Why invest in your tap dancing?

Many parts of the brain are used for tap dancing. Because it features counting, music & movement together, it improves one's capacity for learning in general. 

It has been shown that the more you practice, the more confident you will become. In addition to learning choreography, tap dancers also learn to take risks while discovering their own voices through improvisation.

Because of its unique complexity, learning tap dance refines discipline & patience.  Members learn about delayed gratification as they develop their technique.  "It teaches the power of practice, process & persistence," says tap teacher, Karida Griffith.

Tap dancers come together to present cohesive, rhythmic harmony during any performance. Everyone must work together by knowing their individual parts and how they fit into the bigger picture.

Because of the music theory taught in tap, dancers who study other musical instruments get to kinesthetically reinforce those skills while "shredding wood."

The musical training that exists in tap dance has been found to be related to higher IQ, standardized test scores and overall academic achievement. This also means tap dancers have a better chance of acquiring an academic scholarship when applying to college.