Pacific Tap

This class is a non-performing opportunity for those dancers who want to hone their skills and is highly recommended as a second class in addition to a choreography class. Dancers should already know basic tap steps.

Dancers will learn basic tap steps, terminology and correct technique for executing footwork. Various styles of music will be used to learn rhythmic awareness and sensitivity to tempos. Short combinations of basic steps will be introduced to understand the beginning of phrasing with music. The Shim Sham will be introduced.

This class if for new Beginning students and those who know some basics. Dancers will learn basic tap steps, terminology and correct technique for executing footwork. Various styles of music will be used to learn rhythmic awareness and sensitivity to tempos. Short combinations of basic steps will be introduced to understand the beginning of phrasing with music. The Shim Sham will be introduced.

Dancers will review basic steps, and review correct placement and weight shifts and refine skills for clarity and timing. We will continue variations of basic tap steps with different tempos to improve speed and accuracy and learn intermediate level technique skills such as riff walks and time steps.

Dancers will learn basic tap steps, terminology and correct technique for executing footwork. Various styles of music will be used to learn rhythmic awareness and sensitivity to tempos. Short combinations of basic steps will be introduced to understand the beginning of phrasing with music. The Shim Sham will be introduced.

Dancers will learn basic tap steps, terminology and correct technique for executing footwork. Various styles of music will be used to learn rhythmic awareness and sensitivity to tempos. Short combinations of basic steps will be introduced to understand the beginning of phrasing with music. The Shim Sham will be introduced.

Dancers will review basics and intermediate level combinations working toward more complex rhythms. We will learn more about dynamics, accents and shading using extended phrasing involving total body movement and we’ll work for speed, clarity and exactness in technique.

Dancers will review basic steps, and review correct placement and weight shifts and refine skills for clarity and timing. We will continue variations of basic tap steps with different tempos to improve speed and accuracy and learn intermediate level technique skills such as riff walks and time steps.