All Abilities Chair Tap

We invite you to take a Chair Tap class with Mindy Kim! In this class, participants will learn tap steps, such as the shuffle, toe-heel, brushes, basic rhythms, and a short choreography. This class includes instructions for the legs and the upper body, so you can choose which set of instructions works best for you. This class is great for chair users, especially those who can move their lower limbs, but standing dancers and upper body focused dancers are welcome. You don't need tap shoes and you don't need to be able to reach the floor --- all you need is a willingness to learn and have fun.  Please contact Dance for All Bodies if you have any access questions or requests.

Have more questions? Check out Mindy Kim's Chair Tap FAQs!

Click here to find more details about the terminology that will be used in the class.

Accessibility: Please let us know if you have any access needs we should be aware of when you register for the class.

Currently we have Closed Captions (CC) for our classes.

ASL Interpretation: This Zoom class will have ASL interpreters.

Closed Captions - We now have Closed Captions (CC) on Zoom! You can either follow along the directions as CC or as a transcript.

View class directions- We now have class directions in English, Spanish or French.

¿Habla español? También puede ver las instrucciones del maestro de baile en español. Antes de la clase, inicie sesión en Streamer.center con el nombre de usuario: DfABGuest.Spanish y la contraseña: Dfabspanish. Haga clic en la Habitación Privada y ahora puede ver las direcciones en español. Vea este video para una demostración.

Est-ce que tu parles Français? Vous pouvez également consulter les instructions du professeur de danse en espagnol. Avant le cours, connectez-vous à Streamer.center avec le nom d'utilisateur: DfABGuest.French et le mot de passe: Dfabfrench. Cliquez sur la salle privée et vous pouvez maintenant voir les directions en espagnol. Regardez cette vidéo pour une démonstration.

Want to view the class directions as a transcript? You can view the instructor's directions as a live transcript during the class if you go to Streamer.center. Log in with the username: DfABGuest.English and the password: Dfabenglish. Once logged in, click on the private room. Now you will be able to view the live descriptions as a transcript.

Zoom Link & Password info -   If it is your first time taking a Zoom dance class with Dance for All Bodies, we have some tips for using Zoom that can be found here.
Once you register, you should receive a Confirmation Email with the Zoom link & password in your email. You will also receive a Reminder Email 1 hour before the class. Make sure to check your Spam folder as many of our participants have mentioned that the email has gone to their Spam folder.

First Time Taking a Class with Dance for All Bodies? Please take 3 minutes to fill out these two forms linked below:

1- Demographics Survey

2- Media Release Form

Cost: We have a suggested donation of $5-15. Your donations directly go towards paying our instructors and allows us to offer these dance classes available for all abilities! If you are not able to donate at this time, we still hope to see you there! Just make sure to select "Free" when you register.

More information about instructor;  Mindy Kim began dancing at 3 years old in her hometown of Redlands California.  She immediately loved the art of and has been dancing ever since.  In her first ever dance class “Introduction to Ballet and Tap” she fell in love with Tap. While running her successful dance company in Texas she was diagnosed with Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy. It was a career ending diagnosis as Myotonic Dystrophy is degenerative and over time you lose more and more muscle tone throughout her body.  Devastated with this news and her new title as disabled Mindy took it upon herself to find a new way to dance, it was then she began Chair tap. Mindy has been teaching a variety of dance styles to a variety of students for over 20 years now and loves Chair Tap the most. Currently she lives in North Carolina where she teaches Chair One Fitness to differently abled people in her community. She hopes to continue to share Chair Tap with many more people and spread Adaptive Dance, and an appreciation there-in, to all people who might have questioned their danceability.