Tap into SF!

with Sam Weber

Where to find adult tap classes in San Francisco and the SF Bay Area...

.... SCHEDULE COMING SOON ....

  1. Monday

    1. ODC Dance Commons 351 Shotwell St
      San Francisco, CA 94110

      This 10-week workshop is for students who have never put on a pair of tap shoes before! Teens can participate; minimum age is 14 years-old. Drop-ins are allowed throughout the workshop.

      Workshop Fee: $160.00

      1. September 9 - November 1, 2019
      2. January 6 - March 9, 2020
      3. March 16 - May 18. 2020
      4. June 1 - August 3, 2020
      Level 1 curriculum
      Shuffles, front and side
      Flaps, forward and back
      Shuffle toe step, ball change
      Hop flap
      Flap hop
      Flap ball change
      Flap heel (intro double heel)
      Brush step
      Hop brush step

      Please note that individual students will progress at different rates. It may be the case that some students take the level 1 workshop multiple times before moving up to the next level.

    2. ODC Dance Commons 351 Shotwell St
      San Francisco, CA 94110

      This 10-week workshop is for students who have a good working knowledge of our adult Tap Level 1 curriculum. Teens can participate; minimum age is 14 years-old. Drop-ins are allowed throughout the workshop.

      Workshop Fee: $160.00

      1. September 9 - November 1, 2019
      2. January 6 - March 9, 2020
      3. March 16 - May 18. 2020
      4. June 1 - August 3, 2020
      Level 2 curriculum
      Crossing shuffles
      Hop shuffle hop step
      Hop shuffle, ball change
      Hop shuffle, hop tap
      Hop flap
      Flap tap hop
      Brush step
      Hop step hop brush
      Flap brush ball change
      Travelling cramp rolls
      Waltz clog
      Essences, soft shoe material

      Please note that individual students will progress at different rates. It may be the case that some students take the level 2 workshop multiple times before moving up to the next level.

    3. ODC Dance Commons 351 Shotwell St
      San Francisco, CA 94110

      If you are an experienced dancer with a comprehensive vocabulary, this advanced class with Sam Weber will offer you the chance to refine your technique and musicality and to combine them in new and surprising ways. Have fun being challenged!

    4. ODC Dance Commons 351 Shotwell St
      San Francisco, CA 94110

      30-minute choreography session following Monday night advanced tap class. Students must take class in order to participate in the choreography class.

  2. Tuesday

    1. Stagebridge 2501 Harrison Street
      Oakland, CA 94612

      The heyday of tap dance is no longer behind us! Tap has reemerged as a vital, creative art. Popularized by such great dancers as Fred Astaire, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, Ann Miller, Eleanor Powell and Gene Kelly, tap has found new inspiration through the work of Gregory Hines, Savion Glover, the Jazz Tap Ensemble and, most recently, Dorrance Dance.

      In this class you'll learn how to build on the fundamentals, adding sounds to the basic steps and creating faster and more intricate rhythms. We will also spend some time on improvisation, which will add another dimension to your dancing!

  3. Wednesday

    1. Steppin' Out Dance Studio 697 South Van Ness Ave
      San Francisco, CA 94110

      This drop-in class with Sam Weber is a supplement for students who are currently enrolled in, or have "graduated" from, the level 1 workshop and other beginners who want to study regularly.

      Class Fee: $18.00

      Level 1 curriculum
      Shuffles, front and side
      Flaps, forward and back
      Shuffle toe step, ball change
      Hop flap
      Flap hop
      Flap ball change
      Flap heel (intro double heel)
      Brush step
      Hop brush step
    2. Steppin' Out Dance Studio 697 South Van Ness Ave
      San Francisco, CA 94110

      This drop-in class with Sam Weber is a supplement for students who are currently enrolled in, or have "graduated" from, the level 2 workshop and other beginners with some tap experience who want to study regularly.

      Class Fee: $18.00

      Level 2 curriculum
      Crossing shuffles
      Hop shuffle hop step
      Hop shuffle, ball change
      Hop shuffle, hop tap
      Hop flap
      Flap tap hop
      Brush step
      Hop step hop brush
      Flap brush ball change
      Travelling cramp rolls
      Waltz clog
      Essences, soft shoe material
    3. Steppin' Out Dance Studio 697 South Van Ness Ave
      San Francisco, CA 94110

      This drop-in class with Sam Weber is for students who have "graduated" from the level 2 drop-in class and other tap dancers with some tap experience who want to study regularly.

      Class Fee: $18.00

      Level 3 curriculum
      Time steps
      Standing cramp rolls
      Paradiddles
      Riffs
      Buffalos
      More complex soft shoe
      More even and continuous rhythms
      More traveling cramp rolls, forward and backward turns
      Hop shuffle ball-change, traveling cramp roll turns, paddle turns
      Introduce pullback changes
  4. Thursday

    1. ODC Dance Commons 351 Shotwell St
      San Francisco, CA 94110

      This drop-in class with Sam Weber is a supplement for students who are currently enrolled in, or have "graduated" from, the level 2 workshop and other beginners with some tap experience who want to study regularly.

      Level 2 curriculum
      Crossing shuffles
      Hop shuffle hop step
      Hop shuffle, ball change
      Hop shuffle, hop tap
      Hop flap
      Flap tap hop
      Brush step
      Hop step hop brush
      Flap brush ball change
      Travelling cramp rolls
      Waltz clog
      Essences, soft shoe material
    2. ODC Dance Commons 351 Shotwell St
      San Francisco, CA 94110

      This drop-in class with Sam Weber is for students who have "graduated" from the level 2 drop-in class and other tap dancers with some tap experience who want to study regularly.

      Level 3 curriculum
      Time steps
      Standing cramp rolls
      Paradiddles
      Riffs
      Buffalos
      More complex soft shoe
      More even and continuous rhythms
      More traveling cramp rolls, forward and backward turns
      Hop shuffle ball-change, traveling cramp roll turns, paddle turns
      Introduce pullback changes
    3. Steppin' Out Dance Studio 697 South Van Ness Ave
      San Francisco, CA 94110

      Our Improvisation drop-in class is for students who are currently taking or graduated from our Tap Level 3 workshop or for intermediate tap students with two or more years of experience.

      Because rhythm tap is part of the jazz idiom, the ability to improvise is an ultimate goal for tap dancers. To have the flexibility to respond in the moment to a musical "statement" is a very liberating experience! However, the idea of improvising can be intimidating often because it usually involves dancing solo.

      This class aims to demystify the improvisation process by:

      1) Demonstrating that improvisation does not mean creating something out of nothing but, rather, means adapting the vocabulary we already have

      2) Providing indispensable musical information and strategies for organizing an improvisation

      We'll do structured exercises and group improvisation (yes, it is possible to practice tap improvisation as a group!), and we'll also create material to use in short musical exchanges ("trades") with each other. Most importantly, we'll have fun!

  5. Friday

    1. Stagebridge 2501 Harrison Street
      Oakland, CA 94612