FEBRUARY 2024

Instructor: Mike Minery

Mike Minery is on the road this month for Operation: Tap Premium! Join him in a fun combination to the song “Stop This Train” by John Mayer. This combo starts with 8th notes, goes up to triplets, and ends with 16th notes. Welcome to Glendale -- let’s get started!

DECEMBER 2023

Instructor: Mike Minery

End your 2023 season with an Intermediate class with Mike Minery! Today's class is all about having fun and enjoying the cold outside because you will be dancing to the song "Freeze" By Andy Grammer. We hope you have a wonderful holiday season and we can't wait to tap dance with you next year!

OCTOBER 2023

Instructor: Mike Minery

Join Mike for a fun combination that fits to the tune of "New York State Of Mind" covered by Peter Cincotti. This class is great for both students and teachers so grab the song, get your tap shoes on, and let's have a good time!

AUGUST 2023

Instructor: Anthony Morigerato

In today's class, Anthony will be helping you set some goals for your new dance season! At the beginning of a new dance year, it's always good to set goals so Anthony is going to give you a list of potential goals for your day to day practice. This list consists of many things including improvisation exercises, writing exercises, and studying exercises. Let's get started!

JUNE 2023

Instructor: Anthony Morigerato

Join Anthony for PART 3 of his Enchanted routine! In today's class, you will be adding on and finishing the combination. By the end of class you will have a full 2 minute piece that works on different pieces of vocabulary and rudiments!

APRIL 2023

Instructor: Anthony Morigerato

Join Anthony for PART 1 of his Enchanted routine! In today's class, you will be starting with a paddle and roll warm up followed by learning the first 16 bars of this 3 part routine. By the end of these next three months sessions, you will have a full 2 minute piece that works on different pieces of vocabulary and rudiments!

FEBRUARY 2023

Instructor: Mike Minery

He’s back and ready to groove! Join Mike for this fun combination to the tune of “Cinema” by Harry Styles. This class works on pieces of vocabulary mixed with a few brain teasers!

DECEMBER 2022

Instructor: Anthony Morigerato

Happy Holidays! Join the fun today as Anthony breaks down four different rhythm tap turns that you can rock around the Christmas tree with! We hope this class gets you into the holiday spirit! 

OCTOBER 2022

Instructor: Anthony Morigerato

Happy Halloween! Enjoy this holiday-inspired combination to the tune of “Frankenstein” and get your groove on with Anthony!

AUGUST 2022

Instructor: Mike Minery

Start your August off with an Intermediate class that breaks down a fun exercise to the tune of “Doin’ It Right” by Daft Punk! You will be working on a series of heels drops, toe drops, and musicality.

JUNE 2022

Instructor: Mike Minery

We all know Mike loves dancing to Michael Bublé! Join him for a fun combination to the song “Higher”. You will be focusing on articulation and accents in this class. This is PART 1 of 2!

APRIL 2022

Instructor: Anthony Morigerato

Join Anthony for PART 3 of a 4 part routine called “Flutes Will Chill”! Over the next four months you will be learning a full routine that explores new ideas and works on technical elements. Let’s get started!

FEBRUARY 2022

Instructor: Anthony Morigerato

Join Anthony for PART 1 of a 4 part routine called “Flutes Will Chill”! Over the next four months you will be learning a full routine that explores new ideas and works on technical elements. Let’s get started!

NOVEMBER 2021

Instructor: Mike Minery

Join Mike for a Queen-inspired class as he teaches you a combination to a version of “Another One Bites The Dust”!

OCTOBER 2021

Instructor: Ayodele Casel

Revisit the idea of a swing-feel with Ayodele as she has an open discussion about swing/jazz followed by a combination that works on a rhythm time step!

AUGUST 2021

Instructor: Ayodele Casel

We hope you enjoyed your previous AYOLIVE! session because she’s back at it again! Join Ayodele for a combination that also works as an exercise for technique!

JUNE 2021

Instructor: Mike Minery

Join Mike for PART 2 of his combination to the tune of “Colors” by Black Pumas! In this class you will learn the chorus — You can take this class separately or check out his class from last month to learn PART 1!

APRIL 2021

Instructor: Anthony Morigerato

You have finally arrived at the fourth and final part of the routine you have been learning since January 2021! Enjoy this review with Anthony before adding on the last section!

FEBRUARY 2021

Instructor: Anthony Morigerato

Join Anthony as he teaches you PART 2 of his 4-part series “Terrace”! You can find PART 1 in his January 2021 video!

DECEMBER 2020

Instructor: Mike Minery

Throw those tap shoes on and get ready for a fun combination to "Blinding Lights" by The Weeknd!

