch / Hop Shuffle = hosh / Shuffle Pullback = shp /
     Shuffle Pullback Ball Change = shpbc /
     Shuffle Toe/Tip Pullback Ball Change = shtpbc /
     Shuffle Dig Toe = shdto / Shuffle Dig Step Shuffle Toe/Tip Step = shds shts /
     Shuffle Step Dig Shuffle Step Toe/Tip = shsd shst /
     Shuffle Toe/Tip Step = shts / Shuffle Pullback Heel = shph /
     Shuffle Pullback Dig Toe = shpdto /
     Pendulum Shuffle = pensh / Shuffle Step Heel Step Heel = shs hs h /
     Shuffle Toe/Tip Toe/Tip Step = shtts / Shuffle Flap = shf / Penguin = penguin /
     Shunk = shunk / Blur = blur / Twister = twister / Riley = riley / Tucker = tucker /
Slam = slm /
Slap = slap /
Slide = slide /
     Jimmy = jimmy /
Smack = sm /
Spank/Brush Back/Draw/Pull = spk /
     Spank Step/Back Flap = spks / Paddle Turn = paddle /
     Spank step Heel = spks h /
     Spank Step Ball change = spksbc / Spank Toe/Tip Step = spkts /
     Spots = spots / Shoe Shine = shoe shine / Sugar Bop = sugar bop /
     Spat = spat / Spackle = spackle / RadioHead Backwards = radiohead-bk /
Stamp = x /
Stamp Step Toe/Tip Heel Turn = x sth /
Step (Leap - see defintions) = s /
     Step Heel = s h / Step Heel Turn = s h /
Step Toe/Tip Hop Turn = stho /
Step Toe/Tip Step Turn = sts /
Stomp = o /
     Stump = stump / Toro = toro /
Time Step Single = time-sngl /
     Double Time Step = time-dbl / Triple Time Step = time-trip /
     Quadruple Time Step = time-quad /
     Buck Single Time Step = time-sngl-buck /
     Buck Double Time Step = time-dbl-buck /
     Buck Triple Time Step = time-trip-buck /
     Buck Quadruple Time Step = time-quad-buck /
     Single Traveling Time Step = time-sngl-trav /
     Double Traveling Time Step = time-dbl-trav /
     Triple Traveling Time Step = time-trip-trav /
     Heel Grind Time Step = time-hl-grind /
Toe = to /
    Toe Toe Heel Heel = totohh /
Touch = tch /
Toe/Tip = t /
     Toe/Tip Stand = t/t / Double Toe/Tip Stand = dbl-t/t /
     Single/One Foot Toe/Tip Stand = sngl-t/t / Toe/Tip Stand Turn - t/t /
     Single Toe/Tip Stand Turn = t /
     Toto = toto / Dodo = dodo / Rorymeister = rory /
Travel Step = trav /
Waltz Clog = wc /
     Double Waltz Clog = dbl-wc / Waltz Clog Pullback = wcp /
     Double waltz Clog Pullback = dbl-wcp /
     Double Waltz Clog Toe/Tip Pullback = dbl-wctp /
     Double Waltz Clog Wing = dbl-wcw /
     Double Waltz Clog Scuffle = dbl-wcscl /
Wing = w /
     Single Wing = sngl-w / Double Wing = dbl-w / Five Count Wing = 5ctw /
     Backwards Wing = back-w / Click Wing = clk-w / Crossing Wing = cross-w /
     Wing Toe/Tip = wt / Single Wing Toe/Tip = sngl-w-t /
     Single Wing Heel Toe/Tip = sngl-w-h-t /
     One Way Wing = oneway-w / Scissor Wing = scissor-w /
     Switching Wing = sw-w / Switching Wing Toe/Tip = sw-w-t /
     Switching Wing Toe/Tip Heel = sw-w-t-h /
     Crossing Five Count Wing = crss-5ct-w /
     Five Count Single Wing = 5ct-sngl-w / Sam Wing = sam-w /

Not yet alphabetized:
Sh-sh-shuffle / Faluffalo / Lynn Buffalo / Dubdubdigtoe / Tuesday Afternoon /
        Diggle / Annalisa's 8-beat Riff Walk / Joe Toe Pull / Scuffleback

Steps by Pages (roots only):

Page 1
Toe = to
Heel = h
Step (Leap - see definitions section) = s
Touch = tch
Stamp = x
Stomp = o
Dig = d
Toe/Tip = t
Brush = br
Spank/Brush Back/Draw/Pull = spk
Smack = sm

Page 2
Hop = ho
Klunk = k
Scuff = sc

Page 3
Leap = le
Slam = slm
Click=clk
Slide = slide
Jump = j
Chug = ch
Slap = slap
Step Heel = s h /
Dig Toe = dto /

Page 4
Shuffle = sh

Page 5
Scuffle = scl
Riff = rf

Page 6
Buffalo = b
Cramproll = cr
Back Essence = be

Page 7
Irish = i
Maxie Ford = mf
Waltz Clog = wc

Page 8
Alexander/Broadway/Chop Suey/Shirley Temple = alex
Time Steps = time
Wings = w

Page 9
Flap = f
Spank/Brush Back = spk

Page 10
Pullback/Pick-Up/Grab-off = p
Travel Step - trav

Page 11
Bombershay = bom
Drawback = dr