Rhythm Tap in Los Angeles
Note: This site is temprarily corrupted. But reservation button below still works.
Operating rules for covid-19 prevention
Studio Reopens July 1 if permitted under local health & safety rules...
Dear all,
This website is temporarily corrupted and has reverted to a version from six years ago, during the pandemic. All the scheduling is outdated as well as pandemic-related instructions. We have normal, regular classes and the correct schedule may be found at fitli.com. Go there and then search for Tap Dance with Howard for the correct schedule and to make a reservation. My apologies.
Somehow the GoDaddy website has gone beserk. Maybe it was hacked.
-- Howard
Dear all,
I have experimented with outdoor tap and I think it works well enough (and it is also currently legal and apparently considered safe under the best current medical advice). I want to emphasize that we will operate legally at all times and intend to meet or exceed all safety rules and guidance.
If interested, read on:
Outdoor Tap Schedule (for the long daylight summer days):
Below you will find the ongoing schedule until you hear otherwise.
Friday 6:15 to 7:05 pm: Level 1 Beginners
Sunday 5 pm to 5:50 pm: Level 2
Sunday 6:05 pm to 6:55 pm: Level 3
Outdoor Tap Rules:
You make a reservation online at tapwithhoward.com or on fitli.com. No drop-ins allowed.
The maximum class size is 6. Because space is so limited, if you make a reservation and don’t show up, people shut out of the class will not appreciate it.
This isn’t perfect. Your dance space will either be 3-by-3 feet or 3-by-6 feet, depending on which platform you end up with. Because it is late in the day, there is likely to be mosquito activity, so I would recommend bug repellant or wearing sleeves and slacks, which would be a little warm at this time of year although we will be dancing in shade. You can use the bathroom inside the studio at your own risk; it will start out the day sanitized and there will be soap, paper towels, sanitizing wipes and hand sanitizer. Music will be limited or absent to hold down noise. Normal shoe rental/loaners are not available. You can borrow shoes, if need be, but you’ll have to put down a deposit for the full replacement value of the loaner shoes.
You must wear a face covering and maintain social distance at all times.
These classes are free through August, but continuing students should first use up any leftover lessons carried over from pre-COVID times. At any rate, through August, if you have no leftover lessons, you will not be charged when you “book” a lesson.
Zoom Rules:
1. Beginners: People who want to take the beginning class still are not allowed to book their own Zoom classes. You must email me: howard.tap@gmail.com. A beginners class on Zoom will not take place unless two people have requested reservations by 11 pm the night before.
2. Non-beginners: You make your own reservations at tapwithhoward.com or at fitli.com However, if you don’t already have the sign-in code, you’ll need to get it and the password from me. You can request the password by email: howard.tap@gmail.com.
3. Zoom classes also are free through August, but you still should book them online. Continuing students should use up left over lessons from pre-COVID times. If you have no leftover lessons, through August, you will not be charged when you “book” a lesson.
4. If a Zoom class is taking place, you can take the class without a reservation just by logging in if there is room. I will let in those without reservations (drop-in students) on a first-come, first-served basis, as soon as I notice you. You have to qualify for the class that you want to attend, which means you can't be either too inexperienced or too advanced for a particular level. Inquire if you have doubts about which classes you'd fit into. (If you drop-in without a Zoom reservation, I will add you to the roll sheet later and “book” the lesson for you.)
5. The arrival window will open about 10 minutes before class and will close two minutes after the scheduled class time. In other words, you can't really be late and get into the class. Even if you have a reservation, you probably won't get in if you are late. Once you log in, you may be in the “waiting room” for a few minutes until I let people in to the live session.
6. Please do all necessary stretching before the class. Do not dance on an unsafe surface or in an unsafe way.
7. I will mute your connection once we get ready to go. (If I forget, please remind me.) Keep your connection muted while you are tapping until I direct you otherwise. That is to prevent cross noise. The loudest noise will take over the video. You can and should unmute to ask questions, but you’ll likely have to hold your questions for designated moments.
8. FOR NON-BEGINNERS: I will provide music, as needed, for most of the class, but I might assign you to do something to music and then observe you, moving from person to person. So please prepare your own music set-up at home – if possible. But this is not mandatory. Also, if you want to show me how you are doing performing a routine, the only way that works is for you to play the music in your end. That way, when I watch, the steps and music will be in sync. I can make sure you have the music if it’s not available through streaming.
9. Zoom sessions will last about 45 minutes or longer but typically not more than an hour.
10. These sessions are free until further notice.
11. These are virtual classes, so anyone can take them from anywhere – even from Australia or Hong Kong! However, I won't let in people I don't know or haven’t heard from in advance.
Zoom Schedule (which has not changed recently):
Wednesday:
7 pm Basic Beginners (Level 1)
8 pm Low Mid-level (Level 2)
Thursday:
8 pm High mid-level (Level 3)
Saturday:
10 am High mid-level, mostly choreography (Level 3)
11 am Low mid-level (Level 2)
Sunday:
9 am Basic Beginners (Level 1)
!!BUT!! I don't hold a beginners Zoom lesson unless at least two people have signed up by 11 pm the night before the scheduled lesson.
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Eddie Brown was a marvelous improviser, meaning he could invent taps to music as he performed. The Saturday 10 am. "Eddie Brown" class is so named because it was his, up to his death in 1992, when his students asked his young assistant, Howard, to keep it going.