Tap Dancing

What you didn't know...

Here at The Dancing House, our goal is to make your weekly dance class the "Highlight of Your Week."  We specialize in students ages 2-10years so it's super important that dance is "fun."  But please know, just because it's fun, doesn't mean we aren't learning.

If you observe any of our classes, you'll notice that we use props at some point within the class period.  There are so many reasons for this. 

Using props is a great way to entice a child to play and get involv…

Why does the floor matter?

There is nothing that that gets me more fired up as when I see dancers practice on concrete, asphalt or even grass.  Especially if they are jumping, leaping & turning. 

Even if the dancers are younger, growing bodies with soft bones are even more vulnerable to injury than adults or older students. It is important to reduce the impact on the body to prevent injury. This is done with a floating wood sub-floor.

There is some confusion regarding exactly what is a sprung…

Why I Never Pay for Dance Classes.

As a dancer myself, a mama of a dancer, and teacher of many little dancers, this article always brings a tear to my eye. 

The art and discipline of dance has taught me so much of life.  It's beauty, it's hardships, it's growth, it's process and it's persistence.  Staying the course when it gets hard or feels impossible only to one day finally get it as if it was no sweat or tears in the making. 

Many of my life long friends are all part of the dance communit…