TAP

Tap dance is a form of dance characterized by using the sound of the tap shoes

hitting the floor as a percussive instrument.

Pre School Tap/Jazz (Ages 3-5)

• 45 minute class

• Fun games emphasizing vocabulary and technical skills (simon says, etc.)

• Skills across the floor introduced—battements, chaine turns, chasse side

• Jazz and Tap skills both used during class
   

K-1 Tap/Jazz (Ages 4-6)

• Less games emphasizing vocabulary and technical skills (simon says, etc.)

• Skills across the floor introduced—battements, chaine turns, chasse side

• Jazz and Tap skills both used during class
   

Tap I/II (Ages 7-9)

• Practice steps learned in Pre Tap

• Weight changes

• Speed
   

Tap III/IV (Ages 10-13)

• Learning new steps

• Speed increased significantly

• Synchronization and emphasis on tap noises
   

Tap V (Ages 13+)

• Learning Advanced steps and significant emphasis on tap precision

• Advanced Choreography

• Improvisation

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