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]]> Hello hello to all,

…… and a huge welcome to all those teachers who took advantage of our February Flash Sale and saved themselves a huge $1000.00! It is great to have you with us!

Today – I just want to share with you a great tip for keeping your children engaged in their tap classes.

And the tip is this…….. when asking the students to perform exercises and combinations one at a time – which I feel is essential in a tap dance class – first of all set up the rest of the class to be holding time with a simple beat, whilst the soloist performs the step.

This works a treat!

For example: your class has just learned ” heels” = heel dig, brush up, step heel = 1&2&

[ in the USA you may call this a paradiddle ]

So – I would have the rest of the class walking or performing ball digs in time, as the soloist does this step = 1 2 3 4

You now have the soloist = 1&2&3&4&
And the group / class = 1 2 3 4

Not only does this create a lovely cross rhythm but it keeps all students engaged as no-one is left out, standing around the room waiting for their turn to solo.

It is really important however, to have all students 100% engaged in this ” time keeping” activity – so if they do not look excited and if they are not looking around at each other in a fun, encouraging, ” jamming” atmosphere, then you need to stop them and start again.

This is such a great tool for class.

It also teaches the importance of holding time – both to the class, who are effectively the time keepers and the soloist as they are tap their step out within that time frame.

I have found that children of all ages truly love this and it allows a lot of repetition in an engaging and fun way.

As you go around the room this approach also teaches ” when to come in ” as each child might repeat the step 8 times and then the next child starts. Again – if they miscount or miss their turn – either start again – or miss them and hold the time. They will soon learn to be ready for their go ha ha ha.

To add even more interest you could add a third part to this system as shown with our first example below:

You now have the soloist = 1&2&3&4&
And the group / class = 1 2 3 4
And extra part = 2& 4& [ this could be another group adding a clapping rhythm ]

Through this the students are now also learning to layer rhythms.

Very cool!

And of course you simply make the top rhythms more complex when the students are more advanced! But remember to keep the base line – the time keepers – simple and clear.

So – there you have it.

A fantastic tap teaching tool to keep your students engaged at any age and level.

So enjoy and have fun!

……….. – and for those who are clients you can head to our VIP FACEBOOK PAGE or our VIP LOG IN on the website for oodles of great teaching tips and class ideas – all designed to make your tap classes heaps of FUN FUN FUN!

Till next time – love tap and pass it on!

Christine

www.tapatak-oz.com

Great tapping content for all levels, ages and abilities and all explained in great details.

All resources are fully downloadable and available 24/7

So – get it now and take the stress out of your tap classes!

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]]> February Flash Sale: Only 1 Day left to Save Save Save! https://www.tapatak-oz.com/february-flash-sale-only-1-day-left-to-save-save-save/ Sat, 22 Feb 2020 19:30:30 +0000 https://www.tapatak-oz.com/?p=2118 Hello hello again, Okay then - we are at the pointy end of the stick so to speak! Only 24 hours left in our FLASH SALE! Save a huge $1,000.00 Usually $2,640.00 Now just $1,447.00 AMAZING VALUE! Here is a link to the sale: https://sowl.co/XaLxB That’s our entire 12 tap levels! Warm ups, technical combos, [...]

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]]> Hello hello again,

Okay then – we are at the pointy end of the stick so to speak!

Only 24 hours left in our FLASH SALE!

Save a huge $1,000.00
Usually $2,640.00
Now just $1,447.00
AMAZING VALUE!

Here is a link to the sale: https://sowl.co/XaLxB

That’s our entire 12 tap levels!

Warm ups, technical combos, rhythm combos, a capella combos, time steps, turns, canon, corner work and routines !

And all the progressions from level to level are great too – taking all the guess work out of teaching for you.

Free updates!
Teaching tips are in the videos!
No joining fees!
No pre – requisites!
So – come join our happy tapping family!

Great for new tap teachers, student teachers or huge dance studios looking for a cohesive tap programme.

So get it now:
https://sowl.co/XaLxB

No pre requisites.

No joining fees.

No annual fees.

Just a whole lot of tap!

Click the link and add an entire 12 levels of fabulous combos and classes to your tapping bag of tricks:
https://sowl.co/XaLxB

Like I always say ” Love Tap and Pass It On”

Christine Denny
Director and Creator of Tapatak Oz

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]]> February Flash Sale! Save over $1,000.00 AUD https://www.tapatak-oz.com/february-flash-sale-save-over-1000-00-aud/ Wed, 19 Feb 2020 01:42:53 +0000 https://www.tapatak-oz.com/?p=2114 Hello hello to all, Well - we were not going to have a sale this year.........but then.... A teacher stumbled upon an old link and got herself a deal.......so we decided to honour that sale and then extend it to everyone else heh heh. So - if you decide to take this sale price in [...]

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]]> Hello hello to all,

Well – we were not going to have a sale this year………but then….

A teacher stumbled upon an old link and got herself a deal…….so we decided to honour that sale and then extend it to everyone else heh heh.

So – if you decide to take this sale price in the next 5 days – you owe it to the lovely Shannon who inspired this Sale Offer for all.

