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Top Spots For Tap Dancing Lessons In Denver

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Whether you're 5 or 55, dance is a fantastic form of fun exercise. Tap dance in particular combines great moves with great shoes! Even if you're just starting out, tap dance is easy to get the hang of. You'll be tapping all over Denver once you find the right instructor and class. Here are the top five tap dance lesson spots in the city.
Tap Dance Denver
Flamenco Denver
1934 S. Broadway
Denver, CO 80210
(720) 838-6668
www.tapdancedenver.com

What better place to get lessons in tap than one named exactly for what you're looking for? Tap Dance Denver is a small company run by just two dancers, Aubree and Dennis. If you're an adult looking to learn the basics or if you want to get some advanced tips, head here. Tap Dance Denver is only open on Wednesday nights and is located at the Flamenco Denver dance center. That's the only drawback - working around that limited schedule.

Cherry Creek Dance
2625 East 3rd Avenue
Denver, CO 80206
(303) 309-8087
www.cherrycreekdance.com

Cherry Creek Dance gets rave reviews from its clients both young and old. Taking dance seriously is what CCDance does, and you'll learn to both love the sport and appreciate the intricacies of the practice. There are hundreds of classes offered every week of pretty much any kind of dance you can imagine. Tap dances include beginner tap for younger dancers and beginner, advanced, and even Broadway tap for adults. Dancers love the structure of the classes here and also feel like they get lots of classes for a reasonable price; the only complaint is that the lobby and classroom areas can get a bit crowded at times.

Leap Dance Studio
Bladium Sports and Fitness Club
2400 Central Park Boulevard
Denver, CO 80238
(720) 335-5237
www.leapdancestudio.com

If your little ones are interested in learning tap and ballet, this is a perfect place. With 5 different studios situated around Denver and with classes offered every weekday and night, it will be easy to find a class that works for you and your tot. Ballet and tap combo classes are offered for ages 4 - 11, with different focus for different age groups. There are seven different accomplished female dancers who teach each of the classes offered; you and your child won't be disappointed with the results!

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Denver Dance
1910 Roslyn Street
Denver, CO 80220
(720) 432-9043
www.denverdance.net

If you're looking for some dance classes that are a little spicier than your normal tap and ballet, the adult classes offered at Denver Dance should satisfy your craving. A wide variety of unique classes are offered here, including pole dancing, barre fitness, hip hop cardio, and aerial basics. Their beginner tap classes are set to modern and hip hop music, which is sure to get you moving and grooving! This class is ideal for adults who have no or little experience in tap.

Gravity Dance Collective
157 Kalamath Street
Denver, CO 80223
(720) 933-9544
www.gravitydancecollective.com

Gravity Dance Collective is run by Nicole Cappelletty, a Colorado native who has been dancing since she was little. The dance studio focuses on young children, but classes for adults are available as well. The littlest dancers can start ballet and tap with Nicole, a popular class offered 5 times a week, while adults can take on tap with Danielle, another dancer from birth and a Colorado native. No matter what your age, you'll quickly find a home here at Gravity.

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Jennifer Eberhart is a writer, reader, crafter, traveler and New Yorker. She works in midtown New York City for non-profit organizations. Her degrees are in communication studies and art history.You can contact Jennifer on Twitter at @egyptologist. Her work can be found at Examiner.com.

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