Tap Plus – Beginners

Zoe Pembroke

Tap is the original jazz dance and anyone, at any age, can start tapping. To help dancers find the correct tempo, the class features live piano music – one of the only tap courses in the country to still do so. Tap or hard-sole shoes are required.

Zoe Pembroke – Tap

Zoé trained at London Studio Centre and, since graduating with a BA (Hons) in Theatre Dance, her career has taken her all over the world, working for Princess Cruises, Costa Cruises and Ferrari World, Abu Dhabi.

Tap has played a huge part in Zoé’s life, from being selected as a Young Tap Dancer of the Year finalist to becoming Dance Captain of the England Tap Team, winning silver at the World Tap Championships in Germany. Also part of the renowned Tap Attack company, Zoé competed in the live semi-finals of Sky One’s Got to Dance and performed in Tap United in Boston, USA. Zoé is currently studying towards the ISTD Tap Diploma in Dance Education.

Theatre credits include: Thoroughly Modern Millie, Singin’ In The Rain (both Adelphi, London), A Christmas Carol (Lichfield Garrick), and Peter Pan (Queen’s Theatre, Barnstaple), as well as being Dance Captain on Aladdin (Theatre Royal Windsor), Fastlove (UK Tour) and the Lego Friends show at Legoland! She even played Stephanie in their TV advert. Other fun jobs include the opening ceremony for the Champions League Final, The Midnight Beast’s Valentine for Sky Arts and working in Lapland, Finland!

Zoé works closely with Strictly Come Dancing’s Ian Waite, presenting for FitSteps on Demand, as well as teaching a huge variety of classes, locally. She teaches for baby and toddler groups, after school clubs, dance schools, musical theatre schools and more – and can’t wait to add adult tap into the mix!