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Beginning Tap
This level introduces the Students to fundamental tap techniques arranged in combinations and performed in class as solo or group demonstrations. The Students take an active part in the creation of combinations. They will learn how to perform with energy and how to bring their own personality to each and every performance. The main goals in the beginning tap levels are identifying, utilizing, and demonstrating tap terminology as well as understanding tap as a form of entertainment. Students will learn different elements of classical, rhythmic and modern tap dancing.
This level introduces the Students to fundamental tap techniques arranged in combinations and performed as solo or duets. The Students take an active part in the creation of combinations. They will learn how to perform with energy and how to bring their own personality to each and every performance. The main goals in Tap I beginners level are identifying, utilizing, and demonstrating tap terminology as well as understanding tap as a form of entertainment.
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The Students in this level continue to develop their tap technique by enriching the vocabulary and improving the quality of the techniques already introduced. The Beginning Tap II technique builds upon rhythms with more complicated, but repetitive sound elements that require the Students’ to have a higher level of concentration and self- awareness. Following the example of great tap dancing pioneers like Savion Glover, Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, and Gregory Hines, the Students learn to utilize the performing techniques in original choreography from age appropriate Broadway shows.
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The program for this level furtherdevelops the tap dancers' foot technique by adding turns and more complexcombinations. It also emphasizes on the specifics of the tap dancers' upperbody movements. The main goal of this level is increasing the speed andcoordination of the learned technique. Another important accent is placed onimprovement of the artistry by developing of the ability to representcharacters through tap dancing.
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