ISTD TAP

Our tap classes follow the ISTD syllabus which gives students the opportunity to take their dance examinations. 

Tap is an exciting dance style where students use their feet to create sound and rhythms. The shoes worn for this class have metal plates on the ball and heel of the foot which allow for the different rhythms to be made. There are exercises which work work on technique, travelling and combining steps. Students work on control and balance within this dance form as lots of the time one leg is working whilst balancing on one leg and still having to stand up straight. 

Our Tap classes start from age 3 with our Tiny Tappers class which is an introduction to making sound using our feet. Within this class we focus on the different ways we can make loud and quiet sounds in our shoes whilst starting to learn some basic vocabulary steps. 

Once students are competent in this class they will move onto graded classes where they will learn set exercises from the ISTD work and progress through the grades.