Tap Dance Technique N°2 ALL THERE IS TO KNOW ABOUT THE MAXIEFORD (Victor Cuno), 348p. A complete research about the techniqes and combination of the famous Maxieford.
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1st part: the Book
How to do the Maxieford
Getting ready / Learning the Basic Maxieford-Break p. 8
The Standard Maxieford-Break p. 10
An additional «Heel» sound p. 11
The exact execution of a Maxieford-Turn p. 11
A Maxieford History
The Four Dancing Fords / The heritage of Maxie p. 12
The Waltzclog origins of the Maxieford technique p. 13
From Waltzclog to Buck-And-Wing p. 18
The Maxieford-Break
Introduction p. 19
section 1: the Original Maxieford-Break p. 20
section 2: Original - Professional - Standard - Basic p. 21
section 3: Original - Offbeat - Syncopated p. 22
The Maxieford-Change Break p. 23
Variations of the Maxieford-Break
Offbeat into Standard / Standard into Offbeat p. 24
The traditional use of the Maxieford-Break
Buck-And-Wing Style p. 25
Maxieford 2-3-3 Combination
Original - Professional - Standard - Offbeat - Syncopated p. 24
4-count Maxieford
Standard - Offbeat - Syncopated p. 28
Maxieford-Combinations
Combinations finishing with the Maxieford:
The B.S.-Break p. 31
The B.S.-Break in the 1930s p. 32
(1)&(2) Jazz-Break / 1& (2) Rhythm-Break / Jazz Break p. 35
Variation of the B.S.-Pattern p. 36
The Buck-And-Wing Combination p. 38
4-count Irish into Maxieford p. 40
Finishing-Break with Maxieford p. 41
Classic Patterns + Maxieford p. 42
Time-Step Break with Maxieford p. 44
Combinations starting with the Maxieford:
Over-The-Top / Bandy-Twist / Double-Click / Wing p. 41
Maxieford Cross-Phrasing
Standard Maxieford / Alternating Maxieford p. 45
Maxieford Half-Break
In Half-Break Routines p. 47
Maxieford Over-The-Top
with shuffle-pulls / with cut-outs p. 48
Chuck Green: with double-toe p. 49
Syncopated-Glide variation p. 50
The «Lazy» Maxieford
B.S.-Break / Syncopated Break / Buck-And-Wing p. 51
Creative with the Maxieford weight-changes
Fred Astaire / Nicholas Brothers / Danny Daniels p. 52
Rhythm-Maxieford
Introduction: a change in the rhythm p. 55
The Jazz Time-Step with a Rhythm-Maxieford p. 58
The Nicholas Brothers: a special Charleston p. 60
The Softshoe Full-Break / A Rhythm Buck-And-Wing p. 61
Alternating Rhythm-Maxieford p. 62
The Rhythm-Maxieford as Over-The-Top p. 63
John Bubbles: the Grace-Tap Maxieford p. 64
The Maxieford-Turn
Technique & Rhythm p. 65
Louis DaPron & Donald O’Connor p. 66
Further Maxieford-Developments
Hal Leroy / Nicholas Brothers / Henry Letang p. 67
Paul Draper: new rhythmic issues for the Maxieford
The value of the «Heel» sound» / Even Maxieford Rhythms p. 68
Maxieford with Heels / 9-sound Maxieford / 12-sound Maxieford p. 71
The Buck-And-Wing Combination p. 73
Syncopated Maxieford / The fast/slow Maxieford p. 75
2nd part: the DOC
Maxieford-Break
A / original (full) p. 78
A1 / original (basic) p. 82
A2 / original (rudimentary) p. 83
B1 / professional starting with shuffle or roll p. 85
B2 / professional starting with hop p. 89
B3 / professional starting with stamp p. 90
C1 / standard starting with shuffle or roll p. 93
C2 / standard starting with stamp p. 97
D / basic p. 103
E / Offbeat p. 108
F / Syncopated p. 112
F1 / Syncopated - rudimentary with clap p. 115
G / Maxieford-Change p. 117
Break-Variations
1 / offbeat into standard p. 119
2 / standard into offbeat / p. 120
2a / standard into syncopated p. 121
3 / no-toe Maxiefords p. 122
3a / syncopated into not-toe p. 123
4 / in the heat of the action p. 125
Three-And-A-Break Set-Up of the Maxieford-Break
1 / original Maxieford p. 129
2 / professional Maxieford p. 134
3a / standard Maxieford starting with shuffle-hop p. 135
3b / standard Maxieford starting with stamp p. 137
4 / Offbeat Maxieford p. 138
Maxieford 3-3-2 Combination
1 / original Maxieford p. 139
1a / John Bubbles: Grace-Tap Maxieford p. 140
2 / professional p. 141
3 / standard p. 142
4 / offbeat p. 144
5 / original (basic) p. 145
6 / broken rhythm into Maxieford 3-3-2 Combination p. 147
7 / Chorus Girls’ Maxieford p. 151
4-count Maxieford
A / with Intro Roll:
A1 / 4-count Maxieford p. 152
A2 / 4-count standard + original Break p. 153
A3 / 4-counts + Break > offbeat or syncopated p. 154
