Class
Tap
Tap is rhythm you can hear: shuffles, steps and short routines, learned one sound at a time. We clap each rhythm first, then put it in the feet, then play it with the music.
Ages 6 to 12
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
Classes of up to 12 dancers
Silvestre Urrutia
Teaches the tap classes
What a class is like
- 01
Step 1: Warm up
Stretch the ankles and feel the floor in bare feet or flat shoes.
- 02
Step 2: Clap it first
The teacher claps a rhythm and the class claps it back.
- 03
Step 3: Put it in the feet
The same rhythm in shoes, slowly, then a little faster.
- 04
Step 4: A short routine
Steps strung together to a song, which the class shows each other at the end.
Good to know
What to wear
Hard-soled shoes you can stamp in, and clothes that move. A water bottle with a name on it.
Class size
Classes have up to 12 dancers, grouped by age.
Shoes
Ask us before you buy tap shoes. The front desk can tell you what fits the class.
Come and try tap
Pick a class on the schedule and book it on our registration page.