Tap Dance Curriculum

CHILDREN’S TAP WORKSHOP

Ages 8-12
Flap, shuffle, and slide into the classic art form of American Tap Dance! Enjoy creating and expressing music through tap that will help you bring on the noise and the funk in this starter class.

 
Children’s Tap 1 REG >>
 

CHILDREN’S TAP 2

Ages 8-12
Continue to expand your tap technique, have fun dancing to a variety of musical styles, and begin exploring how tap can express a character and tell a story.

Prerequisite: Children’s Tap Workshop

 
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ADULT TAP 1

Ages 13+
It’s never too late to learn the shim-sham! In this class you will learn basic tap fundaments that will keep you fit and jivin’ all year long

 
ADULT TAP 1 REG >>
 

ADULT TAP 2

Ages: 13+
Refine your tap fundaments, and expand your technique. “Get your groove on” dancing to jazz, rock, Broadway, and classical music, as well as creating your own “riffs” through improvisation.

Prerequisite: Adult Tap 1

 
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ADULT TAP 3

Ages 13+
This class is for tappers with previous experience who have mastery over tap fundaments and the basic elements of musicality. This class addresses intermediate/advanced technique, more complex musicality, and explores how percussive dance can function to create character, tell a narrative, or express an abstract idea. Students will be encouraged to develop their own individual “tap voice” through improvisation.

Prerequisites: Children’s Tap 2 or Adult Tap 2

 
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