In this high-energy tap program, students will learn the fundamentals of rhythm tap. Students will learn tap terminology and short combinations to prepare them for intermediate and advanced study. The program will focus on strengthening each student’s musicality, rhythm, timing, speed and coordination. Students will learn how to hear and interpret music in a more advanced way through combinations that employ syncopation and dynamics. Students will also learn the history of tap, one of the oldest American forms of dance that dates back to the mid-1800s and has significant roots in the African American experience.