OCTOBER 2020

Instructor: Anthony Morigerato

Join Anthony for a class full of fun as he teaches you three separate counter parts!

AUGUST 2020

Instructor: Anthony Morigerato

Join Anthony for a historic class as he teaches your a combination that works on a Leon Collins step mixed with a remix step!

JUNE 2020

Instructor: Mike Minery

Join Mike for a two part warm-up followed by a combination to the tune of “Tricotism” by Oscar Pettiford!

APRIL 2020

Instructor: Anthony Morigerato

Join Anthony for 32 bars of choreography set to the tune of “Jive At Five” played by the Oscar Peterson Trio!

FEBRUARY 2020

Instructor: Ayodele Casel

Join Ayodele for a combination followed by a paddle & rolls exercise and an improvisation practice video!

DECEMBER 2019

Instructor: Anthony Morigerato

Join Anthony for a fun holiday-themed combination to "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"!

OCTOBER 2019

Instructor: Anthony Morigerato

Join Anthony for a coordination exercise and a 12 bar combination!

AUGUST 2019

Instructor: Anthony Morigerato

Join Anthony and learn two new exercises to get back in shape for the new dance season!

JUNE 2019

Instructor: Mike Minery

Join Mike for a combination that includes vocabulary such as pull-flaps and over-the-tops!

APRIL 2019

Instructor: Mike Minery

Join Mike for a two chorus combination to the jazz standard, “All of Me”!

FEBRUARY 2019

Instructor: Anthony Morigerato

Join Anthony for a combination that works on hi-hat coordination and a time step that introduces new vocabulary!

DECEMBER 2018

Instructor: Ayodele Casel

Join Ayodele for her classic warm up and a combination that works on improvisation!

OCTOBER 2018

Instructor: Anthony Morigerato

Join Anthony as he breaks down two main steps: cramp rolls & time steps!

AUGUST 2018

Instructor: Ayodele Casel

Join Ayodele as she walks you through a swing combination that will take a lot of practice!

JUNE 2018

Instructor: Anthony Morigerato

Join Anthony and Andrew for a class that is dedicated to time signature rudiment exercises!

APRIL 2018

Instructor: Mike Minery

Join Mike as he breaks down a piece of choreography that he got to do with the Duke Ellington Orchestra!

FEBRUARY 2018

Instructor: Ayodele Casel

Join Ayodele for an Intermediate class that can stand alone OR connect to the swing class from last month!

DECEMBER 2017

Instructor: Mike Minery

Join Mike for the SECOND part of an Intermediate combination to one of his favorite tunes!

OCTOBER 2017

Instructor: Anthony Morigerato

Join Anthony for a class that challenges you with thirds and fifths across the floor!

AUGUST 2017

Instructor: Mike Minery

Join Mike for a three part warm-up and 6/8 combination that will make you sweat!

JUNE 2017

Instructor: Ayodele Casel

Join Ayodele for a brief warmup and series of improvisation exercises designed to unlock the pressure of creating rhythm in the beginning stages of your personal tap expression! 

APRIL 2017

Instructor: Mike Minery

Join Mike for this awesome class and combo!

MARCH 2017 I

Instructor: Mike Minery

Join Mike for a fun, upbeat class focusing on triplets to the song, "Step On." 

JANUARY 2017

Instructor: Anthony Morigerato

Join Anthony for this class that focuses on three different pull back exercises and 12 pull backs with alternate landings! Get your pull back fix right now!

NOVEMBER 2016

Instructor: Anthony Morigerato

Super fun and funky combo with some new vocabulary!

SEPTEMBER 2016

Instructor: Mike Minery

Join Mike for a 32 bar phrase focusing on pullbacks! 

AUGUST I 2016

Instructor: Mike Minery

Join Mike Minery for this fun intermediate class!

JUNE 2016

Instructor: Anthony Morigerato

Join Anthony for a combination to a fast bluegrass tune that works on your paddles and riffs then dive into a wings and shuffle pullback combination in the 2nd half!

APRIL 2016

Instructor: Ayodel Casel

You'll be working on different grooves, weight shifts, and strengthening your phrasing during this class. You'll also have the opportunity to scat the rhythms of this 32 bar combination and dance it while Ayodele scats the rhythm of the dance.

MARCH 2024

Instructor: Anthony Morigerato

Welcome to your Intermediate class for March of 2024! In today’s lesson, Anthony will be starting Part 1 of his combination to the song “Cherokee”. Beginning with a 16 bar warm up followed by triplet phrases, you will have a total of 32 bars to work on by the end of class. If you would like to learn Part 2, please tune into Anthony’s April 2024 Advanced Professional series next month!

