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Steven Harper - Tap Dance Workshops by Michele Drees Jazz Tap Project
Sep
29
to Sep 30

Steven Harper - Tap Dance Workshops by Michele Drees Jazz Tap Project

  • Pineapple Dance Studio (map)
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Well known on the international scene and organizer of the Tap in Rio festival for 18 years, American born Steven Harper lives in Rio de Janeiro and builds bridges between the different rhythmic cultures.

Location: Pineapple Dance Studios, 7 Langley Steet, Covent Garden, London  

Class Price £15

  • Fast beginners level: Sat 29th, 4-5pm

  • Intermediate/advanced level: Sun 30th 2-3pm

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Brighton Tap Festival
Aug
31
to Sep 2

Brighton Tap Festival

  • 64 Edward Street Brighton, England, BN2 0JR United Kingdom (map)
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The original UK Tap Dance Festival, based in beautiful vibrant Brighton. Now in its third year, Brighton Tap Festival features classes from a fantastic international faculty and fabulous evening events including a tap jam with the Michèle Drees Jazz Trio.

For more information and booking, go to brightontapfestival.org.uk.

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Int / Adv Master Classes with Roxane Butterfly
Jan
28
1:00 PM13:00

Int / Adv Master Classes with Roxane Butterfly

HOOFING TECHNIQUE INT/ADV

1-2:30pm, Dance Attic         

Roxane pulls all her material in this class from her direct experience with the 'Original Hoofers', including her mentor Jimmy Slyde. You will learn some of their signature steps, which will engage you to work on quality of movements, phrasing and clarity of intention. 

JAZZ BECAUSE INT/ADV         

2:30-4pm, Dance Attic

This class will explore various approaches to understanding jazz, building solos, dancing melodies, whether improvised or choreographed. You will hear tracks from distinct eras of jazz, from traditional swing, to bebop, free jazz and conceptual jazz. You will also be engaged in a play on phrasing, breathing, interaction, time keeping, constructive deconstruction, quality of sounds, and collective improvisation.

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Tap Master Classes with Heather Cornell
Nov
25
to Nov 26

Tap Master Classes with Heather Cornell

  • Dance Attic & Danceworks (map)
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Master tap dancer Heather Cornell will soon be over from New York. Heather has a unique approach to dancing and teaching which is closely connected with the music. This is a great opportunity to work on musicality and the role of tap as a percussion instrument within a jazz ensemble.

Heather will be teaching a beginners class on Sunday 26th November at Danceworks (just before the 11th birthday London Tap Jam) and two back-to-back intermediate/advanced level classes at Dance Attic on Saturday 25th November. The intermediate/advanced classes will fit together into a 4-hour intensive tap session for those that want to do both.

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Tap workshop with Melissa Tannús
Oct
27
6:00 PM18:00

Tap workshop with Melissa Tannús

TAP DANCERS!! 
Old Kent Road are super excited to have the amazing Melissa Tannús teaching next week! Melissa will be teaching our advanced Tap class at Pineapple next Friday 27th October!

The workshop is £15, contact Helen Duffy on Facebook or Old Kent Road at oldkentroadtap@gmail.com to book your place before they fill up!

Don't miss out! LET'S GO

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London Tap Dance Intensive
Jul
24
10:00 AM10:00

London Tap Dance Intensive

11x leading tap teachers from the UK, 13x hours of intensive tap dance training, 2x of the best wooden floors housed in the UK's leading dance studio, over 100+ dancers from across Europe and beyond... it can only be the UK's pioneering tap event - the London Tap Dance Intensive at Pineapple Dance Studios.

Find out more at http://www.ltdi.uk/

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Mar
26
7:00 PM19:00

Rhythm and Listening - Body Music/Percussion Workshop with Pedro Consorte from STOMP!

What is rhythm? How to listen? What does listening mean? How to listen to the different body perceptions? How to search, create, compose, improvise and play at the same time? The session will be taught by one of the leading stars of STOMP, Pedro Consorte!

The purpose of this workshop is to provide creative dynamics that stimulate the body senses and challenge the participants to research, compose and improvise with the body's music. 

Through rhythmic games of body percussion, voice, improvisation, collective composition, sound and movement, the group will interact and at the same time mature its listening skills.

Waged: £15
Concessions: £12

Book at Meetup.com

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Mar
23
6:45 PM18:45

"Rhythm and Listening" workshop with Pedro Consorte

What is rhythm?

How to listen and feel the different body perceptions?

How to search, create, compose, improvise and play at the same time?

Body percussionist Pedro Consorte will be teaching this rhythm and musicality workshop at St Margarets House near Bethnal Green.

Full details and booking on Eventbrite

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