5 Tips for Creating Choreo on Portable Tap Floors

In this week's episode, we're diving deep into choreography that is made specifically for portable tap floors. 

Whether you're choreographing for yourself…

Or for your students to perform outdoors…

Or indoors at a convention that only has Marley available…

Or in a...

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What is your Tap Dance DREAM?

We’re celebrating!

Why? 

Because this is my 100th episode of the Lost in the Shuffle Tap Dance Podcast. 

After starting this podcast over 3 years ago, I’ve finally hit the big 100.

And today’s episode is all about tap dance dreams. 

Listen to this episode to hear...

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3 Tips to Learning Choreo Faster

In this week's episode, we're diving deep into choreography. 

Have you ever caught yourself saying this?

I wish I could pick up choreography faster...

The combo's just too fast...

Or are you a teacher who hears your students saying this? 

If so, you're definitely not alone! So many tap...

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2 Jumps EVERY Tap Dance Needs

Today I want to talk about two jumps that every tap dancer needs.

Why? 

Because whenever we leave the floor, there are two types of ways you can approach it.  

I’ve seen this specific idea work wonders for my students and iTap Members, giving them those big “aha!...

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2 Jumps EVERY Tap Dance Needs

Today I want to talk about two jumps that every tap dancer needs.

Why? 

Because whenever we leave the floor, there are two types of ways you can approach it.  

I’ve seen this specific idea work wonders for my students and iTap Members, giving them those big “aha!...

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Tap Floors Part 3 - How to Refinish Your Floors

RECORDED!

It’s time for Part 3 of my on-going Tap Floors series, which is all about how to refinish your tap floors. 

Check out Season 1 Episode 007: Tap Floors Part 1 where I discuss in-studio flooring options, great for dance studios or students who are looking to build an at-home...

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Do you REALLY need to keep your heels OFF the floor?

If you’ve ever heard someone say...

“Keep your heels off the floor”

“Get those heels up”

“Make sure you’re on the balls of the feet”

“Don’t let those heels touch the ground”

“Get on the balls of your feet!”

Then this...

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Tap History Research Reflections

Tap Dance History is one of the most heavily debated topics in the Tap Dance Community. 

Understandably so, because the Tap Dance Community is passionate about the culture and history of the art form being honored and recognized.

Today’s episode is all about my heaviest hitting...

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Shuffling into the New Year

New Year’s Resolutions just don’t cut it for me. 

If you are a longtime listener of the Lost in the shuffle tap dance podcast, then you know that while I’m not one for New Year's resolutions, I loooovvveeee a Past Year review. 

When all is said and done, I choose...

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What age should you start teaching Music Theory in Tap Class?


Published on April 1st 2021 by Hillary-Marie

Tap Dance is a Percussive Dance form, and that means we’re governed by the laws of both music AND dance. This means we need to put equal efforts and energy towards training both our feet and  our ears, both Tap Technique and...

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