JANUARY 2024

Instructor: Mike Minery

Happy New Year and welcome to your first Intermediate class of 2024! Operation: Tap will be turning 10 this year and we can’t wait to celebrate with you all. In honor of Deborah Mitchell’s Birthday (The founder and still the director of the New Jersey Tap Ensemble), Mike will be teaching a combination to the song “Just in Time” by Ella Fitzgerald. This combination will be a full chorus of 32 bars and include a variety of steps that Mike learned from Deborah! We hope you enjoy today’s class. Let’s get started!

NOVEMBER 2023

Instructor: Anthony Morigerato

Join Anthony for his third class of his new across the floor series! In today's lesson you will be learning five new progressions that work across the floor. These progressions will be building off of the ideas and concepts from Anthony's previous two classes. If you would like to review these lessons, you can head over to our website and visit the Beginner page and the Advanced Beginner page!

SEPTEMBER 2023

Instructor: Anthony Morigerato

Happy September! Join Anthony for a fun combination to the tune of “Echo” by Maroon 5. Today’s class has a funky groove and beat to it so we hope you enjoy it just as much as Anthony enjoyed teaching it!

JULY 2023

Instructor: Anthony Morigerato

Today we have a special class focusing on how to slide featuring a couple of clips of one of the greatest tap dancers of all time — Jimmy Slyde! Anthony will be breaking down his helpful tips in 5 different parts and showing you some tricks to help find your slides!

MAY 2023

Instructor: Anthony Morigerato

Join Anthony for PART 2 of his Enchanted routine! In today's class, you will be adding on to the paddle and roll warm up followed by learning the second 16 bars of this 3 part routine. By the end of these next three months sessions, you will have a full 2 minute piece that works on different pieces of vocabulary and rudiments!

MARCH 2023

Instructor: Anthony Morigerato

Join Anthony as he continues on the 4 level Warm up routine he started a couple of months ago with the beginners. If you want to learn the first 8 exercise go back to the beginner page (January 2023) and the advanced beginner page (February 2023) to catch up. Today, Anthony will review the first 8 exercises and add 4 more for the Intermediate level. Advanced Pro (April) still to come!

JANUARY 2023

Instructor: Mike Minery

Start off the new year with Mike as he teaches you a combination to the tune of “Float On” by Modest Mouse! This class focuses on vocabulary and having a good time. It’s a cool combination you can rock out to after the holiday craziness!

NOVEMBER 2022

Instructor: Mike Minery

Get up and groove with Mike for this months Intermediate class! Get your thinking caps on and enjoy this fun and tricky combination to the tune of “Late Night Talk” by Harry Styles!

SEPTEMBER 2022

Instructor: Anthony Morigerato

Join Anthony as he breaks down a tune in musical depth. This class aims to give a dancer the facility to be able to understand all of the musical components of tune allowing them the facility to create, dance, choreograph, or improvise the tune with proficiency.

JULY 2022

Instructor: Mike Minery

We all know Mike loves dancing to Michael Bublé! Join him for a fun combination to the song “Higher”. You will be focusing on articulation and accents in this class. This is PART 2 of 2! If you need to review PART 1, please scroll down and watch his June 2022 class!

MAY 2022

Instructor: Anthony Morigerato

Join Anthony for the final PART 4 of a 4 part routine called “Flutes Will Chill”! Over the next four months you will be learning a full routine that explores new ideas and works on technical elements. Let’s get started!

MARCH 2022

Instructor: Anthony Morigerato

Join Anthony for PART 2 of a 4 part routine called “Flutes Will Chill”! Over the next four months you will be learning a full routine that explores new ideas and works on technical elements. Let’s get started!

JANUARY 2022

Instructor: Ayodele Casel

Welcome to the first AYOLIVE for 2022! Join Ayodele for her ZOOM class where we share our tap dance resolutions followed by an exercise that you can use for practice!

DECEMBER 2021

Instructor: Mike Minery

End your year with Mike Minery as he teaches you a fun combination that works on musicality to the tune of “2Step” by Ed Sheeran!

SEPTEMBER 2021

Instructor: Anthony Morigerato

Join Anthony for basic pocket steps in different musical feels and work through the groove to discover your improvisational voice. Song suggestions are included in this class!

JULY 2021

Instructor: Ayodele Casel

Get ready for your first AYOLIVE! session with Ayodele Casel as she breaks down a variety of rudiment exercises that work on both the right and left foot!

MAY 2021

Instructor: Mike Minery

Join Mike as he starts your new class off with a warm-up that works on 3-count flaps followed by a combination to the tune of “Colors” by Black Pumas!

