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Germaine Salsberg has been on the faculty of Broadway Dance Center for almost 20 years. She is famous for teaching good technique at all levels. Her students include cast members of Broadway shows, National tours, tap companies, as well as people who simply “love to tap.” Currently on the faculty of NYU’S Musical theatre Program at Steinhardt School of Education, she has also taught for Cap 21 and has privately coached stars from the dance and film worlds....Read more
Germaine Salsberg has been on the faculty of Broadway Dance Center for almost 20 years. She is famous for teaching good technique at all levels. Her students include cast members of Broadway shows, National tours, tap companies, as well as people who simply “love to tap.” Currently on the faculty of NYU’S Musical theatre Program at Steinhardt School of Education, she has also taught for Cap 21 and has privately coached stars from the dance and film worlds. She is a frequent guest teacher throughout the USA, Canada, Europe and Mexico, and has taught for the major Dance Organizations: Dance Masters, Dance Educators, NYC Dance Alliance, NAADA, as well as many private organizations and schools throughout the US. As assistant to Tony Award Winner Danny Daniels she worked for the program which trained the child dancers for the Broadway and tour productions of The Tap Dance Kid. Besides her own concert work, Germaine has choreographed productions of Anything Goes, 42nd Street, Crazy For You, and Dames at Sea, and assisted Richard Sabellico on George M!
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Class Descriptions
All of Germaine’s classes include a strong technique base. She does a warm-up, which focuses on strong and musical sounds, as well as ease of motion. At the Basic and Beginner levels she teaches all the basics, including Time steps, wings and pullbacks. Each class includes some straight rhythm work, as well as moving in space and a combination. Combinations cover a variety of styles, from Broadway to improvisation. The goal of all the classes is for the student to gain the ability to be able to work within a wide range of choreographic styles.
Come and learn the basics of tap dance in a structured course. Taught in a friendly and encouraging environment, this course progresses from week to week while repeating all the material already learned. By repetition and building on what you learned the week before Germaine and her assistant will take you on a journey of discovery - the tap basics!