Tap Dance Masterclass

Name: Tap Dance Masterclass
Rating: 4.6 (56 reviews)

From Beginner to Tap Dancer

Created byNathaniel Reed

Last updated 8/2021

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What you'll learn

You will learn how to tap dance confidently.
Learn the fundamental steps that make up all tap steps and grow the skill to create your own tap steps.
Grow awareness of rhythm patterns.
Learn over 40 tap steps.
Be more flexible.

Course content

5 sections • 70 lectures • 6h 54m total length

Introduction3:03

Step: Toe Taps2:42
Welcome to the first step! Remember that these fundamental steps serve as a warm-up for your leg muscles too.
Exercise: Toe Taps9:15
The more you practise these fundamental steps, the easier and more enjoyable this whole course will be!
Step: Ball Change2:27
When filming I had the image of a horse galloping in my head!
Exercise: Ball Change7:01
Step: Toe Heel4:03
Master the toe heel step with slow, deliberate repetitions on the right foot, four times, then switch sides to reinforce practice.
Exercise: Toe Heel6:21
Step: Heel Toe2:52
Practice the heel-toe step by transferring weight from left to right foot in a walking motion, then perform the exercises to refine balance and control.
Exercise: Heel Toe7:07
Practice eight-count heel-toe taps, starting with the right foot and then the left, to build balance, rhythm, and timing with the music.
Step: Tap Step4:11
Exercise: Tap Step4:17
Step: Tap Step Heel3:56
Exercise: Tap Step Heel6:27
First Tap Class: An Introduction1:30
First Tap Class13:45
Learn a beginner tap sequence of four steps, including taps, toe taps to the side, and a tap step, with and without music, using right foot lead and simple counts.
Step: Shuffle4:46
Exercise: Shuffle11:58
Master the shuffle with integrated step changes, practice seven-step sequences, and build speed with music to improve balance, posture, and confident execution in tap dancing.
Step: Shuffle Hop Step4:01
Exercise: Shuffle Hop Step8:17
Step: Shuffles Back3:24
Exercise: Shuffles Back2:48
Step: Buffalo4:21
Exercise: Buffalo4:12
Step: Double Buffalo3:09
Exercise: Double Buffalo9:23
Second Tap Class9:49

Course Review0:48
Step: Pick-up4:11
Exercise: Pick-up8:39
Step: Step Pick-up Heel7:14
Exercise: Step Pick-up Heel8:13
Step: Toe Point Pick-up4:39
Exercise: Toe Point Pick-up6:22
Perform the toe point pick-up exercise starting with the right foot, then switch to the left in a timed sequence. Build rhythm, heart rate, and consistent practice.
Step: Tap Step Heel Enhanced8:33
Exercise: Tap Step Heel Enhanced9:04
Step: Shuffle Exercise Enhanced9:16
Enhance the step shuffle routine by layering slow and fast paces, adding shuffle top and hop variations, and building rhythm for a cardio warm-up in tap dance.
Exercise: Shuffle Exercise Enhanced6:14
Step: Single Times Step12:53
Exercise: Single Times Step10:18
Step: Double Times Step12:58
Exercise: Double Times Step4:12
Step: Triple Times Step8:28
Exercise: Triple Times Step4:54
Third Tap Class14:34
Step: Cramp Roll6:20
Exercise: Cramp Roll4:30
57 Step: Double Cramp Roll8:45
Exercise: Double Cramp Roll8:33
Step: Double Cramp Roll Sideways9:03
Exercise: Double Cramp Rolls10:17
Step: Shirley Temple6:09
Master the Shirley Temple step as part of tap dance progression, practicing heel and toe transitions, alternating right and left to build coordination and neural pathways.
Exercise: Shirley Temple5:56
Step: Paddle Roll7:28
Exercise: Paddle Roll6:51
Practice the seven three one three pattern in the paddle roll exercise, stepping and changing feet to build muscle memory. Embrace a variation at the end to refine your tap.
Step: Paddle Roll Ball Change6:03
Exercise: Paddle Roll Ball Change6:13
Step: Lively Step6:24
Exercise(s): Lively Step11:09
Fourth Tap Class9:58
Congratulations on getting this far. The course has taken you from the fundamental steps that go together to make up more impressive looking tap steps, to us doing lots of different steps. The two videos on each step (learning the step and then practising it through an exercise) structure, combined with your own practise, has brought you here. You can absolutely do this class. You can take this lesson (and all the others) and add to them now. You have the skills ability to make them longer, go slower and faster, doing more or less reps, and even create your own classes through adding/subtracting steps here and there. Enjoy this, and remember to never stop tapping!
Final Review3:34

Requirements

Tap shoes sound great, but are not essential.
Background in tap dancing is not essential.

Description

This course has been completely designed with the learner in mind. It is for absolute beginners of all ages, as well as for people who have enjoyed tap before and will enjoy a refresher - a refresher with lots of added content.

Starting with specific warm-ups targeting the muscles we'll be using, you are then gradually introduced to tap steps in a series of videos. Each tap step has two videos: 'Learning' and 'Practise'. In the Learning videos, steps are taught with clear instruction, slow motion and different camera angles. In the Practise videos, we practise the step just learnt. In addition, there are periodic tap classes (the same classes that I have been giving to students for decades) to thoroughly review the steps learnt up to that point.

Steps are introduced and sequenced for you to tap with confidence without getting lost or doing things beyond your level.

Section 3 (after the introductions and warm-ups) teaches the fundamental steps of tap dancing. We can put these together in various ways to create just about any tap step.

Section 4 walks you through how to personalise your tap.

Section 5 puts the previous sections together and gets you tap dancing with confidence.

Whatever your motivation: to learn a new skill set, adopt a fun way to exercise, brush up on your existing tap, this course has got you covered.

Who this course is for:

This course has been completely designed with the learner in mind. It is for absolute beginners of all ages, as well as for people who have tapped before and will from a refresher
Anyone who has done tap before (maybe years ago).
Anyone looking for a fun way to exercise.
Anyone looking to brush up their tap skills.

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Course content

Introduction1 lecture • 3min

Stretching5 lectures • 5min

Tap Fundamentals25 lectures • 2hr 22min

Understanding Tap5 lectures • 6min

Stepping Up34 lectures • 4hr 19min

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