We're Harriet Leigh Spence and Kirsty Fuller, and we're passionate about tap dancing and want to bridge the gap between Rhythm and Theatre Tap. With our combined performance, choreography and teaching experience, we have come together to teach a class where you will gain a solid rhythm tap technique in an MGM musical style.
4 WEEK WORKSHOP
INTERMEDIATE /ADVANCED LEVEL
STARTING THURSDAY 16 NOVEMBER
STUDIO 5, PINEAPPLE DANCE STUDIOS
12.00PM-1.00PM
£32.00 for the 4 weeks
Regular weekly class starting Jan 2018
More class info:
This 4 week workshop will bring a traditional rhythmic approach to technique to build on tap skills with various drills, time steps and turns. You will learn classic MGM style choreography informed by jazz tap history giving you historical tap dance context and building an understanding of swing music and its sensitivities. Whether you take class to be ready for the next Tap audition or just as a hobby, we want this class to be safe space for you to make mistakes, learn, and ultimately have fun! Kirsty is currently a swing in 42nd Street, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, and has trained with the Radio City Rockettes and tap teachers Andrew Black and Randy Skinner in New York. Kirsty has travelled the world performing her own cabaret ‘In Her Shoes’ and various other musicals, she is excited to help people feel confident in their tap abilities and find the love for tap dancing. Kirsty has a particular interest in iconic tap screen to stage shows and the Hollywood Golden Era. Harriet is a dancer, actress, teacher and dance educator and is an experienced and qualified rhythm tap dance teacher. She has been mentored by Barbara Duffy and Thelma Goldberg, and has a teaching certification from the American Tap Dance Foundation. She is on faculty at Tap Dance Festival UK (2017, 2018), and has worked for the New York City Tap Festival and Beantown Tap Fest (Boston USA). She is a guest dance lecturer at the University of Lincoln and has a particular interest in the classic swing time and Hollywood Golden Era.
