In November 2009, both the Red Hot Rhythm performance troupe and the students from Red Hot Rhythm’s kids and adult classes performed in an end of year concert at the Playhouse at the Queensland Performing Arts Complex. While the performance went over tremendously with the audience and was enjoyed by all, it was the events that took place backstage in the rehearsal room which turned out to be the most interesting and note-worthy of the occasion.

As one would expect when you get a group of professional tap dancers, Irish dancers and other ‘rhythm junkies’ in a room (with a wooden floor) together, improvised jam sessions will often spontaneously erupt. In these jam sessions, the dancers form a circle, and take 8, 16 or 32 counts each to improvise a small combination of moves one at a time. The process repeats around the circle for sometimes hours on end.

This is exactly what happened in between shows, in the rehearsal room of the Playhouse.

There are ridiculous amounts of benefits to tap jamming, including helping with confidence, technique, general performance & improvisational skills, as well as offering the chance to learn new steps & tricks from other dancers. Apart from this, a jam session can be one of the most enjoy things you can do in a pair of tap shoes.

AND YET!

Despite all of this, it’s often extremely difficult to round up enough people to begin a jam session, with most people and even some professional dancers saying that they “don’t do” jamming.

Why?

Fear.



…..Continued in PART 2!…….



RED HOT RHYTHM hold adult tap dance classes, and kids tap dance classes in Ashgrove, Brisbane. For all the information, visit the classes page of the website:

Dance Classes Brisbane – RED HOT RHYTHM

RED HOT RHYTHM also perform tap and Irish dance, as well as a range of other styles at events all over the world. For all the information, visit the corporate page of the website:

Corporate Entertainers – RED HOT RHYTHM

1. Holiday Classes

Just to let everyone know, we WILL be holding only Tuesday night classes over the Easter break. Classes on Tuesday the 7th of April are not included in term payments, and casual class costs will apply.

For Friday classes, after this week we will have 2 weeks break (2nd & 9th of April), and will recommence on the 16th of April.

2. New Classes & Timetable Changes

After such a great first term, we’ve decided to make a few tiny changes to the adult class timetable with the hope of continually making our lessons better for everyone involved. Thanks to all who have provided us with feedback regarding classes, and if you haven’t yet, please feel free – we’re always open to suggestion.

(Kids lessons on Fridays will remain the same)

Firstly, now that the current Adult Beginner class has most of the basics under their belt, we’ll be adding a new Adult Absolute Beginner tap class to the timetable. This class is ideal for anyone who has never tapped before, and once students feel ready, they can move up to the Adult Beginner class.

Secondly, we’ve pushed our Tuesday night classes back by 15 minutes to give everyone that extra time to get to class from work.

Also, we’ll be adding an OVER 40s BEGINNER class to the timetable on Friday evenings. As the name suggests, only those over 40 will be able to take part in this lesson, and will be a class in which mature adults can learn in a comfortable environment with others their own age.

Term 2 Timetable (Tuesday 13th of April – Friday the 25th of June):

Tuedays

6:15 – 7:00pm: Adult Beginner
7:00 – 8:00pm: Adult Intermediate
8:00 – 9:00pm: Open Advanced

Fridays

4:00 – 4:30pm: Kids Beginner
4:30 – 5:00pm: Kids Junior
5:00 – 5:45pm: Kids Senior
6:15 – 6:45pm: Adult Absolute Beginner
6:45 – 7:30pm: Over 40s Beginner

Term payments MUST be received by the 23rd of April (end of 2nd week of term).

Click here for all the information on our tap classes

3. RHR IPHONE APP NOW AVAILABLE!

David Sheather, RHR troupe member and teacher of the Adult Intermediate class, has put his technological skills to great use, and created the first RHR app for iphone and ipod touch. This clever little tool has a bunch of information on it, as well as videos and the tap jam engine, irhythm, designed to test your tap jamming skills! The app is updated regularly with the latest news, special offers, and other information, and is a must for any RHR follower, supporter or student.

Download the app for free today at:

http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/red-hot-rhythm/id357616726?mt=8

4. NEW RHR BLOG

Lastly, RHR have been working on setting up a new Blog. Every week, we’ll be adding a new post, filled with relevant and useful information on a range of topics, which you can sign up to, and have your own say!

Check out the blog here: http://www.redhotrhythm.com.au/blog – and be sure to check out the first post: Tips for making the most of a dance class (Part 1).

That’s all for today! Stay tuned, and happy tapping!

RED HOT RHYTHM

Mobile: +61 (0) 416757329
General enquiries: info@redhotrhythm.com.au
Class Enquiries: classes@redhotrhythm.com.au
Booking Enquiries: bsimpson@redhotrhythm.com.au
Website: www.redhotrhythm.com.au
Blog: www.redhotrhythm.com.au/blog
YouTube: www.youtube.com/redhotrhythm

Stay tuned for all the latest news, loads of useful information, as well as updates on upcoming performances, classes, workshops.

For all the information on what we do, as well as information on our tap dance classes for kids and adults, check out our website: www.redhotrhythm.com.au

Happy tapping!