Hi everyone,
I hope that your summers are off to a great start and I hope that you're already starting to get excited about White Christmas like I am!
Like I mentioned at banquet, this is a heavier dance show that involves tapping!!! (Yes, 3 exclamation points are necessary bc that's how excited I am!!!)
To help prep for this - and because I'm too excited to wait until fall to see you - we are going to have several tap workshop days over the summer.
I'm designing these tap workshops to benefit all levels of tappers: Already know a decent amount of tap? Awesome, come play and let me help you clean up your sounds and teach your some steps and tricks that I'm hoping to choreograph into the show! Have literally never tapped or thought about tap in your life? Also awesome - I'll be teaching basics from the very beginning so you can learn a new skill and feel confident for auditions!
What should I bring/wear?
- Workout clothes and sneakers - if you know me you know that we will start with stretching and conditioning while blasting iconic 2000's hits.
- Tap or hard soled shoes: HERE is a link to an affordable pair of tap shoes if you'd like to purchase them. However, you do NOT have to have tap shoes to attend and learn the basics of tap. Any hard soled shoe, like a character shoe works great! The hard sole instead of a rubberized sole is prefered to help keep your feet and ankles safe. You don't want your foot getting stuck when you are moving it to create sounds and rhythms.
- Water/a water bottle
Where will these workshops be held?
- The PAC (Alta's Performing Arts Center)
When are the workshop days?
- They will be held on Tuesday June 23rd, Tuesday July 14th, and Tuesday July 28th from 9:00 - 11:00 am. I may try to sneak one more in in August - tbd on that one.
Who is invited?
- All returning Alta students, incoming Alta freshmen, and recent Alta graduates! It's likely that tap will be part of the dance audition for White Christmas, so anyone planning to audition for the musical should come out if they're able!
Feel free to email me with questions at lindsey.cline@canyonsdistrict.org. I try to check my email at least once a week over summer, so please know that my response may be a little delayed.
Appreciate y'all and very excited to see you!
-Cline
