Tap dancing combines dance traditions from Europe and Africa. It is a dance of strong rhythms and relies almost totally on footwork. The feet become musical instruments marking out complex rhythms with the heel and the toe.
Tap dancing taught at North County DanceArts concentrates on the low to the ground and precise style of tap called “rhythm tap”, largely made infamous through the old masters of tap such as Eddie Brown. Since the teaching of tap dancing can vary greatly in style and speed, all students not currently enrolled in the North County DanceArts tap classes are required to be evaluated by the instructor prior to entry. Placement and advancement of any student is at the sole discretion of North County DanceArts, Inc.
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INSTRUCTOR: Louis McKay
PREREQUISITE: Student must complete NCDA KinderCombo level to the instructor’s satisfaction or by instructor evaluation and placement
LEVEL DESCRIPTION: Beginning
INSTRUCTOR: Louis McKay
PREREQUISITE: Student must complete NCDA tap level IA to the instructor’s
satisfaction or by instructor evaluation and placement
LEVEL DESCRIPTION: Advanced Beginning
INSTRUCTOR: Louis McKay
PREREQUISITE: none
LEVEL DESCRIPTION: Teen-Adult Beginning
INSTRUCTOR: Louis McKay
LEVEL DESCRIPTION: Student must complete NCDA tap levels IA & IB to the instructor’s satisfaction or by Instructor evaluation and placement
LEVEL DESCRIPTION: Intermediate
INSTRUCTOR: Louis McKay
PREREQUISITE: Student must complete NCDA tap levels IA- IB to the instructor’s satisfaction or by Instructor evaluation and placement
LEVEL DESCRIPTION: Intermediate
INSTRUCTOR: Louis McKay
PREREQUISITE: Student must complete NCDA tap levels IA- II to the instructor’s satisfaction or by instructor evaluation and placement.
LEVEL DESCRIPTION: Intermediate/Advanced
INSTRUCTOR: Louis McKay
PREREQUISITE: Student must complete NCDA tap levels IA- II to the instructor’s satisfaction or by Instructor evaluation and placement
LEVEL DESCRIPTION: Intermediate/Advanced
INSTRUCTOR: Louis McKay
PREREQUISITE: Student must complete NCDA tap levels I – III to the instructor’ satisfaction or by instructor evaluation and placement
LEVEL DESCRIPTION: Advanced
INSTRUCTOR: Louis McKay
PREREQUISITE: Student must complete NCDA tap levels I -IV to the instructor’s satisfaction or by instructor evaluation and placement
LEVEL DESCRIPTION: Professional