By Bernhard De LucaUpdated
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The Discofox tap determines your sense of rhythm and balance on the dance floor. If you shift your weight incorrectly here, you will quickly stumble out of rhythm.
Discofox thrives on its dynamics and uncomplicated movement to the music. However, if you want to maintain the rhythm consistently, you must master the basics. Beyond the pure sequence of steps, weight transfer is the main factor in whether a turn succeeds or you fall out of time. The tap is the most important tool here: it acts as a rhythmic stopper and prepares the next step. If you want to learn the Discofox basic step, you cannot avoid this crucial movement.
The biggest challenge with the tap lies in the question of how much body weight is transferred to the tapping foot. The answer is: none at all. As soon as you put even minimal weight on the foot, you block your hips and prevent the fluid change of direction for the next step. If you execute the Discofox step technique for the tap cleanly, your axis remains stable, and you can concentrate fully on leading or following.
Position your entire body weight on your standing leg. The other leg, your free leg, is completely free of weight and can move effortlessly.
Bring your free foot in under control and tap with the ball of your foot or your toe next to your standing foot. Keep your heel slightly off the floor.
Pay conscious attention to ensuring that not a single gram of weight transfers to the tapping foot. You will know it is working if you can lift the foot easily at any time.
Use the free foot immediately after tapping to initiate the first step of the new basic step. The transition must feel fluid and without hesitation.
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When doing the Discofox tap, you must not shift your weight under any circumstances. Your entire body weight remains on the standing leg, while the free foot only lightly touches the floor. This is the only way you can immediately start the next step with the same foot.
The most common mistake is putting weight on the tapping foot. This causes you to lose your balance and automatically take a real step, which immediately throws you off beat. Also, placing the foot down too hard disrupts the flow of the dance.
The tap is placed on the third beat of the music. It completes the three-part step sequence and prepares for the change of direction by serving as a rhythmic pause point, without a foot change taking place.
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