10 Reasons To Take A Tap Dance Lesson

Are you considering taking your first tap danceelements are combined. In tap you can take the
lesson? This list will give you plenty of reasons tomusical ideas in your head and communicate them
stop procrastinating and start tapping!through your feet.
1. Tap Dance Lessons Are Fun! Have you ever6. Tap Dance is an American Art Form! I am fond
watched any of the famous tap dancersof saying that tap dancing could not have been
perform? They always look as though they areborn anywhere but here in the good old U.S. of A.
having the time of their life. That's because theyIt was the interaction of Irish, African, English, and
are. When I teach tap classes, I try to keep themNative American influences that led to the
from becoming too serious. Time and time again Icreation, over time, of this beautiful art form.
have seen that the students that allow7. Tap Dance Lessons Teach Fancy Footwork!
themselves to relax and have a good time doWho has more complex footwork than a tap
much better than those of us that are toodancer? Tap dancers use our footwork to create
serious. And guess what? They have more funsound which has to be executed with precise
too!timing to be correct. Training as a tap dancer
2. You Can Lose Weight In A Tap Dance Lesson!develops the communication between the brain,
Everything about tap dancing is aerobic, whetherlegs, and feet. This ability is a key to learning
you are learning or performing it. It takes energyabout every other form of dance...especially those
and concentration to execute all of the soundswith swift footwork!
and movements in time with the music. Let's face8. Tap Dancing is Mysterious! I can imagine that
it...legs are not the lightest parts of the body...inyou are wondering what that even means. Let
fact, they are often the heaviest.me explain...I did not start tap dancing until the age
3. Tap Dance Lessons Develop Balance! Sinceof 19 (About Ten Years Ago). Thus, I can still
becoming a tap dancer I have noticed that I amremember what it was like to see people tap
more able to maintain (and regain) my balance.dancing and have no idea how they were making
When you first start taking classes, one of thethe sounds. To me, it was like magic! Maybe this
most important things you do is start balancingone doesn't impress you, but it certainly
yourself on the balls of your feet. Doing this whileimpressed me.
executing the other movements is a little tricky9. Tap Dancing is About Expression! True of tap
at first, but in time you will see a noticeableand any other form of dance. Dance is a way of
difference in your balance.expressing yourself. You can sometimes say
4. Tap Dance Lessons Teach Rhythm! This is athings with a step or a combination that you are
skill that is useful, not only for dancers, but forunable to express with words.
musicians, and athletes as well. Many famous10. Tap Dance Lessons Will Help Relieve Your
boxers have taken up tap dancing to furtherStress! Remember that old advice about punching
develop their timing and coordination. The samea pillow when something upsets you? Tap allows
can be said for many musicians...particularlyyou to strike the floor instead! OK, not quite the
drummers. In fact, many tap dancers are alsosame thing. As stated earlier, tap is a form of
skilled drummers.expression. As you study it, you will find that tap
5. Tap Dance Lessons = Dancing + Making Music!steps and combinations can have moods and
This is one of the things I love most about tap.ideas associated with them. This can be an
With most other dance forms, you are dependentexcellent way to relieve stress through
upon some external source for the music. This isexpressing those emotions!
not true for tap as the visual and auditory