Introduction to Tap Dance

Catalog description

This course introduces students to tap dance. Class work focuses on beginning level warm-up sequences, across the floor progressions, and center floor combinations that teach students the basic steps and technical principles of tap. Emphasis is placed on rhythms, foot articulations, alignment, and the development of listening skills to create a whole-body approach to learning tap. Additionally, students study the history of the form, classic Broadway tap (1920’s to present), and soft shoe and swing rhythms. Class work includes call and respond exercises, improvisation, choreographic study, and discussion.