Courses

Instruction of tap dance technique. Students will acquire skill and knowledge of basic tap dance steps while improving their physical fitness, body awareness, and problem-solving skills. Historical foundations, social dance aspects, and the application of tap dance to musical theatre dance will be studied. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits.

Intermediate study of tap dance; continuation of the development of tap technique and fundamentals with a focus on speed, transitions, complex rhythms, and improvisation; exploration of the historical background of the development of tap dance in the 21st century. May be taken three times for credit.

Continuation of DANC 211. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits.

Intermediate tap technique, choreography composition, and tap history. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits.

Students are introduced to tap technique and practiced. No prior dance experience

This course builds on the basics of tap offered in DNC 1228, Tap Dance Technique

Progressive development of beginning to low/intermediate movement concepts, skills, vocabulary, and styles specific to tap dance.

A beginner studio course in rhythm tap with emphasis on technique, musicality, and style.

Basic rhythmic studies and combinations based on Broadway/theatrical tap styles. May be taken 3 times for a total of 6 hours.

Progressive development of intermediate to intermediate/high movement concepts, skills, vocabulary, and styles specific to tap dance.