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Tap

The style you can hear. Rhythm, timing and counting, taught one sound at a time.

Ages 6 to 17 · from $62 a month
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Close-up of young dancers' feet in black tap shoes on a wooden studio floor

About Tap

Good for

  • Kids who love rhythm and making noise
  • Dancers who want better timing
  • Pairing with ballet in the Combo class for 4 to 5 year olds

Tap is music you make with your feet. It is great for kids who love noise, for kids who love patterns, and for anyone who wants better timing in every other style.

We start with single sounds and simple rhythms, then build to shuffles, flaps, time steps and finally improvised rhythm. Dancers hear their own progress, which is very motivating.

4 classes a week across 3 days. See them

Levels

Five, six, seven, eight: one class, start to finish

  1. Count 5: Warm-up

    Ankles and knees loosened with simple sounds.

  2. Count 6: Sound drills

    One step, slow then fast, until every tap is clear.

  3. Count 7: Across the floor

    Travelling steps in time with the music.

  4. Count 8: Routine

    The class piece, a few counts longer each week.

Tap on the schedule

Full schedule

What to wear

  • Black tap shoes (Mary Jane or oxford style)
  • Any comfortable dancewear or fitted clothes
  • Hair tied back
  • Check our used tap shoe shelf before you buy new

For a trial class, comfortable clothes and bare feet or clean sneakers are fine.

What it costs

from $62 a month

Tap 1 and Tap 2 are 45 minutes a week. Teen Tap (60 min) is from $74. Tap shoes run about $40 to $70 new.

Second classes are 10% off. Siblings are 10% off. The first class is always free.

Every rate and fee

Who teaches tap

  • Hannah Lindqvist

    Tap, jazz and musical theatre

    Hannah came to dance through musical theatre and fell for tap in college. She teaches rhythm the way you would teach a language: listen first, then copy, then make up your own.

Meet all six teachers
"Great teachers and a well-run show. Parking at 5 p.m. on a weekday is tight, so come a few minutes early."
Mark L. · Parent, Ballet 2 and Tap 2

Sample review for this demo.

Tap: questions

Where do we buy tap shoes?

Any dancewear store, or start with our free used shoe shelf at the front desk. For the trial class, sneakers are fine.

Is tap loud for the neighbours?

Our studios are sound-treated, and practising at home on a small board or a piece of plywood keeps the peace.

Can my 5-year-old take tap?

Our Ballet & Tap Combo class for ages 4 to 5 has 20 minutes of each. Tap 1 starts at age 6.

All studio questions

Try tap free

Pick a real class time, tell us a little about the dancer, and we will save the spot. No card, no commitment.

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