Tap Dancing Classes
Improve your rhythm and coordination with a fun aerobic tap dance class.
Tap Level 1 – Thursdays – Culver City
Middle Beginner Tap @ 7:15 pm
Have some prior tap training? Ready to dive back into tap after a long break? This class is a healthy challenge that will advance your skill level. Step heels, flaps, cramp rolls, irishes, time steps, across the floor and other steps will be worked on to improve your tap technique.
Middle Beginner Tap – Mondays – Marina Del Rey
Intermediate Tap – Saturdays – Marina Del Rey
Intermediate Tap – Mondays – Marina Del Rey
Tap Dancing Mondays with Chrissy!
Tap your way to rhythmic perfection in our exciting tap dance classes! Our talented Tap Dance Teacher, Chrissy Papetti, brings a wealth of experience and passion for the art of tap dancing. Join us and let the rhythm take you away!
Chrissy has trained with tap masters Mike Minery and Anthony Morigerato, earning regional dance titles and placing 4th as the only USA finalist at the 2008 World Tap Championships.
Beginner Tap @ 6 pm
Need a reintroduction back into tap dance by brushing up on basic tap steps? In this class we go over counting, weight shifting, step heels, flaps, shuffles, knocks, across the floor and other steps to get you back on track and comfortable with basic tap routines.
Middle Beginner Tap @ 7:15 pm
Have some prior tap training? Ready to dive back into tap after a long break? This class is a healthy challenge that will advance your skill level. Step heels, flaps, cramp rolls, irishes, time steps, across the floor and other steps will be worked on to improve your tap technique.
Middle Beginner Tap – Marina Del Rey
Intermediate Tap @ 8:30 pm
Feel comfortable with basics and beginning steps? Wanna reach a bit further? Great! Riffs, traveling time steps, back essences, paradiddles, cramp rolls, buffalos, and other complex rudiments will be taught to help you create a lively tap dance routine.
Put Some Rhythm in Your Life!
Tap dancing is an exciting rhythmic solo dance form distinguished by percussive footwork, that marks out precise rhythmic patterns on the floor. Some descriptive step names are brush, flap, shuffle, ball change, and cramp roll. Tap dancing is a vigorous form of dance and many adults tap dance to keep fit. Tap dancing is a great way to gain balance, strength, agility, and musicality and is a unique dance in that the tapper is both a dancer and a percussive instrument playing along with the band.
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Private dance lessons are the fastest, most efficient way to learn to dance. (New students only.)
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Meet people and have fun dancing. No partner or dance experience is necessary.
No previous dance experience necessary.
We guarantee you will be tap dancing in no time at all!
A Brief History Of Tap Dancing
The sources of tap dancing include the Irish solo step dance, the English clog dance, and African dance movements. In the 1920s and 1930s, black dancers contributed to the development of new styles of tap dance, and black dance teams became popular for their acrobatic, often satirical acts.
Later tappers like Fred Astaire provided a more ballroom look to tap dancing, while Gene Kelly used his extensive ballet training to make tap dancing incorporate all the parts of the ballet. This style of tap led to what is today known as “Broadway-style,” which is more mainstream in American culture. It often involves high heeled tap shoes and show music, and is usually the type of tap first taught to beginners. The best examples of this style are found in Broadway musicals such as 42nd Street.
Learn From The Best Tap Dancing Teacher in Los Angeles
By Your Side Dance Studio provides you with the best Tap dancing teacher in a private setting so that you receive one-on-one personal Tap dance instruction custom-tailored to your particular needs. We also provide Tap dancing lessons as group classes.
Our Students Love Us!
LOVE this studio!!!! The instructors love to dance and are vested in your becoming a better dancer. No matter what your dance goals are, this is the place to go.
Dawn B.
By Your Side is the best dance studio. The teachers are fantastic dancers and excellent instructors. They strive for excellence, precision, and elegance, and do so with great encouragement and motivation. I always leave dance class feeling wonderful!
Silvia
We worked with Laura to choreograph our wedding dance. We started out with zero moves and no confidence but after four sessions we were tearing up the floor and having the time of our lives.
Zara A.
Group Dance Classes
Meet people and have fun dancing. No partner or experience is needed.
Private Dance Lessons
New students get 45% off a private lesson. Improve your technique and style fast! We make ballroom dancing champions.
Wedding Dance Lessons
New students get 45% off a wedding dance lesson. Look like a star with a beautifully choreographed wedding dance.
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