Course Description: Tap Dancing is the joy of hearing the sounds and rhythms you create with your own two feet. You are a dancer and a musician so why not add singing! This class starts with a warm up, learning and practicing steps and combinations along to Broadway show tunes from beginning to end. After the warm up you will learn choreography using a Broadway musical soundtrack. For musical theatre lovers with a little Tap Dance experience or for accomplished. Tap dancers who want to take on the challenge of singing and dancing! With or without Tap shoes, come tap your life!
About the Instructor: Marie (she/her) is a professional dancer, signer and dance teacher with 40 years experience, performing in more than 3000 shows over 4 continents. She studied in Montreal, New York and Paris, and holds a diploma from the Canadian Dance Teachers Association with a Highly Commended mention. “My greatest happiness and my highest achievement in life is the ability to stir in my students the joy of dance that animates my life. Whether it is Waltz, Cha Cha, Broadway or Tap, there is no more euphoric experience than moving your body through space to great music. I believe that everyone can enjoy dancing and have their life enhanced through dance. In my classes, I aim to inspire joy, teach technique and introduce choreography in the context of laughter and fun. While I guide and correct, I don’t make my students feel self-conscious or criticized. Dance and music have been my life’s work and my enduring passion. Nothing brings me more satisfaction than sharing that passion with my students. For that reason, at the end of every class I say, from the bottom of my heart: ‘Thank you for dancing with me.’”
Location: Universal Dance Studio (metro Lionel-Groulx)
Required Materials: Comfortable shoes!
Required Knowledge: None!