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Why Tap Dance With Me?

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Fun & Easy-to-Follow

Our lessons are fun and helpful at the same time. Your tap teacher should never go so fast that you feel left behind and confused. 

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A Planned Progression

Good instruction builds upon itself and requires careful planning and skill development (that's why tap teachers use my content).

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I Light It Up

Presentation matters! I keep these tap dance lessons lively, energetic and upbeat - no boring lessons here!

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Experience Counts

35 years of teaching allows me to predict exactly where you're going to have trouble and how to help you fix it.

Special Christmas Deals

Available ONLY through December 25th!​ 

Get a FREE Christmas routine with purchase of:

Large & Premium Tap Dance Packages

All Large & Premium Packages will include a level specific Christmas routine for FREE!

Tap Teacher Packages

All Teacher Products will include a Christmas routine for FREE (you choose the level)!

Ultimate Teacher Package

The Ultimate Teacher Package includes ALL 4 CHRISTMAS ROUTINES for FREE! Price goes up Jan 1st.

NEW Christmas Choreography

Shuffling in the Snow Beginner Tap Choreography

Shuffling in the Snow
Beginner choreography with a 50's rock kick similar to Jingle Bell Rock. It's upbeat and fun!

Reindeer Rhythm Adv-Beginner Tap Choreography

Reindeer Rhythm
Inspiring and fun choreography to lift your Christmas spirit. Tapping is the perfect way to move into the holidays!

Tappin' With Jack
Get ready to move your feet and drop some rhythms to this happy beat. This is a lively one - a good workout!

Tappin' With Jack Intermediate Tap Choreography

Sliding Into Winter
You'll be sliding into some fast rhythms and a few wings too! There's no cardio like a good tap routine!

Sliding Into Winter Int-Advanced Tap Choreography

New Christmas Album!

United Taps Christmas Album Volume 1

SALE - Only $5 for the first 100 buyers!  (Regular Price $15) or FREE with any Christmas Choreography.

12 Fun & unique Christmas songs - several with direct references to tap dancing like "Tappin' With Jack"! These will bring new life to holiday tapping!

Popular Tap Dance Products

Beginner Tap Dance Lessons

Beginner Tap Dance Lessons

Our Beginner Tap Dance Lesson Packages combine our most popular content at a huge discount!

Start Tapping Today!

Our tap dance instructional videos are popular for a reason! They're comprehensive (you get a ton of content) and affordable. Our Beginner Tap Dance Lessons are the perfect place to start your tap dance journey - they teach you the basics from the ground up.

Tap Dance Dictionary

315 Tap Dance Dictionary

Master 315 tap steps — beginner to advanced — with video demos and notes that build confidence, clarity, and technique. Our best seller!

Explore the Dictionary

Our Tap Dictionary & Syllabus is used all over the world by teachers and students alike. It's incredibly useful as a reference, especially for learning beginner tap steps, but also as a teaching/learning guide by having all the tap moves in syllabus order.

Teach Tap with Confidence

Tap Dance Teacher Videos

Teach tap with confidence using ready-to-use lessons, combos, choreography, games, and a full tap dictionary — plus smart fixes for common teaching challenges.

See Tap Teacher Tools

Finally, our Tap Teacher's Toolbox makes teaching tap so much easier - tons of class activities, strategies for common challenges (split level classes), and deep dives into technique with clear and specific approaches that actually work. This saves tap teachers time and stress, and makes teaching more fun!

Flash Sale - 25% OFF Tap Teacher's Toolbox until 10pm, Thurs, Feb 13th

Tap Dancers Love Us

See why tap dancers love tapping with United Taps and why tap teachers are so happy with our videos! We'd love to make you happy too! Here are some of our Google Reviews!

5 Star Google Review of United Taps by Suzanne Alexander

"It is simply the best, most effective and comprehensive remote-learning tap dance program on the market."

5 Star Google Review of United Taps by Tara Inle

"...very helpful as I plan out progress in my tap classes. Highly recommend!"

5 Star Google Review of United Taps by Lynn Russell

"He teaches with such clarity and passion - it makes learning both fun and rewarding for the beginner and advanced dancer."

5 Star Google Review of United Taps by Brian O'Neil

"Rod's customer service is excellent too - he gets back to you right away!"

5 Star Google Review of United Taps by Bethanny Jorenby

"The 315 Package is exactly what we needed...Thank you for an amazing product and customer experience."

5 Star Google Review of United Taps by Anne Labonte

"He's new to tap dancing but the instructions were so clear and easy to follow that he was able to pick it up with confidence."

Rod Howell - Tap Teacher

Rod Howell - Tap Dance Teacher

Hi, I'm Rod

I've been helping people like you learn how to tap dance for over 30 years and I'm here if you need help or advice.

I handle all support myself and I actually return phone calls and emails in a timely manner. Reach out!

rod@unitedtaps.com

Beyond Tap Lessons

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Tap Dance Workouts

Sometimes you just want to work your body or get some exercise without learning new steps - our tap dance workouts are perfect for that!

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Tap Dance Choreography

Sometimes you need a routine for a performance like a recital or competition - our tap dance choreography is ready to go with videos breakdowns and notes.

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Tap Dance Combinations

Need to work on picking up combinations? Our Practice 315 and Across the Floor Combos have you covered.

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Tap Dance Dictionary

Sometimes you just need to quickly be reminded of how to do a certain step - our Tap Dance Dictionary makes it easy to review any tap move in seconds!

She Trusts Us!

Haley - Adult Tap Dance Student

"​...Rod breaks things down in a way that’s very clear, very easy to follow... I love it...I know I’m going to get a good product and I know they’re going to take care of me."

Haley from the USA

5 Stars

Tap Dancing is Fun!

Julia - Adult Tap Dance Student

"​My field is education and...in my opinion, he is a master teacher...he just exudes joy and enthusiasm and the love of the dance - so that it’s fun!"

Julia from the USA

5 Stars

Teaching Tap Got Better!

Kimberly - Tap Dance Teacher

"​...I ordered a few videos and it took my classroom to a whole new level. I felt energized and renewed which spilled into my classroom…I could not be happier."

Kimberly from the USA

5 Stars

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Beginner

No experience required (or if it's been a while). We start you from scratch and cover the basics​ like flaps, shuffle cramp rolls and more!

Adv-Beginner

For those with 1-2 years tapping experience who already have the basics down. We'll cover doubles, time steps and even pullbacks!

Intermediate

For those with 2-4 years tapping experience looking for a little more speed and rhythmic variation. We'll cover more time steps, riffs and riff walks as well as wings!

Int-Advanced

For those with 4+ years experience ready for a challenge (and a workout!). We'll be adding pullbacks to basics like the irish, and waltz clog and we'll do more complex riff work and wing variations!

Advanced

You know who you are! Our Tap Dictionary has challenging wing and pullback variations and our practice combinations will drill you on those difficult steps.

Teacher

we serve both brand new teachers and veteran instructors. If you need fresh content, new ideas and challenges for your more advanced students, you're in the right place!