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Tap has evolved as an American dance form, popularised throughout the world, with debate about its origins coming from African dance, Irish dance and/or clog dancing. The dancer uses their feet to strike the floor, beating out different rhythms, with dancers wearing tap shoes which have small metal plates on the toe and heel to give the distinctive sound. Tap dance is a theatrical art form often seen on stage in musicals.
We follow the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (ISTD) which is one of the world’s leading dance examination boards. Since 1904 the ISTD have provided training for dance teachers and examiners, enabling teachers to enter their students for examinations, develop new techniques and spread the joy of dance.
As a registered educational charity and membership association, the ISTD’s mission is to educate the public in the art of dancing in all its forms, to promote knowledge of dance, to provide up-to-date techniques for our members, and to maintain and improve teaching standards. We support our members through updated teaching syllabi and techniques, plus a wide variety of courses, summer schools and congresses.
Tap Dance makes a distinctive contribution to the education of all students, through the use of movement, which is one of the fundamental modes of human expression. It offers a range of learning opportunities and enables participants to enjoy physical expression as well as develop intellectual sensibilities.
Students develop the skill and understanding of Tap Dance, at the same time as building a sound technique, by developing the physical ability to communicate through movement in an expressive and artistic way. The Graded Examinations build up progressively, ensuring that steps and skills learned at lower levels prepare for more complex movements as the candidate progresses. Students develop physically and learn common skills such as running, use of arms, posture, timing and rhythmic awareness. In this way, with additional teaching input, students are able to develop a broad base of dancing skills. Following on from the Graded Examinations, candidates may wish to progress to the Vocational Graded Examinations as a preparation for a professional training leading to employment as a performer or towards dance teaching qualifications.
Unable to make it to class due to the COVID-19 situation?
Check our Home page for online classes or contact us
We follow the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (ISTD) which is one of the world’s leading dance examination boards. Since 1904 the ISTD have provided training for dance teachers and examiners, enabling teachers to enter their students for examinations, develop new techniques and spread the joy of dance.
As a registered educational charity and membership association, the ISTD’s mission is to educate the public in the art of dancing in all its forms, to promote knowledge of dance, to provide up-to-date techniques for our members, and to maintain and improve teaching standards. We support our members through updated teaching syllabi and techniques, plus a wide variety of courses, summer schools and congresses.
Tap Dance makes a distinctive contribution to the education of all students, through the use of movement, which is one of the fundamental modes of human expression. It offers a range of learning opportunities and enables participants to enjoy physical expression as well as develop intellectual sensibilities.
Students develop the skill and understanding of Tap Dance, at the same time as building a sound technique, by developing the physical ability to communicate through movement in an expressive and artistic way. The Graded Examinations build up progressively, ensuring that steps and skills learned at lower levels prepare for more complex movements as the candidate progresses. Students develop physically and learn common skills such as running, use of arms, posture, timing and rhythmic awareness. In this way, with additional teaching input, students are able to develop a broad base of dancing skills. Following on from the Graded Examinations, candidates may wish to progress to the Vocational Graded Examinations as a preparation for a professional training leading to employment as a performer or towards dance teaching qualifications.
Unable to make it to class due to the COVID-19 situation?
Check our Home page for online classes or contact us