MARCH 2021

Instructor: Anthony Morigerato

Join Anthony as he teaches you PART 3 of his 4-part series “Terrace”! You can find PART 2 in his February 2021 video!

JANUARY 2021

Instructor: Anthony Morigerato

Are you ready to see what Anthony has planned for 2021? Join him as he teaches you part 1 of a 4 part series!

NOVEMBER 2020

Instructor: Anthony Morigerato

Join Anthony for a class that starts with a warm-up and ends with a combination that will make you sweat!

SEPTEMBER 2020

Instructor: Anthony Morigerato

Join Anthony as he teaches you three different exercises that work on coordination!

JULY 2020

Instructor: Anthony Morigerato

Join Anthony for part 2 of his crazy crawl combination (part 1 can be found in the Advanced Beginner series)!

MAY 2020

Instructor: Anthony Morigerato

Join Anthony for part 1 of his swing combination that works on moving through space!

MARCH 2020

Instructor: Mike Minery

Join Mike for a groovy combination set to the tune of “Can’t Stop” by Dave Matthews!

JANUARY 2020

Instructor: Ayodele Casel

Join Ayodele for a combination and some triplet talk!

NOVEMBER 2019

Instructor: Mike Minery

Join Mike for a fun combination based on a latin tune!

SEPTEMBER 2019

Instructor: Anthony Morigerato

Join Anthony and learn choreography set to the jazz standard, “Stompin’ At The Savoy”!

JULY 2019

Instructor: Ayodele Casel

Join Ayodele as she teaches you a new combination that swings!

MAY 2019

Instructor: Ayodele Casel

Join Ayodele and learn a combination that plays with timing and musicality!

MARCH 2019

Instructor: Anthony Morigerato

Join Anthony as he teaches a combo with a change in time signature. This class has an in-depth discussion about the song form of the combo.

JANUARY 2019

Instructor: Mike Minery

Join Mike as he starts his class with paddle & roll warm up that works on the articulation of your feet and your sounds! After completing the warm up, he will walk you through a three-part combination to one of his favorite tunes

NOVEMBER 2018

Instructor: Anthony Morigerato

Join Anthony as he breaks down four different rudiments that will challenge and strengthen your technique!

SEPTEMBER 2018

Instructor: Anthony Morigerato

Join Anthony for a class dedicated to a stutter flap routine where you will be able to work on articulation, physicality, and technique!

JULY 2018

Instructor: Mike Minery

Join Mike for a four-part combination set to the tune of "Take Me Out To The Ball Game"!

MAY 2018

Instructor: Anthony Morigerato

Join Anthony and Andrew for three Rudiment exercises and an interview comparing tap dancing to musical instruments!

MARCH 2018

Instructor: Ayodele Casel

Join Ayodele for her classic warm up followed by a latin groove combination!

JANUARY 2018

Instructor: Ayodele Casel

Join Ayodele for her January Intermediate class that introduces classic steps and swing rhythms!

NOVEMBER 2017

Instructor: Mike Minery

1. Join Mike for the first part of an Intermediate combination to one of his favorite tunes!

SEPTEMBER 2017

Instructor: Anthony Morigerato

Join Anthony for a class dedicated to 4-10 count paddles!

JULY 2017

Instructor: Ayodele Casel

A fun combination that can be executed on its own and also has room for your personal expression (improvisation) in a structured format!

MAY 2017

Instructor: Anthony Morigerato

4 Brand New Times Steps are in store for you to challenge your sense of musicality and musical placement!

MARCH 2017 II (BONUS)

Instructor: Anthony Morigerato

Join Anthony for 8 amazing technique rudiments that seamlessly transition from right to left and to one another!

FEBRUARY 2017

Do you want a preview of our ADVANCED SERIES! Here is your chance! Check out this class from Ayodele Casel to take your skills to Advanced PRO! You will receive two Intermediate classes in March! First one next week with Mike Minery!

DECEMBER 2016

Instructor: Ayodele Casel

Join Ayodele Casel for an Intermediate class focusing on interpreting music, honing creativity, and the values of technique and improvisation.

OCTOBER 2016

Instructor: Anthony Morigerato

Here are 10 short technique rudiments put together in a routine guaranteed to make you sweat!

AUGUST II 2016

Instructor: Ayodele Casel

Join Ayodele for a bonus class for the month of August!

JULY 2016

Instructor: Ayodele Casel

Join Ayodele for a 4 part combination utilizing structured improvisation and rhythm shifts.

MAY 2016

Instructor: Anthony Morigerato

Join Anthony for his take on Fred Astaire and many of the lessons inspired by the dance icon!

MARCH 2016

Instructor: Mike Minery

In the style of a tap class of years ago Mike takes you through this class with a live pianist and amazing dancing!