So now without further ado – here it is:

Our February Flash Sale!
On Now!
5 Days Only!
Save a huge $1,000.00
Usually $2,640.00
Now just $1,447.00
AMAZING VALUE!

Here is a link to the sale: https://sowl.co/XaLxB

That’s our entire 12 tap levels!

Warm ups, technical combos, rhythm combos, a capella combos, time steps, turns, canon, corner work and routines !

And all the progressions from level to level are great too – taking all the guess work out of teaching for you.

Free updates!
Teaching tips are in the videos!
No joining fees!
No pre – requisites!
So – come join our happy tapping family!

Great for new tap teachers, student teachers or huge dance studios looking for a cohesive tap programme.

Our content is vast and challenging – so we are certainly not for everyone!

But if you’re looking for a fun, modern, content rich and rhythmic tap programme that encourages technique, rhythm, creativity, self motivation and individuality- then we could be for you!

Here is that link again: https://sowl.co/XaLxB

If you are not familiar with Tapatak Oz then jump on our website and have a look.

We have a huge tap programme – 12 levels from 5 yrs to pre -professional – that builds from level to level with warm ups, technical combos, rhythmic combos, time-steps, a capella combos, canon work, corner work, turns and routines!

And our tap syllabus is being used all over the globe from Australia – to USA – to Canada – to Paris – to Saudi Arabia – to South Africa – to New Zealand – to the UK.

We have testimonials galore from industry professionals, who have tapped and performed in major musicals and productions all over the world and from teachers from all over the world too: so stop by the website and see for yourself why Tapatak Oz is so popular!

Testimonials here: https://www.tapatak-oz.com/testimonials/

The content is vast and we won’t lie – it does require time, commitment and effort! But if you love tap and you are looking to engage your teachers and students – then our approach and programme could be for you!

So get it now:
https://sowl.co/XaLxB

Like we said – this is not for everyone!

We encourage excellence, passion, creativity, commitment, self motivation, rhythm, individuality and a true JOY FOR TAP!

If this sounds likes you and your dance school – then take this opportunity and come join our Happy Tapping Family!

Here is that link again:
https://sowl.co/XaLxB

So get it now! And put the Joy back into your tap classes!

Our Motto: Love Tap and Pass It On!

Why?

Because Tapatak Oz was created by a tap teacher for tap teachers.

Not only do you get the content – but you get teaching tips and free updates.

No pre requisites.

No joining fees.

No annual fees.

Just a whole lot of tap!

Each level comes with a video file, MP3 music file and a PDF manual.

Everything is instantly downloadable.

Click the link and add an entire 12 levels of fabulous combos and classes to your tapping bag of tricks:
https://sowl.co/XaLxB

Like we said ” Love Tap and Pass It On”

The Tapatak Oz Team

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]]> Hello from Tapatak Oz! Are you getting all your FREE UPDATES? https://www.tapatak-oz.com/hello-from-tapatak-oz-its-been-a-while-are-you-getting-all-your-free-updates/ Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:30:04 +0000 https://www.tapatak-oz.com/?p=2108 A huge hello to everyone and welcome to 2020, I don't know about you but I have a huge sense of JOY and OPTIMISM heading into 2020. So - I trust you are all having a wonderful start to the year too. This is just a really quick email to remind any of you who [...]

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]]> A huge hello to everyone and welcome to 2020,

I don’t know about you but I have a huge sense of JOY and OPTIMISM heading into 2020.

So – I trust you are all having a wonderful start to the year too.

This is just a really quick email to remind any of you who are current Tapatak Oz clients that our programme and delivery have changed , grown and developed enormously over the past few years. So if you have not made it to one of our VIP Teacher Events or are not participating in our examination / mentorship programme, than you are most likely missing out on some very cool new teaching ideas and developments.

So – I just wanted to make you aware that there are a few ways you can keep up to date with what we are doing – and some of them are COMPLETELY FREE to all our clients:

1. Firstly – our paid events! Attend one of our events!We have a four day VIP Teacher’s Event in Brisbane, Queensland – Australia every January. Dates for 2021 are January 12th – 15th! This is a fantastic way to energise yourself for the tapping year ahead and it is an excellent way to meet other enthusiastic tap teachers too.This event is teachers only. No students. And we get through heaps! So add it to your diary for 2021 and come meet me in person and see all the cool developments that have been added to the programme over the past few years.

We also have an upcoming workshop in Mackay – Qld, Australia from April 5th – 8th 2020 which is for both teachers and students. Here is a link to that if you are interested:
http://tix.yt/tapatak-oz-workshop-mackay-april-5th-8th-2020

We shall be covering 11 of our 13 levels at this workshop – so if you have teachers or students wanting to get more familiar with Tapatak Oz this is the workshop to get to.

AND NOW FOR THE FREE STUFF!

2. You can join our VIP FACEBOOK PAGE if you are a current client and get heaps of FREE UPDATES to the programme and FREE TEACHING TIPS TOO! It is suggested that you join our VIP Facebook Page to link in with our Tapatak Oz family and see all the updates, advice and snippets we post there for FREE!

