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Fun Tap Techniques & Exercises

26. August 2009

photo credit: Stegsie As the Summer draws to a close I am finishing my last batch of Summer tap intensives and workshops. As always, my students are teaching me more than I’m teaching them. One of the comments that I have heard a lot from students is that my classes are “so much fun!” While [...]

Check Out This New Online Tap Dance Video Lesson!

9. July 2009

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photo credit: tibbygirl I just added a new video to www.eTapDance.com where I am explaining a wonderfully rhythmic & challenging Time Step. eTapDance.com is my website where I am building a library of video lessons covering tap steps and teaching techniques that will help you and your students build on their tap strengths and correct [...]

Why Tap Dancers Should Procrastinate

25. June 2009

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photo credit: javYliz Over the past few weeks I have been teaching dozens of private tap lessons (and loving it by the way!) As I work with students of different skill levels I notice that most of their mistakes are rooted in a very small subset of technique problems. One of the things that I [...]

Tap Stories

27. April 2009

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photo credit: mangpages Tap Dancing Nazis Ready To Take Berlin By Storm – A German-language version of The Producers musical will open for the first time in Germany. Check it out! Student Honored by Key Club; IC Tap Dance Group to Perform – Awarded the Vincent B. Forest Distinguished Vice-President Award at the New York [...]

I Am…

20. April 2009

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photo credit: mathias-erhart When I first decided to follow my passion for tap dancing in 2006, I really had no idea what to do. All I knew was that I loved to tap dance and was meant to be a part of it. As I set out on my journey, I knew very little about [...]