Bridging the Gap: Musicianship for Tap Dancers

A Full Day Workshop Taught and Accompanied by Musicians.

Sunday March 5, 2023 at Theatre Raleigh Studios

So often we, as Tap Dancers, call ourselves musicians, but we don't have the musical training to back that up. In my journey to grow as a musician and improve my improvisation, I began working with Adam. I soon realized there were other tap dancers AND teachers that had the same interests and questions I did. Enter the workshop!

Throughout our history, jazz music and tap dance commonly shared a stage. The two art forms grew together and inspired each other, collaborating and communicating. As tap moved into the studio and out of jazz clubs, a separation grew between the two forms. Tap dancers don't have many opportunities to dance with live musicians and our training doesn't often include music theory. With these workshops we are hoping to start to bridge that gap, offering you tools to grow, not only as dancers, but as musicians.