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Tap SMART Syllabus Bundle

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  • Levels 1-5 (Beginner-Advanced)
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SMART SYLLABUS FOR DANCE TEACHERS

Tap

COMPLETE dance GENRE SERIES

200+ Skills & 5+ Hours

You asked for it—now it’s here. DTCE Tap SMART Syllabus is the first-ever clickable, skill-linked curriculum designed for busy teachers who want to streamline planning and never waste time hunting for the right video.

No more buying full series unless you want to. This page gives you the freedom to purchase individual levels, volumes, or specialty series, each with a downloadable PDF where every skill links directly to its matching tutorial video.

Plus, every purchase includes FREE Customizable Lesson Plan Templates—drag and drop skills, tailor your classes, and reuse your plan across any level.

What’s Included

What’s Inside Each Tap Smart Syllabus

🗸 Clickable, downloadable PDF for each level or series
🗸 Skill-by-skill links to matching tutorial videos
🗸 Instant access—no waiting or delayed setup
🗸 6 Free Customizable Lesson Plan Templates
🗸 No bundle required—buy only what you need
🗸 Levels 1-5

Teacher Benefits

Why Teachers Love It

🗸 Progressive and Comprehensive Curriculum 
🗸 Tired of dragging heavy binders to class? Done.
🗸 Teaching different levels back-to-back? Covered.
🗸 Need substitute-proof lesson plans? Solved.

This is the Tap answer to every studio struggle—designed by teachers, tested in real studios, and backed by thousands of educators worldwide.

Tap
LEVELS 1-5

(Beginner-Advanced)

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While not all levels and series have previews available yet, most include a live, clickable page you can explore. Each one is just a single-page sample pulled from the complete multiple-page syllabus for that level or series—designed to give you a real feel for what’s inside and exactly how the system works before you buy.

Foundational Tap Dance Curriculum for Teachers with Clickable Skill Lists and Video Support – Created by the DTCE Method

Tap Level 1 SMART Syllabus

$88.49

Tap Level 1 - SMART Syllabus

DTCE’s Tap: Level 1 includes 39+ beginner skills and 1+ hour of tutorials designed to build strong tap foundations with clarity, rhythm, and control. With real-time teacher tips, student demos, and multi-angle breakdowns, this course helps you teach first-time tappers with confidence and structureno guesswork needed.

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Intermediate Tap Curriculum with Clickable PDF and Video Lessons for Clarity and Style – Created by the DTCE Method

Tap Level 2 SMART Syllabus

$79.49

Tap Level 2 - SMART Syllabus

DTCE’s Tap: Level 2 features 36+ intermediate skills and 1.5+ hours of tutorials to boost clarity, timing, and technical precision. With layered rhythms, turning patterns, and step-by-step instruction, this progression-based course helps dancers build strong musical phrasing, pattern recognition, and stylistic flair—without the chaos.

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Tap Syllabus for Building Articulation, Musicality, and Timing in Intermediate Dancers – Created by the DTCE Method

Tap Level 3 SMART Syllabus

$68.99

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Tap Level 3 - SMART Syllabus

DTCE’s Tap: Level 3 includes 30+ advanced skills and 1+ hour of tutorials designed to build speed, musical precision, and advanced rhythmic phrasing. With multi-angle demos, student showcases, and real-time teaching tips, this course helps you train confident, articulate tappers ready for both classroom drills and stage-worthy execution.

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Tap Curriculum for High-Level Dancers Featuring Rhythmic Power and Mini Combinations – Created by the DTCE Method

Tap Level 4 SMART Syllabus

$91.49

Tap Level 4 - SMART Syllabus

DTCE’s Tap: Level 4 delivers 40+ advanced skills and 40+ minutes of expert instruction to build speed, endurance, and rhythmic control. This high-level course blends Broadway flair and street-style power with fast footwork, mini-combos, and dynamic phrasing—giving teachers the tools to train clean, confident tappers with precision and performance polish.

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Tap Dance Syllabus for Complex Footwork, Clarity of Sound, and Studio Application – Created by the DTCE Method

Tap Level 5 SMART Syllabus

$110.99

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Tap Level 5 - SMART Syllabus

DTCE’s Tap: Level 5 includes 49+ advanced skills and 45+ minutes of expert instruction focused on syncopation, shading, and multi-layered footwork. Teachers gain crystal-clear tools to break down high-level tap with confidence, using multi-angle views, real-time corrections, and right/left side demos to train dancers in technical fluency and musical precision. Perfect for building polished, performance-ready tappers at the top of their game.

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Best Paired With

Use Alongside Other DTCE Courses

🗸 Other Tap Courses: 200+ Skills
🗸 Choreo: 16+ Routines
🗸 Warm-Up Series: 170+ Exercises
🗸 Combos Recreational Series: 3 Combos

How It Works

How to Use the Syllabus in
3 Easy Steps:

  1. Download the SMART Syllabus PDF
  2. Click any skill name to open the tutorial video
  3. Plan + Teach using the free lesson plan template

BONUS:
6 Customizable Lesson Plan Templates

Limited Time Offer!

The Editable SMART Planner is included FREE with every SMART Syllabus purchase. Once you buy, you’ll receive an automated email with a download link—just open the PDF to drag and drop digitally or print it out to customize by hand. And it’s not just one template—you’ll unlock six ready-to-use class planners, each one tailored to a specific genre. These templates are designed to help you structure warm-ups, technique, progressions, combos, and more with ease and clarity.

  • Genres include Acro, Jazz, Tap, Hip Hop, Primary, Fusion (Conditioning + Flexibility)

  • Drag + drop your skills into ready-to-go lesson plans

  • Customize by level, format, or student group

  • Matches DTCE’s SMART Syllabus layout + structure

  • Included FREE with every purchase—no extra downloads needed

Note: These are blank templates—not full lesson plans with skills.

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Instructor Credibility

Built by a Dance Educator Who Gets It

Created by Kimberly Beck Thomson, a certified dance curriculum specialist with 35+ years of experience and former owner of one of the Top 50 studios in the U.S. (17 instructors, 600+ students). She built DTCE to solve the real challenges dance educators face—teacher burnout, inconsistent training, and skipped progressions. Today, the DTCE Method is trusted by thousands and delivers the structure, clarity, and support every studio needs.

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Your Tap Program Just Got Smarter

Start small or go big—Smart Syllabus is the most flexible, powerful curriculum tool we’ve ever created. Whether you teach one level or all six, you’ll get structured support, instant access, and a planning process that actually works.

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