JS Tap Academy
JS Tap Academy is a dance school on the Herts/Beds border devoted to tap dancing. Established
in 2006, the academy aims to promote tap dancing and encourage people of
all ages and abilities to reach their full potential using both syllabus
and non-syllabus work. This is achieved, for the children, through
the syllabus work and examinations with the NATD, and for adults through
the Dance For Fun examinations and awards. Pupils
are also encouraged to develop their own style, exploring different rhythms
and sounds through non-syllabus work to many different genres of music. Principal Jo Summerfield has over 35 years
dance experience, specifically concentrating on tap dancing for the last 15
years. Her teaching qualifications are with the National Association of
Teachers of Dancing (NATD) and she has been teaching for many years - both
local classes and at workshops around the Jo also regularly writes the Talking Tap
section for Dance Expression magazine, and helps to run Associated Tap
Dancers - an organisation for adults who tap for fun with workshops and
festivals all over the country.
