Senior students have the chance to travel Tap Festivals held in key cities throughout North America to train with famous Tap Masters and perform for international audiences.
Let your feet do the talking! Tap creates elaborate rhythms and joyful music.
Dancers are trained in various styles including swing, classic and street tap. Specialized teachers who have danced professionally and continue to undergo their own training development pass on their expertise daily to provide unique results.
Senior students have the chance to travel Tap Festivals held in key cities throughout North America to train with famous Tap Masters and perform for international audiences.
Graduates from these programs have gone on to professional careers performing in Broadway Musicals, the Charlottetown Festival and the Tapestry Tap Company, North America’s only full-time tap company.
Class Objectives:
The Richmond Academy of Dance is internationally recognized for its outstanding training programs encouraging individuality and attention to detail. These principles reflect the Academy’s aim to ensure its students’ proper development as both dancers and as individuals.
Professional and motivated teachers are committed to providing the highest possible quality of dance education for all our students. The Academy's multi-disciplined focus is unique to the Lower Mainland as it produces dancers of the highest standard set to become Canada’s newest young professionals in the performing arts world.
The Richmond Academy is a member of the BC Dance Educator’s Association, Richmond Chamber of Commerce, West Coast Tap Dance Collective, BC Alliance for Arts and Culture, Richmond Arts Council, Canadian Dance Assembly, BC Artist Registry, Candance.org and has teachers who have obtained Registered Teacher Status with various international organizations including the Royal Academy of Dance.
Our students will learn traditional tap dances along with other classic steps. Tap develops rhythm with coordination and improvisational skills.
Make music with your feet! Tap dance is a type of dance characterized by using the sounds of metal taps on the heel and toe of shoes striking the floor as a form of percussion. This lively expressive dance form develops rhythm and coordination
Tap is based on learning rhythms of the feet with or without music. Understanding musicality is equally important as training the body!
Tap is a recommended class for all Elite & Unlock Unleash Control PDP students as it makes for a well-rounded & versatile dancer. Any student new to tap will be placed in the appropriate level at the discretion of the director.
Mastering this style of dance can help with coordination, rhythm, musicality and agility. Our CDTA classes are designed to suit your ability and are always enjoyable!
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