We'll make
you fall in
love with
movement.
in the world, and in-person classes in
Toronto, Ontario. Taught by Andrea Pito,
trained at the American Tap Dance Foundation.
From stage to studio.
Andrea Pito
I am a Brazilian tap dancer, choreographer and teacher, and I live in Toronto, Ontario. I trained at the American Tap Dance Foundation in New York and completed the Tap Teacher Training, Level 1, mentored by Toni Noblett. I dance at the Tap Dance Centre in Toronto.
Before Canada, there was a studio in São Paulo. Some of those students are still with me, the difference is that now the class travels. That is not a compromise I settled for. It turned out to be the thing I am best at.
WHAT ONLINE TAP ACTUALLY DOES
They learned it over a screen. Then they placed second on a real stage.
Started tap with me online, from her apartment in São Paulo. Different country, five-hour time difference, neighbours who go to bed early. In February we started the choreography. She competed for the first time and came home with second place.
That is the whole argument for online tap, and I did not make it — my students did.
“You are more than proof that online works.”
Andrea, to her students in São Paulo
What a class actually looks like
You hear it before you see it
Tap is the one dance you hear before you see. We start with the sound of a single step, slowly, until your foot knows it without you thinking.
A metre of space is enough
You do not need a studio. Late at night, you can drill the whole thing in socks, no shoes, no noise, no unhappy neighbour.
In your language
Every correction comes in your language. Classes run in English and Portuguese, and nobody is left translating in their head while trying to find the beat.
