How to Do Double Pull Backs in Tap Dance

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Practice your pull back.

   Rarely are doubles easier than the actual step.
   
   Be sure that you can do a pull back easily without putting your heels down beforehand and that you can do several in a row. , Double pull backs are just two backward flaps in a row, so work on doing alternating backward flaps., Find a surface to lean on, such as a ballet barre or table, and do single pull backs there., A double pull back is two consecutive backward flaps
   - in other words, a right spank, a left spank, a right touch, and a left touch.
   
   It's essentially a pull back with the timing slightly off.
   
   While at your surface, try doing two pullbacks and then the double., You will very rarely get a step down on your first few tries, and often, it takes a week or two for new steps to "click" with your feet.
   
   Keep trying at your leaning surface., Once you feel comfortable doing one double at a time, try two or three in a row.
   
   Stay at your surface as needed., You won't be able to lean on something while performing, so be sure you can do double pull backs without a barre or table to rely on.
   
   Try one or two without a support., There should be four total sounds in a double pull back
   - double the number in a regular pull back, hence the name.
   
   Be sure each sound is clear while you do the step.
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   Step 2: Practice backward flaps.

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   Step 3: Get ready to try.

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   Step 4: Try the double.

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   Step 5: Practice.

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   Step 6: Try several at a time.

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   Step 7: Try without your surface.

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   Step 8: Listen for all the sounds.

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