Beginning Tap Dance
- Author: Lewis, Lisa
Beginning Tap Dance
- Author: Lewis, Lisa
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Beginning Tap Dance With HKPropel Access introduces students to tap dance techniques and cultivates an appreciation of tap dance as a performing art. Focusing on novice dancers, experienced tap dancer and dance instructor Lisa Lewis offers step-by-step instruction to help beginning tap dancers match the beat of their enthusiasm to the rhythm of their feet!
Designed for students enrolled in introductory tap dance courses, Beginning Tap Dance contains concise descriptions of exercises, steps, and techniques. Related online tools delivered via HKPropel feature more than 70 video clips of tap steps with verbal cues to help students review content from class or learn other beginning steps. It also contains learning features to support and extend students’ knowledge of tap dance, including assignments, e-journaling prompts, tests of tap dance terminology, a glossary, and links to further study.
The book introduces the dance form by detailing its physical and mental benefits. Students learn about etiquette, proper attire, class expectations, health, and injury prevention for dancers. After basic dance steps are introduced, tap steps are presented in groups with one, two, three, and four or more sounds. Chapters also introduce students to the history, major works, artists, styles, and aesthetics of tap dance as a performing art.
Beginning Tap Dance is ideal to support both academic and kinesthetic learning. Instructions, photos, and video clips of techniques help students practice outside of class. The text and online learning tools complement studio teaching by providing historical, artistic, and practical knowledge of tap dance plus activities, assessments, and support in skill acquisition. With Beginning Tap Dance, students can learn and enjoy performing tap dance as they gain an appreciation of the dance form.
Beginning Tap Dance is a part of Human Kinetics’ Interactive Dance Series. The series includes resources for ballet, modern, tap, jazz, musical theatre, and hip-hop dance that support introductory dance technique courses taught through dance, physical education, and fine arts departments. Each student-friendly text has related online learning tools including video clips of dance instruction, assignments, and activities. The Interactive Dance Series offers students a collection of guides to learning, performing, and viewing dance.
A code for accessing HKPropel is included with this ebook.
Contents
- Chapter 1. Introduction to Tap Dance
- Defining Tap Dance
- Benefits of Studying Tap Dance
- Basics of Tap Class
- Expectations and Etiquette for Students
- Structure of Tap Class
- The Learning Process
- Appreciating Tap Dance as a Performing Art
- Summary
- Chapter 2. Preparing for Class
- Dressing for Class
- Foot Care and Personal Hygiene
- Carrying Dance Gear
- Selecting Tap Shoes
- Preparing Yourself Mentally and Physically
- Summary
- Chapter 3. Safety and Health
- Studio Safety
- Personal Safety
- Basic Anatomy
- Basic Kinesiology
- Preventing and Treating Common Dance Injuries Maintaining Good Posture
- Understanding Fitness
- Getting Proper Nutrition, Hydration, and Rest
- Summary
- Chapter 4. Learning and Performing Tap Dance
- Languages of Tap
- Learning Tap Steps
- Learning Tap Technique
- Understanding Musicality
- Understanding Artistry
- Applying Aesthetic Principles to Tap Dance
- Preparing for Class Performance Testing
- Summary
- Chapter 5. Tap Dance Steps
- Understanding Movement
- Foot Positions and Symbols
- Locomotor Movements With Even Rhythms
- Locomotor Movements With Uneven Rhythms
- Basic Dance Steps
- Tap Steps With One Sound
- Tap Steps With Two Sounds
- Tap Steps With Three Sounds
- Tap Steps With Four or More Sounds
- Summary
- Chapter 6. Developing Tap Technique
- Pre-Warm-Up
- Warm-Up
- At the Barre
- Across the Floor
- Centre Floor
- Cool-Down
- Summary
- Chapter 7. History of Tap Dance
- Irish Dance
- English Step Dance
- African Dance
- Native American Dance
- Minstrel Shows
- Vaudeville
- Motion Pictures
- Artists in Tap Dance
- Styles and Aesthetics in Tap Dance
- Summary
