Course Info
Day: Friday
Time: 19:00-20:00
Teacher: Kaia Kohler
Start Date: 15th Sept 2023
End Date: 20th Oct 2023
Length: 6 weeks
Early Bird: £89
Fee: full price £99
Absolute Beginners Tap Course with Kaia Koehler
Biography
Kaia Koehler is a native of San Francisco, California, where she was fortunate enough to study tap dance under Sam Weber. In 2021, Kaia was selected as one of eleven dancers to attend the School at Jacob’s Pillow and is an alumnus of the Tap Dance program. Kaia is determined to continuously develop her artistic voice through practice, teaching, and performing in the UK and the United States. Presently, Kaia is London-based, teaches multiple open tap dance classes every week, travels to tap festivals around the world, and is a company member with professional tap dance company Old Kent Road.
Course Description
In this 6 week course, students will be introduced to the basics of tap dance. They will explore new rhythms, develop their musicality, understand weight transference, and learn a plethora of new steps to be used in choreographies and improvisation. We will touch upon the history of tap dance and by the end of this course each student will be able to perform The Coles Stroll (a historical tap dance standard created by The Copasetics). No need to own tap shoes to take part, simply bring some hard sole shoes or trainers and a willingness to learn!
