Ages 3-6 Tap Class with Molly Smith: 5-week session starting July 23

Tue Jul 23 2024 at 05:15 pm to 06:00 pm UTC-05:00

Loyola Park | Chicago

Chicago Tap All-Stars
Publisher/HostChicago Tap All-Stars
Ages 3-6 Tap Class with Molly Smith: 5-week session starting July 23
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Chicago Tap Theatre is proud to partner with the Chicago Parks District to offer tap dance classes at Loyola Park!
About this Event

Tap dance class for ages 3-6 years, this class is beginner-focused and will develop a love of dance and music to last a lifetime! Have a little one who loves to move or make noise, but needs an outlet? Enroll for a session to grow, learn, have fun, and excercise both mind and body! This class is taught by Chicago Tap Theatre Rehearsal Director Molly Smith, who has over a decade of teaching experience and loves helping dancers and movers reach their goals and enjoy being in a rhythm community together. Students will learn tap dance basic steps and vocabulary as well as musical terms, and class will blend technique, combinations, silliness, learning class structure, and tap history.


5-week session runs July 23-August 20


Chicago Tap Theatre's teaching philosophy:

Chicago Tap Theatre believes that every student is an individual and celebrates growth and commitment to the Black art form of tap dance no matter the level, ability, gender, race, sexual orientation, or age of the student. The objectives of Chicago Tap Theatre’s educational programming are:

*Student will leave with a better understanding of tap dance and its technique, theory & history

*Student will have an expanded view of what it means to be a tap dancer: what do we need to understand to truly get it: music literacy, improvisation, technique, theory, history, culture

*Student will have an understanding of music and specifically jazz music structure and terminology

*Student will develop an understanding of where tap dance is going and the state of the current industry standards and culture

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Loyola Park, 1230 West Greenleaf Avenue, Chicago, United States

Tickets

USD 50.00

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