Category Archives: Tap

Acing A Capella

Posted on Oct 8, 2012 by .
Chloé Arnold (by Matthew Murphy)

You walk onstage for your tap routine—click, click, click—and take your opening position for a performance a capella (without music). … Continue reading →

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Tap for Non-Tappers

Posted on Jun 29, 2012 by .
David Alvarez in the title role of Billy Elliot (by David Scheinmann)

When 12-year-old David Alvarez walked into an audition for the original Broadway production of Billy Elliot, he was shocked to … Continue reading →

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A Cut Above: Everything You Need to Know About Cutting Contests

Posted on Dec 1, 2011 by .
A cutting contest at the 2010 L.A. Tap Festival. Photo by Samantha Scipio.

Alaman Diadhiou entered his first cutting contest—an improv-based competition in which individual dancers must face off and perform on the … Continue reading →

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Toe Tips

Posted on Sep 15, 2011 by .

If you think ballerinas are the only dancers who perform on their toes, think again. Tap dancers often do toe … Continue reading →

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I’m with the Band

Posted on Jun 22, 2011 by .

“Let’s kick it off with an eight-bar intro, and then go straight to the chorus. The instruments can solo on … Continue reading →

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Speed Demon

Posted on Jun 1, 2011 by .

You’re in tap class and have nailed a combination. Then, your teacher asks everyone to do it double time. You … Continue reading →

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