A couple of pictures from the gig last night at the Grand Ballroom of the Pullman Melbourne. With the Swift Rhythm Hoofers, and an amazing guest Lindy Hop number thrown in for good measure. Yep, that’s Ramona and Kieran warming up in the dressing room. No big deal.      

Last Saturday some of the tap kids brought their boards down to Luna Park for a bit of busking. It was the first time hitting the streets for some of them. It was great to see them out of the studio, and bringing the art form to the people. The rain held off, they put on a great show and filled …

The September issue of DanceHub Magazine is out now, with some words on tap from Grant and Harry Swift. Grant writes about developing your own style in tap by “Bringing your own Bag”, and Harry writes a little about what tap means to him.

Yesterday we had an African drumming and rhythm workshop at the Studio, for tap dancers. Lamine Sonko arrived with a car FULL of djembe drums, and introduced us to some African rhythms. Students tried out some drumming techniques, and learned to recognise some traditional calls and answers on the drum. After the drum circle, the tap shoes went on and …

Last week we visited St Joseph’s Primary School in Elsternwick, to introduce the kids to a little bit of tap. One of our advanced tap kids Ella, joined us on the boards to do her thing in front of class mates, and all the students got up to learn “Three Steps to the Left”. They took to it like ducks …

Following the success of last months Kids Sunday Tap workshop, we’ve decided to keep up the specialty workshops every month or so. We have lots of amazing dancers, rhythm makers, and entertainers eager to jump on board, so stay tuned for a schedule of upcoming workshop dates. We’ll be catering some dates for kids only, some for adults, and some …