RichM, I understand what you are saying......how tapping my foot is a good thing. I can sense when I do let go that my body is intuitively feeling the rhythmn. It is an amazing feeling and I believe once I allow this flow to happen I won't want to stop tapping.
Although I have always felt comfortable dancing and moving my body to the music. But I do not feel very relaxed as a player yet so maybe that has much to do with the problem. Being that I've only been at this for less than 2 years.

I wish it was as natural for me as it is for Clinton Hammond. Guess you are an uninhibited kind of tapping guy Clinton. Nothing to do with drinking too much beer on tap.

As for my foot tapping bothering other folks I figure since I am playing the banjo most people would assume I'd be stomping my foot once I get the swing of it.

Bonnie