Tap Open Level 14yrs +
Students will learn tap terminology, technique, and steps like shuffles, flaps, time steps, cramp rolls and more, by doing a combination of centre exercises and movements across the floor. Tap will help to develop confidence, mental concentration, physical coordination, and musicality.
Forged in the oppressive landscape of slavery and indentured immigration in 19th century America, tap has evolved over the years into an energetic and truly musical dance form. Tap, as a dance style, is percussive and rhythmically complex, and has movement that celebrates the marriage of motion and sound. This liberating dance style can stretch backward and forwards in time, evoking rhymes from before the birth of jazz music.
While the exact origin point of tap dance is often in dispute, most scholars agree that the conditions behind its development lies in the merging of West African dances and the clog dances and jigs of Irish, Scottish, and English immigrants. Where these groups came into contact to create modern-day tap has generally been focused into two very different geographical areas: The antebellum American South, and urban immigrant northern neighborhoods like Five Points in Manhattan.
This class will open to a variety of levels of experience, and no prior experience is needed.
Come foot your feet and train your brain!
Open level tap//7 week sample series. Loaner shoes available (Thank you, Dance Umbrella). Excluded from multi-class discount due to floor considerations.
Cost is $150+gst
About Jodie, your instructor:
Jodie holds a BFA in Musical Theatre Performance and has been immersed in the performing arts for over 25 years. Her career has taken her from the dance studio to the stage, with a special love for tap’s infectious rhythm and dynamic storytelling power. Since moving to Nelson, Jodie has been actively involved in the local theatre scene for the past two years, sharing her talents both on stage and behind the scenes. She is excited to bring her passion, precision, and playful energy to the classroom, helping dancers of all levels find their groove and fall in love with tap.
