Kelly's Tap Class

Kelly’s tap class focuses on various different styles of tap such as the Broadway style: Producers, 42nd Street, Radio City Music Hall Rockettes right down to the crazy rhythms and edgy beats of hoofing creating your own sounds and steps. In her class Kelly stresses the importance of having your fundamentals down before racing ahead to tap faster. Her class focuses on building the basics, the ability to work on listening and strengthening footwork. Vocabulary is something Kelly stresses a great deal making sure the students know what the steps are called and the quality in which they perform them. Kelly’s different styles of tap have been greatly influenced and inspired by such people as Gene Kelly, Ann Miller, Henry LeTang, Gregory Hines