Rhythm Tap

Barbara Vargas Barbara Vargas and Jamie Ausmus are two of Edmonton's finest tap dancers. They roam the world studying tap from all the greatest masters, organize performances in other parts of Canada and the US, run tap workshops at home, and handle their own tap school, Breaking Barres. They are our tap instructors, and they are indeed awesome at both teaching and dancing!

Here's a few reasons why you'll our tap classes:

Awesome Setup

  • Adult Classes... come if you're 15, 25, or 55!
  • No tap shoes required... though of course recommended.
  • The Instructors and Staff actually cares about your success!

Fun Classes

    Jamie Ausmus
  • Get both technical training, and learn great Routines!
  • Easy-going atmosphere among both students and instructors.
  • No pressure to perform or compete!

Quality and Value

  • Email updates to keep you in the loop.
  • Small class sizes equals better learning.
  • Great venues centrally located, with hardwood!
  • Competitive Prices, look nowhere else.

Level Progression

Our Tap program is currently geared to Beginners to Beginner-Intermediate tap dancers. We run the classes for 1-1/2 hours, consisting of a 45-minute technique warm-up intended more for beginners, though intermediates are encouraged to partake. The next 45-minutes are intended for beginner-intermediate dancers, which will be routine based and geared towards intermediates.

Level 1/2: Beginner - Everyone starts here whether they have dance experience or not as this style is different than most (however those who have taken a session with me before could move into the intermediate)

Schedule

Here are the upcoming classes for this program over the next 5 months. Click "register" to proceed to registering for the class you want.

Registration Details

Schedule and Registration: Click Here!

Pricing varies, but roughly works out to $12 per hour of instruction.

Membership deal
The one-year fee of $28.57 automatically saves you $10 for every 5 hours of class!

Payment: GST to be added to prices shown. Options: (1) Pay over-the-phone with credit card (2) At the first class with cash, cheque, debit, credit card (3) Online with credit card. Note: Please see our payment and refund policy on the FAQ page for information regarding all sales.

 

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