Our Tap Category includes: rhythm tap, classic tap, musical theatre, and broadway styles.
The Tap auditions will include skills/drills across the floor, combinations in center, and improv jam. To place in a Level 1, Dancers must demonstrate:
Flap
Shuffle
Pull Back
Cramp Roll
Maxi Ford
Draw Backs
Toe Stand
3-Count Riff
Basic Improv
Body Control/Placement
Performance Value
Musicality/Execution
To place in a Level 2, Dancers must demonstrate:
Double Pull Back
Wings
Turning Cramp Roll
Turning Maxi Ford
Crossing Drawbacks
5-Count Riff
Confident Improv
Correct Body Control/Placement
Dynamic Performance Value
Appropriate Musicality/Execution
To place in a Level 3, Dancers must demonstrate:
Single/One Foot Wing
Double/Split Wings
Single (Foot) Pull Back
7-Count Riff
Creative Improv incorporating more advanced skills