Learn how to tap dance with this adult beginner tap dance lesson which slowly and clearly guides you through the basic steps of tap dancing.
This online lesson is fun and upbeat and most importantly, easy to follow! No prior tap experience is required - we start from scratch so you never feel lost or left behind.
0:00 - Introduction
0:30 - Parts of a Tap Shoe
0:44 - Toes (also called toe drops)
1:55 - Heels (also called heel drops)
3:19 - Toe Toe Heel heel (also called a crawl)
5:00 - Step (also called toe, ball, or march)
6:33 - Touch
7:58 - Review Everything So Far
9:45 - Step Heel
11:19 - Step Touch
12:53 - Review Everything So Far
13:50 - Do Everything Learned with Music
17:17 - Learn a Tap Dance Combination (basically a short dance)
39:25 - Do the Combination with Music
If you have any questions about the lesson or tap dance in general you can reach out to me any time at rod@unitedtaps.com. Yes, I'm the guy in the video and I run this website as well as several other tap dance websites.
Here's some helpful advice for beginners - everything you need to know about learning how to tap dance. It should fill in some blanks and clear up some common myths.
I have a
Beginner Tap Dance Lessons Package below, that picks up right where the first lesson above leaves off. It consists of 12 fun beginner lessons and 3 essential tap guides (Choosing Tap Shoes, Choosing a Tap Floor, Choosing a Live Studio for In Person Classes). You've already done lesson 1 above and hopefully had a great time.
In lesson 2 you'll learn a stamp and a stomp and how to tell the difference between those two beginner tap moves. You'll learn a toe-tip, a dig, and dig dig step step. Then you'll review all those new steps and put them together in a brand new combination!
By lesson 12 you'll know 37 different tap moves and be able to do them all comfortably. Your speed will increase as will your strength, balance, coordination and stamina. You may even notice certain side effects such as:
You can also shop all of our beginner tap dance lesson options.
One of the best features of my
Beginner Tap Dance Lessons Package is that you'll always have access to me if you need help. Are you always missing the second sound of your shuffle? I can help you with that! Are those hops a little too much for your knees? I can give you easy alternatives.
I'm just a phone call or an email away. I've even had students schedule a zoom call to get some help (I do charge for zoom lessons but emails and phone calls are free!). I've been teaching over 30 years so I've seen and fixed just about every problem you're going to run into.
I think you're going to have so much fun tapping - and I'll be with you the entire time!