Tap Dance

Category: Leisure & Hobbies

Beginning Tap Dance

Tap your troubles away! You might be the next Gene Kelly or Ginger Rogers! This is a dance fitness class which will help you build strength, endurance and flexibility. Along the way you’ll learn the dance of stage and screen, and have a whole lot of fun! Students will learn a routine as well as improvisation through creative tap games, keeping you mentally fit as well. The class is taught by former Los Angeles dance and fitness professional Wendy Connolly, with over 30 years’ experience in the business, and was herself an adult beginner. Students should dress comfortably and wear smooth soled, low heeled shoes. The instructor can assist students in purchasing tap shoes, if desired. Get ready to make some noise!

 



Here are some links to some of these great dancers in action. Sit back and enjoy.

Gene Kelly and Donald O'Connor in "Moses Supposes" from the movie classic "Singin' in the Rain"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKlub5vB9z8

Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAB12aeI6nA

Same steps, different style, with Savion Glover:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ40aKtPlXc

And finally, the most imitated dance in film history:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1ZYhVpdXbQ