Tap Dance - Absolute Beginners Introduction to Rhythm Tap

Description

Join me on this 6 hour Complete Introduction to Absolute Beginners Rhythm Tap Dance. Learn to Tap Dance from the very beginning - no experience necessary and all levels welcome. This course includes the Rudiments, Steps, Rhythms and all the basic information to get started on your journey through Tap. Learn the shuffle, the paddle, the roll, the basics of weight transference. This course takes you through it all, step by step one tap at a time. It also includes the Shim-Sham, multiple combinations and a 30min Beginners Tap Workout.

Simeon Weedall has over 30 years experience as a tap dancer. He spent his early years in musical theatre performing with Chicago London and international tour. Feeling mismatched with musicals, he moved on and joined STOMP London, Tour and NYC totaling 16 years n the show and counting. He formed two of his own tap companies Percussive Feet and About Time then worked for Dorrance Dance New York. He was the drummer for Paradise Rocks and spent his solo tap career touring with the Liam O'Conner Show, dancing for and hosting the London Tap Jam at Ronnie Scott's. He made appearances for Coca Cola, Will Gaines 80th Birthday celebration and has collaboration with prestigious jazz musicians such as Paul Booth, Mark Fletcher, Alex Wilson, Davide Mantovani and John Crawford to name but a few. Simeon wrote Solos That Speak - A Tap Dancer's Guide to Authentic Expression and Tap Dance - The Complete Beginners Guide.

What You Will Learn!

• Tap Dance
• The basic rudiments of tap dance
• The fundamental steps and exercises that help build weight change. Shuffles, paddles, rolls, time steps and various toe/heel combinations
• The shim sham - a routine developed by Leonard Reed and a variety of combinations that are suited to a beginners level

Who Should Attend!

• Absolute Beginner Tap Dancers

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