A new take on a classic: there are variations on tap dancing in the American, European and Russian traditions. We study tap in the first level of our character dance course and begin to master it at the barre, gradually increasing the complexity of the steps and introducing it into dance combinations in the centre. In our upcoming course we will be learning many varieties of tap, including its distant relative Zapateado tapping, which is learnt as part of Spanish Academic Dance. Join us for our

The history of tap dancing is an art form - born of diverse dance traditions brought to America, which has recently experienced an encore of popularity thanks to a new generation of tap artists, Faith Salie reports. | CBS Sunday Morning