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A Special Announcement π£
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Hello Reader, We have a special announcement today (one that has been a while coming!)... A quick story... Last year, I shared a video of an intricate piece of tap dance choreography that I'd spent 6 months creating during the pandemic, locked down in Melbourne, Australia. At the time, I received a bunch of requests for a video breakdown of piece, and I've spent these last 8 months slowly working my way through the process of filming and editing a unique collection of video lessons together. On that note, friends, it gives me great pleasure to announce Taptopia's newest video course π₯ 'LE JOUR D'AVANT'('The Day Before') Full breakdown of the tap dance solo choreographed by Bill Simpson Hooray! π Le Jour d'avant is a rare piece of tap dance choreography. It builds constantly from the first moment to the last. As such, there are lessons ideally suited for beginner tap dancers through to advanced-professionals. The course is fun, happily frustrating, and highly rewarding. Any level of tap dancer (beginner to professional) will find much in this course to keep them busy for quite some time. βGet the new course here! π It contains 13 (yes, thirteen!) full-length high quality video lessons, as well as 13 'Fast Track' lessons, designed for recapping or speed-learning for the advanced and adventurous. The course has been crafted with the care and high quality expected from Taptopia, to help tap dancers of all levels to:
The course is available now, and as part of the launch week excitement, we're offering a special, never to be repeated EARLY-BIRD offer (available for 5 days, closing 11:59pm, Monday July 15 - Pacific Time).
It's a special one, folks. I'm really proud of it, and I'm glad to finally share it with you. Celebrating the Launch of 'Le Jour' - Upcoming Livestream with Bill! πJoin me for a celebratory Livestream this Thursday July 11 (See detailed timings and links below), where Iβll share more about the piece, and the process of choreographing, learning and then teaching it. The livestreams can be viewed via our YouTube or Instagram pages. I'll also be happy to answer any questions you may have (whether about the piece, or tap dance in general!), and there will be a few giveaways, as usual. π Livestream Option 1:
Livestream Option 2:
Join us if you can! Exciting times, friends. Thank you for reading to the end! Looking forward to sharing more soon. Your pal, P.S. If you'd prefer to opt-out of any additional communications for this launch, click here π β β β HOME OF THE 'JUST TAP' VIDEO COURSE SERIES.β |
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