A4 / variations p. 156
B / with Run:
B1 / single p. 157
B2 / triple p. 159
B3 / military p. 161
Maxieford Combinations
research «B.S.-Break»
1 / B.S-Pattern (single) + original Maxieford (almost full) p. 162
2 / B.S-Pattern (single) + original Maxieford (basic) p. 163
3 / B.S-Pattern (double) + original Maxieford (basic) p. 167
4 / B.S-Pattern (single) + original Maxieford (basic > CHANGE) p. 168
5 / B.S-Pattern (triple) + original Maxieford (basic > CHANGE) p. 171
6 / B.S.-Pattern (single) + professional Maxieford p. 172
7 / B.S.-Pattern (triple) + professional Maxieford p. 176
8 / B.S.-Pattern (triple) + BASIC into PROFESSIONAL Maxieford p. 177
9a / B.S-Pattern (single) + STANDARD Maxieford > Toe-Buck p. 177
9b / B.S-Pattern (single) + STANDARD Maxieford > Flat-Buck p. 182
10a / B.S.-Pattern (basic triple) + STANDARD Maxieford p. 187
10b / B.S.-Pattern (triple) + STANDARD Maxieford p. 188
11 / B.S.-Pattern (single) + BASIC Maxieford p. 188
12 / B.S.-Pattern (triple) + BASIC Maxieford p. 189
13 / B.S.-Pattern (single) + Maxieford (offbeat) p. 189
14 / Sand-Pattern into professional Maxieford p. 193
14 a / Sand-Pattern into Standard Maxieford p. 193
14b / Sand-Pattern into Basic Maxieford p. 194
15 / B.S.-Pattern (variation) into Standard Maxieford p. 196
research «Buck-And-Wing Combination»
1 / original Maxieford p. 199
1a / original basic Maxieford p. 201
2 / professional Maxieford p. 204
3 / standard Maxieford p. 207
4 / basic Maxieford p. 210
5 / in the heat of the action p. 211
4-count Irish + Maxieford
1 / 4-bar combination p. 212
2 / 8-bar combination p. 214
Maxieford Finishing-Break
1 / finishing with a Maxieford p. 215
2 / starting with a Maxieford p. 217
Falling-Off-A-Log into Maxieford
various combinations p. 218
Buffalo into Maxieford
various combinations p. 220
Shuffle-Hop + Maxieford
various combinations p. 222
Time-Step Break with Maxieford
Triple Half-Break Time-Step + Maxieford p. 223
Individual Pattern + Maxieford
various combinations p. 224
Syncopated Breaks with Maxieford
Black Showbusiness p. 229
Maxieford + Over-The-Top
Nicholas Brothers p. 230
3-3-2 Break: Maxieford + Waltzclog
Black Showbusiness p. 231
Maxieford + Individual Pattern
various combinations p. 232
Maxieford Half-Break
Half-Break into Full-Break p. 235
Individual Maxiefords
various combinations p. 240
Maxieford Xed in front
1 / Maxieford Over-The-Top p. 242
1a / within the Syncopated Glide p. 244
research «Lazy Maxieford»
1 / B.S.-Break
1a / B.S.-Pattern (single) + Lazy Maxieford p. 247
1b / B.S.-Pattern (triple) + Lazy Maxieford p. 252
2 / Syncopated Break p. 250
3 / Buck-And-Wing / Over-The-Top p. 251
Rhythm-Maxieford
1 / 2 backflaps into Maxieford p. 249
2 / pick R, heel+ L into Maxieford p. 254
3 / single, double & triple p. 255
4 / double-shuffle p. 257
Jazz Time-Step with Rhythm-Maxieford
1 / with shuffle-pull-change & toes in back p. 261
2 / with shuffle-pull-change & toestand p. 264
3 / with shuffle-pull-change & turn p. 265
4 / into Rhythm-Maxieford p. 267
5 / with Pick-Heel-Toe-Heel into Maxieford & Wing p. 268
Other Rhythm-Maxieford Combinations
1 / Rhythm-Charleston: the Nicholas Brothers p. 270
2 / Full-Break with Rhythm-Maxieford p. 273
3 / Buck-And-Wing with Rhythm-Maxieford p. 276
Alternating Maxiefords
starting with stamp+ or hopFLAT+ p. 276
Rhythm-Maxieford Xed in front into Over-The-Top
various combinations p. 281
Maxiefords in Rhythm & Dance Routines
1 / with Basic Maxieford p. 283
2 / with Standard Maxieford p. 291
3 / individual combinations crossing in front p. 294
The Maxieford Turn
A / 3-count Maxieford Turn
1 / Basic Maxieford p. 295
1a / Basic Maxieford with hop or heel p. 297
2 / Louis DaPron p. 300
3 / Standard Maxieford p. 202
B / 4-count Maxieford Turn
1 / Standard Maxieford with hop or heel p. 303
C / Rhythm-Maxieford Turn
Fred Astaire p. 305
Further Maxieford Developments
1 / Paul Draper p. 306
2 / Maxieford with Heels: Bob Audy / Paul Draper p. 322
Special Maxieford Rhythms
1a / based on even triplet rhythm p. 333
1b / even binary rhythm p. 333
2a / fast / slow Maxieford p. 334
2b / fast / slow Maxieford + heel p. 335
3 / extra special Maxieford rhythms p. 337
The Maxieford in Books
1 / in early Tap Books p. 339
2 / in recent Tap Books p. 342