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Open to dancers age 18+. This class is not intended for pure beginners without any tap experience.
Dates of classes: Saturdays 6/14, 6/21 and 6/28 at 1pm
Pricing: $75 for the complete series. Please note that this series is not offered on a drop-in basis, registration is required for the entire series as class and materials build week-to-week.
Cancellation Policy: If you wish to cancel your reservation for this series, cancellation must occur by 6/7/25 at 1pm in order to receive a refund. Cancellations made after 6/7/25 will not be entitled to a refund or credit toward other classes. Missed classes within the series are not entitled to a refund or credit toward another class.
Class Description: Join us for a 3-week Tap Series where we will go back to the basics! Our intermediate tap classes focus solely on learning new choreography each session, but this series will also incorporate technique and review of skills, with a progression each week. This series will sprinkle in historical/famous tap steps all tap dancers should know and have in their back pocket!
This series may be for you if:
-You have taken our intermediate tap classes and they feel a bit overwhelming or too challenging.
-You take our intermediate tap classes and are comfortable, but you would like to revisit the basics to bolster your foundation.
-You have tap experience, but you have not taken a tap class in a while. You want to ease back in without having to stress about learning lots of choreography in one session.
The tentative structure of the series will be as follows (this is subject to change but will give you an idea of what to expect):
Week 1: Work on across-the-floor exercises, review the key vocabulary for steps, discuss and work on our basic time steps, use challenges while learning/reviewing skills (ie, increasing tempo each time, etc). The goal this week is to rebuild your confidence in your technique, musicality, weight transfers, etc.
Week 2: Review technique/steps from week 1. Adding new steps. Learn Part 1 of the Shim Sham.
Week 3: Review technique/steps from weeks 1/ 2. Adding in new steps. Learn Part 2 of the Shim Sham and put it together!
Level: This series will be taught at an Advanced Beginner level. Some dance experience is recommended for this level. If you have at least 1 to 3 years of dance experience, or you have many years of experience but have not danced for a long time, this level could be a good fit for you. Additionally, if you are newer to dance and have tried the beginner classes but they feel too easy, yet the intermediate classes feel too challenging, this level is for you. Class will have a focus on choreography, however you may review the basic and foundational steps of the style within the framework of the combination taught in class. You will most likely not learn how to execute basic and foundational steps within this level. Choreography will be taught at a slower to moderate pace with a clear breakdown and instruction, and you may see minimal technical elements (such as leaps and turns) and floorwork. Choreography will be around 30-50 seconds in length, with low to moderate complexity and slow to moderate tempos. Movements within the choreography will most likely repeat.