Summer Term Begins

Last night I went back to Rhythm Tap 1 and 2. I was half looking forward to it and half not, having had flu the previous 2 weeks, but once I got there I was back in the zone! I have to say the classes have become really popular (we have a great teacher and the style is modern and upbeat), so it was quite full. It was also nice to see faces from last term back again.

We did some more complex steps travelling backwards across the room, adding in some extra heels here and there. We were also working on tapping in 3 beats to a bar, like a waltz. Thankfully I had clarinet lessons when I was at school, so I understand musical time signature to a point. At the moment I am trying to work on keeping down in the knees and making the steps smaller and more accurate. Easier said than done!

Nicholas

Because the class size is so big, I am finding it a little hard not to get pulled into what the crowd are doing, which tends to be speeding up like a military march and ignoring the beat of the music! Last night I tried to ignore that and feel the music and not worry about being the last one to get to the other side of the room. It’s more important to get the steps right than get there first!

Highlight of the class: heel click in the air!

Things to practice this weekend:

  • Pickups travelling backwards with extra heels (no clawing!)
  • Shuffle exercise travelling forwards and changing feet
  • Crawls

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