Here is a link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1874658719225986/?ref=bookmarks

3. There is a VIP portal on our website that you can also access 24/7 to see FREE UPDATES and TEACHING TIPS. Please email website@tapatak-oz.com to get the log in if you are a current client. Proof of membership may be required.

So – that is it for now.

Given we are all bombarded with so many emails these days I am trying to keep mine to an absolute minimum.

So – enjoy 2020.

Any questions – please email us at website@tapatak-oz.com

Love Tap and Pass It On!

Christine

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]]> Unlock the Treasure Chest! https://www.tapatak-oz.com/art-creativity-unlock-treasure-chest/ https://www.tapatak-oz.com/art-creativity-unlock-treasure-chest/#respond Mon, 01 Oct 2018 20:30:30 +0000 http://www.tapatak-oz.com/?p=1893 Hi Everyone, Well it has been a long time since I have written a blog to be honest - but I wanted to share with you my recent feelings regarding the " Art Of Teaching"! The more and more I travel and teach - the more and more I have become convinced, that a huge [...]

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]]> Hi Everyone,

Well it has been a long time since I have written a blog to be honest – but I wanted to share with you my recent feelings regarding the ” Art Of Teaching”!

The more and more I travel and teach – the more and more I have become convinced, that a huge part of teaching any subject in the arts today is about ” Unlocking The Treasure Chest “!

The ” Treasure Chest” that lives within each and every one of our students.

” Unlocking The Treasure Chest” that is becoming more and more tightly wound and secured by education as we know it today!

” Unlocking The Treasure Chest” that is hampered at every turn by a lack of time, that comes from being over committed to an endless stream of activities.

” Unlocking The Treasure Chest” that many children are now unaware even exists within them.

” Unlocking The Treasure Chest” that most children are dying to explore and get to know!

” Unlocking The Treasure Chest” that brings so much JOY, self love, self confidence, self expression and self fulfilment – once the child is convinced that they do have a key to it, that they can unlock it and that it is worth their time and energy to do so.

And this – in my opinion – is what we are aiming to do as teachers of dance.

But it takes time!!!!

Just like anything – whether it be a good meal, or a well planned holiday – anything worth having takes time to achieve.

And this is where my tap programme has really evolved in the past 10 years.

I now see it as so much more than ” just teaching tap dance” – but rather using good quality tap dance as a vehicle to unlock this creative potentiality and JOY that is lying dormant and unawakened in so many of our students.

This confidence to present their own ideas within the framework of the set program.

This willingness to spend time on something to reach their full potential.

This understanding that all good things take time…. and that effort = reward.

These are all ideas and paradigms that I am trying to nurture and foster through Tapatak Oz and it is these things I would invite you to think about fostering in your own dance schools too.

As I have been travelling around Australia both teaching seminars and examining the Tapatak Oz syllabus programme, I have been struck by the “busyness” of the current dance school, its calendar and the anxiety and stress felt by so many of our young people as they are thrust into this chaotic world.

A world where they are expected to achieve great things – without being given adequate time to do so.

A world where they are constantly told to focus on the result or the trophy or the instagram post or the prize – as opposed to the journey and knowledge that will take them there and bring them so much JOY along the way.

A world where everything appears instant and the idea of working to achieve an aim or perfect a technique is becoming lost.

Is it any wonder then that teaching itself is becoming more challenging?

So my aim today is to bring you back to these few questions?

Why did you start teaching dance?

What lights you up in the classroom?

What truly brings you JOY as a teacher?

Because I truly believe your answer will be: it is ” Unlocking The Treasure Chest” within your students.

And whilst there are oodles of seminars out there today teaching you ” how to make money” – ” how to market ” – ” how to use social media ” etc etc I truly believe that for most of you – that is not your focus and true love.

I would venture to suggest that making money is not your calling in life!

I would venture to suggest that for most of you the true love and aim of your dance school is to share your passion for creativity, dance and the arts with the next generation!

So – within this frantic, chaotic, over scheduled world we live in – I invite you to start thinking about where your studio is headed in 2019.

Yes, of course – we all want to make money! But how about ” re-framing” that as a by product of teaching the next generation a passion, joy and love for themselves through the arts!

So perhaps you may just like to change your focus to slowing down a little, taking time, unlocking those treasure chests and getting back to the true JOY of TEACHING!!

Because for me:

This change in attitude.

This setting of a new vision for my teaching.

This reshaping of the fundamental principles that underly my tap program ad how I teach it, has totally reinvigorated my vision for the future of Tapatak Oz!

So – if you like the idea of a tap programme that aims to nurture the soul as well as the tap technique. You might like to join us an the Tapatak Oz Train!

Just jump online and grab your syllabus in it’s instantly downloadable format: www.tapatak-oz.com

Then join our VIP Facebook page for updates and ideas and off you go!

In my mind:

Tap Dancing is the vehicle!

Tap dancing is the skill to be learned and refined through a quality framework!

But JOY, creativity, self motivation and a strong courageous sense of self is our aim!

We are truly aiming to ” Unlock Those Treasure Chests”!!!

One little soul at a time.

– Christine –

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