Product Details

• Actors: Henry Le Tang, Honi Coles
• Format: NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Kultur Video
• VHS Release Date: October 22, 1991
• Run Time: 31 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6300174905
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #127,777 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Tap Dancing for Beginners with Tony nominated choreographer Henry Le Tang, who has been teaching since 1937. Some of his former students include Bette Midler, Billie Holiday, Lee Marvin, Sugar Ray Robinson and Eleanor Powell. Tap is one of the best ways to start your dancing life. Within a short time, you will be able to work at a pace that provides plenty of fitness benefits, such as coordination, agility, timing, and rhythm. Rhythm is, of course, the main thing -- when you tap, you are actually a percussion instrument. Legendary tap dancer Honi Coles makes a guest appearance on this program. You will have a unique opportunity to do a simple dance routine with this master artist.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

80 of 83 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Doesn't make me yearn to put on my tap shoes, August 26, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Tap Dancing: Beginners [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Although the tape provides a good introduction, its production values are not particularly appealing. It was much shorter (30 minutes compared to 90 minutes) than another tap dancing tape I purchased, and taught fewer routines. It also went on too long on basic steps. It features a dance demonstrator with an off-camera teacher's voice--a less attractive teaching method, I think.

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Tape For Real Beginners, July 3, 2000

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Lisa M. Cardwell (West Plains, MO USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tap Dancing: Beginners [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I chose this tape precisely because of the slow pace and repetition. While it is only about 30 min, it is enough to get started. I took a university beginning tap class that, sadly, I did not discover was for dancers until too late. It was too fast. Mr. Le Tang offers a pace that is manageable for a real beginner.

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Tap Dancing for Beginners, March 18, 2001

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A. Dugan (Edmonton, AB Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tap Dancing: Beginners [VHS] (VHS Tape)

If you are really a beginner, then after working with this tape for an hour or so, you will be able to show off a few great steps. It is easy to follow - but still challenging for the beginner. AND the dancer on the tape has great light blue tap shoes.