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NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED!

This 3 DVD series is your guide to tap dance taught from the ground-up, in the comfort of your own home!

Created for both non-dancers and dancers alike, TDME allows you to learn the basics of tap dance in a clearly instructed, easy-to-use video series. These videos provide you with the opportunity to learn the famous American dance tradition in a way never before seen in a dance video---feature-rich DVDs including split-screen camera angles and on-screen musical counts!

THESE DVDs WERE CREATED FOR:

๏Anyone who has always been interested in learning about tap dance, but perhaps have been too shy, too busy, or have not had an opportunity to sign up for a live class.

๏Anyone who is looking to lose weight while having fun at the same time!!

๏Dancers / Actors / Performers who would like to develop a strong foundation of basic tap skills or improve their existing skills.

๏Anyone who has ever thought: “I can’t dance”.

About the levels, from the instructor:

Level 1: Basic

“Created for the beginning student with little to no experience, or to someone who has had tap before and would like a supplementary video to improve their technique. Just as advanced ballet dancers still take beginning classes from time to time, I recommend this video as a great tool to clarify and solidify your technique.“

Available now!

Level 2: Intermediate

“Less focus on technique, and more just ‘doing steps’ and groupings of steps. Tempos are faster in this video. Also included in the video are a couple of speed steps, a short soft shoe combination, and a bonus clip of a Single Time Step.” DVD feature: ‘music only’ track---dance along to each song without background taps or comments!

Available now!

Vol. 3: Time Step Boot Camp

“I created this DVD to feature one of the most famous and most requested types of tap steps, the Time Step. I have learned a bunch of Time Steps over the years, and this video will teach several of my favorite ones. Each style of Time Step will be taught in 3 versions, a Single, Double, and Triple (and in some cases, a Double Triple). All counts are clearly explained, as are simple rules that you can apply to make remembering them easier. Intermediate level.” Available Summer ’08.

If your goal is to gain a solid understanding of the basics of tap---whether you are a dancer, non-dancer, adult, kid, in-shape, out-of-shape, or somewhere in between---this is the DVD series that will help you reach that goal!

EACH STEP IN THE DVD SERIES:

- is clearly and slowly broken down and explained, with emphasis on correct

- is explained in accurate musical counts (including subdivision of the beats)

- can be viewed from 2 angles at the same time---

from the back (as if in a class)

from the side (close up of instructor’s tap shoes)

Use both angles to help you improve your technique!

- is repeated several times, with equal attention given to both the right and left feet

- contains comments and hints in between each repetition of the step.

- contains a visual display of the musical counts by using the ‘subtitle’ feature on your DVD player (Level 1 DVD only)

VIDEOS:

Vol. 1: Basic (available now!) -- $24.95

Basics (learning the tap ‘alphabet’)

Exercises / Groupings (learning ‘words and sentences’)

Short Combination (learning ‘paragraphs’)

Length: approx. 95 minutes

Vol. 2: Intermediate (available now!) -- $24.95

More advanced exercises and groupings

Speed-steps

Special Bonus: ‘Single Time-Step’

Short Combination

Length: approx. 85 minutes

Vol. 3: Time Step Boot Camp (Intermediate level, available Summer ’08) -- $19.95

Learn 20 Time Steps in one video, including all the rules, counts, tips

and techniques to make your Time Steps sound crisp and look sharp!

Styles included in video: shuffle, stomp, traveling, cramp roll, toe-tap Time Steps.

Difficulty Level: Intermediate.