Tap Dance Classes For Kids

Ages 8-11

About Our Children's Tap Dance Classes

Tap dance Classes for kids

Tap dancing classes for kids introduce the basic rhythms, preparatory steps and sequencing with special attention to clean technique. They focus on musicality, phrasing, and terminology while building strength and having fun! 

Your child will begin exploring the sounds and rhythms made possible through this wonderful and unique American dance style.

Class Schedules

Fall Session

Session Dates: September 16, 2024 - February 9, 2025

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Tap Dance Attire

Any comfortable clothes to dance in,

Tap shoes must be purchased, we do not sell tap shoes but we do have a swap box with used shoes you may look through to see if we have your child's size.

Meet Your Children's Tap Dance Teachers

Donny Gersonde teaches musical theater dance at the American Dance Institute.
Donny Gersonde 

Donny attended Coronado School of the Arts: Musical Theatre,
high school in San Diego, and he holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from the
Hartt School of Music in Connecticut. 

After college, he returned to San Diego and became the lead dance teacher for the Coronado School of the Arts-Musical Theatre High School, his alma mater. 

Donny says his love for teaching is equal to his passion for dancing. All levels and all bodies, it brings him joy to get people moving! 

Maia Nowack


Six spacious dance studios in four Seattle locations, including Greenwood, Wedgwood, Magnolia, and two studios in Shoreline, WA.

Click on any red flag above to learn more about our studio locations.

Check out what these tap dancers have learned at American Dance Institute. Here older kids, teens and adults perform together at the Greenwood-Phinney May 2018 Artwalk event.

Elizabeth Chayer, American Dance Institute Seattle, Greenwood, Magnolia, American Dance Institute-Magnolia, dance classes

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The teacher is the determinant factor...


"Just as in the best public and private schools, the quality of the teacher in a class room and dance studio determines the quality of the student's class experience. American Dance Institute's teachers are the best. I know because I work very hard to find, mentor and retain them."  

Elizabeth Chayer Founder, Director, The American Dance Institute

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