This instructional 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:
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*Anyone who has always been interested in learning about tap dance, but perhaps have been too shy, too busy, or have not had an
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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:
Vol 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.“
$24.95. Region-Free DVD, NTSC format. Run time: approx. 95 minutes. Available now!
Vol 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!
$24.95. Region-Free DVD, NTSC format. Run time: approx. 85 minutes. 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 some of the most popular ones out there. 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." $24.95. Region-Free DVD, NTSC format. Approx. 70 minutes. Available now!
PodClass DVD: Best of Season 1
"This DVD is perfect for anyone who is familiar with basic tap dance technique and is looking for more essential tap steps to learn! We've selected some of our favorite clips from Season 1 of the PodClass to feature in a large-screen DVD format, including Warm-ups, Tap Essentials, Speed/Time Steps, and a Short Combination. As with all of our DVDs, each step is broken down using proper musical counts and rehearsed with both feet at various tempos."
$24.95. Region-Free DVD, NTSC format. Run time: approx. 85 minutes. Available now!
User Guides: Click here for more information on our digital user guides / tap glossaries
Video PodClass: Click here for more information about our downloadable instructional tap dance course.
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---
o from the back (as if in a class)
o from the side (close up of instructor’s tap shoes)
o Use both angles to help you improve your technique!
* is repeated several times, with equal attention given to both feet
* contains a visual display of the musical counts by using the 'subtitle' feature on your DVD player (Level 1 DVD only).
* special feature---"music-only" track---dance to your own soundtrack without background sounds or talking (Level 2 DVD only).
VIDEOS:
Vol 1: Basic -- $24.95
Basics (learning the tap ‘alphabet’)
Exercises / Groupings (learning ‘words and sentences’)
Short Combination (learning ‘paragraphs’)
Length: approx. 95 minutes
Vol 2: Intermediate -- $24.95
More advanced exercises and groupings
Speed-steps
Special Bonus: ‘Single Time-Step’
Short Combination
Vol 3: Time Step Boot Camp -- $24.95
Learn 4 main categories of Time Steps: 'Shuffle', 'Stomp', 'Cramp Roll', and 'Traveling'. Learn the some of the most popular Time Steps in one video, including all the rules, counts, tips and techniques to make your Time Steps sound crisp and look sharp!
Time Step styles included in video: Shuffle, Stomp, Traveling, and Cramp Roll Time Steps.'
Difficulty Level: Beginning-Intermediate. Basic tap technique recommended.
Video PodClass DVD: Best of Season 1 -- $24.95
We've selected some of our favorite clips from Season 1 of the PodClass to feature in a large-screen DVD format!
What is the TDME Video PodClass?
The PodClass is a downloadable instructional video series that features steps not included in the Vol. 1-3 DVD series. The PodClass (and therefore this DVD) utilizes one camera angle in order to facilitate fast editing and delivery to students. For a dual angle view of all the basics of tap dance, please check out Vol 1, 2 and 3 in this DVD series.
Warmups, Tap Essentials, Speed/Time Steps, and a Short Combination
Difficulty Level: Beginning-Intermediate. Basic tap technique recommended.
AUDIO CD:
Created for both tap students and teachers, this audio 74 minute CD contains high-quality music tracks that were specifically composed or hand-selected as ideal tracks for tap dance learning and instruction.
It contains the same songs used on the Tap Dance Made Easy instructional DVD series & Video PodClass in an easy-to-use format.
