2021 Courses

• • ·         The Tap Happy Video Subscription (THVS) can provide online access to the video course at your technique level and allow you to progress.

  • ·         You can take these lessons at home with or without tap shoes.·          

  • ·         You will receive monthly online access to the full library of video lessons for the course(s) to which you subscribe.

  • ·         Four courses are available for a monthly subscription rate of $25 per month each:

  • o    Introductory Tap

  • o    Beginning I Tap

  • o    Beginning II Tap

  • o    All-Level TapAerobics - cardio-tap dance routines for those who have the equivalent of the Introductory Tap material mastered, or beyond. 

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  • ·         Each student may subscribe to one single technique course of the THVS at a time.

  • ·         Subscribers to levels Beginning I Tap and up may additionally subscribe to TapAerobics.

  • ·         Beginning II and Intermediate level tappers may subscribe exclusively to TapAerobics.

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Course Descriptions

 

Introductory Tap

INSTRUCTOR: Sara Draper | LEVEL: Absolute beginner

This class is for absolute beginners, even if this is your first dance class ever.  It is also a methodical review of fundamentals for those returning to tap dance after a very long break. A brand new session of weekly classes will introduce fun-loving adults who have always wanted to tap dance to the fundamentals, so you can begin fulfilling your dream now.

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Beginning I Tap

INSTRUCTOR: Sara Draper | LEVEL: Progress to this after Intro Tap

The next step after Intro, here tappers learn two long combinations and a dance number to help practice skills and basic steps including soft shoe, waltz clog, and more.  Reinforcing and continuing from the Introductory level, this energizing course allows you to really get the basics under your belt and to learn a dance routine.  It prepares you to shuffle up to the next level!

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Beginning II Tap

INSTRUCTOR: Sara Draper | LEVEL: Progress to this after Beg Tap I

You are ready for this level after mastering the Beginning I Tap material.  Now that you’ve got the swing of things, this class expands and improves your repertoire of steps and routines.  Several terms worth of material await you here, so most students continue at this level for a year. Here, you get grounded in excellent technique required before progressing to the Intermediate level.  From backwards moves to time steps and fast footwork, you’ll be dancing steps that you’ve seen in Hollywood movies and Broadway shows!

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All-Level TapAerobics

INSTRUCTOR: Liz Sample | LEVEL: Beginning I Tap & up

What more fun way is there to get a cardio work-out than by tap dancing with fellow tap-lovers? Enjoy one hour of non-stop tap dancing to great music in this class favorite. Whether you’re fresh out of the 8-Week Introductory Tap level, or you are an advanced tapper, you can do the routines at your own level. Stretches are included for balanced muscle toning.  

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How to Subscribe to the THVS:

 

1.    Select the best level technique course for you by reading the course descriptions above. 

 

2.    Receive very simple instructions from Sara when you email here.

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3.    Watch your Inbox for the email, “Your Tap Happy Video Subscription is Here!” from Tap Happy, and enjoy tap dancing!

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Tips:

• Worried about disturbing the neighbors?  Tap dance in your socks!

• Please keep in mind that, even if you have paid, your initial video access email will only be sent after your signed agreement is received. 

• See Options for Sending the Agreement, below, if needed.

• Complete your Agreement delivery and payment.

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Want a Discount? 

If you plan to subscribe for January, February, and March, 2021, email here to get a discount offer!

 

What Do I Need to Use the Video Lessons?

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You need:

1.    Internet connection and screen with video/audio where you can tap dance.

2.    The password and links that will be sent to you by email when you subscribe.

3.    A sheet of plywood (very inexpensive from Home Depot), or other tap dance floor.  It can be small.

4.    Your tap shoes, or just dance in a pair of socks if needed.

5.    A bit of time!

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Options for Sending Your Signed THVS Agreement

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After you carefully read the Agreement, you have several options for sending it to Tap Happy. Because some people do not have access to a printer, we have expanded the methods for sending it.

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1. The preferred standard method is this: print, sign, scan, save as a pdf or Word file, and attach to an email to Tap Happy.

2. An easy alternative is to print, sign, take a photo of it, make sure it’s in jpeg format, and attach to an email.

3. If you don’t have access to a printer at home, here’s an alternative:

   • Open the Agreement document, copy and paste all the text into the body of an email.

   • Type your full name and the date onto the lines indicated, where your signature would go.

   • In the subject line, type, “Subscription Agreement”.

   • Either above or below the cut-and-pasted content of the document, type this statement: “Please accept this as my signed THVS Agreement.”

   • Email it to TapHappy.  Your own email address will seal the validation.

4. The last option if you have a printer is to print, sign, and mail it through USPS.  This will take longer and you won’t receive your access email till it is received; but for some people this is simpler.  You’ll need to email  to get the correct mailing address; it is NOT the studio address.

5. If none of the above work, email Sara at TapHappy and she’ll find another way to do this.  We want you to get to tap dance!

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