London Tap Jam is going live on Instagram for a global jam with special guest host the amazing Jason Janas live from his Foundation House Studio in Detroit, USA! Join us at 8pm UK time / 3pm in Detroit. If you're a tap dancer, you will have the opportunity to jam to a tune of your choice live on instagram. As usual, everyone is welcome to participate or you can just sit back and enjoy some amazing tap dance!
To get involved follow us on Instagram. Please read the instructions on how to participate below. This event is FREE! We can't wait!
Instructions for those who would like to actively take part in the jam:
- You will be given the opportunity to dance to a track of your choice live on Instagram. This track must not be too long, as we'd like as many people as possible to be able to participate. You will need to put the track on yourself at your home or wherever you are dancing. This is because of potential sound delays.
- Please be aware we might not have time to give everyone the opportunity to dance live.
- When Jason goes live on Instagram you will see a message on the screen saying “send a request to be in Jason’s live video.” If you want to take part in the jam, you will need to send a request to go live with Jason and he will select someone to go live. If Jason has selected you to jam live, you will need to accept his invitation. Once you’ve accepted his invitation, you will be live on Instagram. So, if you have sent an invitation to Jason to jam, you MUST be set up and ready to go immediately. Once a person has been selected by Jason, and you accepted his invitation, you will then be live with Jason on a split screen. And you’ll be able to jam to a tune of your choice. Please don’t pick a tune that is too long, as we would like to get as many dancers involved as possible.
- Make sure that if you’ve sent a request to Jason to jam, you have your board set up, your shoes are on, the music is queued and that you know where your phone is going to go in order for your performance to be filmed. Try and make sure we can see the whole of your body in the frame. If you have someone else there with you, it’s probably better if they can film you, otherwise just set up your camera on a piece of furniture or a tripod if you have one.
- Know the tune you want to dance to and have it queued up ready to go. We have a list of Jazz Standards for inspiration below, but you’re welcome to dance to any tune. It doesn’t have to be a jazz standard.
And finally, as with any London Tap Jam everybody is very welcome to participate!
A list of jazz standards for inspiration, but you can dance to any tune you like
SWING – SLOW TEMPO
Tea for 2 (Swing or Rumba)
Sandunga (Salsa)
Sunny Side of the Street (slow/ medium)
The Very Thought of YouLil'darllin
Summertime (slow/medium)
Over the Rainbow
SWING – FAST TEMPO
Caravan (Latin/swing?)
It Don't Mean a Thing
I Can't Give You Anything But Love
I've Got Rhythm
Lady Be Good
Take the "A" Train
Seven steps to heaven
A train (for you)
LATIN/RUMBA/BOSSA/CHACHA
Girl from Ipanema (Bossa)
Night in Tunisia (Latin/Swing)
Song For My Father (Chacha)
Sway (Rumba)
Bananeira (Bossa)
On green Dolphin street (Latin into Jazz)
St Thomas (Latin)
SWING – MEDIUM TEMPO
All of Me
All the Things You Are
April in Paris
Bemsha Swing
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
Every Time We Say Goodbye (med/ slow)
Groovin' High
Hello Dolly
How High the Moon
I've Got You Under My Skin
Lets Face the Music and Dance
Love Me or Leave Me
Lullaby of Birdland
Mack the Knife
Me and My Shadow
My Baby Just Cares for Me
Satin Doll
Scrapple From the Apple
So What
Taking a Chance on Love (med/fast)
The Lady is a Tramp
Filthy McNasty
Moanin'
Jordu
Cute
Blue Monk
Scapple from the Apple
Tea for Two (Swing or Rumba)
Work Song
FUNK
On Broadway
Watermelon Man
Cantaloupe Island
3/4
Favourite Things
All Blues
5/4
Take 5
SONGS WITH STOPS
Gregory’s tune
Cute
Seven steps to heaven