Tap Hour 8-Grades 5/6 Assignments
- Instructor
- Cricket Keller
- Term
- Fall 2026
- Department
- Middle School Dance
- Description
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Upcoming Assignments
Due:
Backstage Etiquette Info & Quiz
Read the attached document "Backstage Etiquette" - then take the quiz.
Complete the following Quiz once you have read this information:
https://app.nearpod.com/?pin=N8L7F
Mrs Keller
Complete the following Quiz once you have read this information:
https://app.nearpod.com/?pin=N8L7F
Mrs Keller
Due:
Dress Rehearsal = Block Day Class Time
This assignment is a friendly reminder to pack your things - hence the 7:00 am time it is due. Once your dance costume bag is packed for school - submit this assignment.
Bring all required undergarments to class on this day. This dress rehearsal is during your regular class time with me. Don't forget to pack your bag in the morning. Your grade depends on it - and it's worth a midterm in points! (Make up and hair is not required.)
Required Items Girls:
*Nude Leotard, *tan or caramel tights, *black tap shoes
Required Items Boys:
*Black formal pants, *white long sleeved button down shirt, *black socks, *black tap shoes
Costumes General Info:
Please look over this document carefully to see which items you are responsible for providing. Scroll until you see your class period and grade. If it says “provided by PPA” then you will be borrowing something from us. It will live in the dressing room on a hanger with your name on it, before and after the show. This costume will NOT go home with you.
Find where it says “Provided by you” in red to see what is required on your part. Be sure to check for all dances and for both modern and tap as you might have multiple classes and / or multiple dances. All items are due by dress rehearsals.
Mrs Keller
Bring all required undergarments to class on this day. This dress rehearsal is during your regular class time with me. Don't forget to pack your bag in the morning. Your grade depends on it - and it's worth a midterm in points! (Make up and hair is not required.)
Required Items Girls:
*Nude Leotard, *tan or caramel tights, *black tap shoes
Required Items Boys:
*Black formal pants, *white long sleeved button down shirt, *black socks, *black tap shoes
Costumes General Info:
Please look over this document carefully to see which items you are responsible for providing. Scroll until you see your class period and grade. If it says “provided by PPA” then you will be borrowing something from us. It will live in the dressing room on a hanger with your name on it, before and after the show. This costume will NOT go home with you.
Find where it says “Provided by you” in red to see what is required on your part. Be sure to check for all dances and for both modern and tap as you might have multiple classes and / or multiple dances. All items are due by dress rehearsals.
Mrs Keller
Past Assignments
Due:
Cramp Roll Assignment
Please complete the following form...
You will need to READ THIS FORM FIRST, then video yourself doing a few things, then upload the videos to the form. Label your videos properly so that you can find them in your drive before uploading them.
Cramp Roll Form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSemfXuNhrsZfeHr0yHYgTQyfd1ULFXwmsH2JQKm9S3OjAyvcQ/viewform?usp=publish-editor
Mrs Keller
You will need to READ THIS FORM FIRST, then video yourself doing a few things, then upload the videos to the form. Label your videos properly so that you can find them in your drive before uploading them.
Cramp Roll Form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSemfXuNhrsZfeHr0yHYgTQyfd1ULFXwmsH2JQKm9S3OjAyvcQ/viewform?usp=publish-editor
Mrs Keller
Due:
Coloring Sheets
Color these!
Mrs Keller
Mrs Keller
Due:
Syllabus Contract
1. Please read the 1st attachment "Syllabus". Have your parent read through the Syllabus too!
2. Sign and have your parent sign the 2nd attachment "Syllabus Agreement".
3. Record dates for required performances in your family calendar.
Winter Semester PM Shows = 12/1 & 12/2
Daytime "Share Out" Show = 12/17
4. Notify me immediately if you are unavailable for your required performance as soon as you know of any conflicts.
This is a graded assignment. Don't forget to submit it!
Kind regards,
Mrs Keller
2. Sign and have your parent sign the 2nd attachment "Syllabus Agreement".
3. Record dates for required performances in your family calendar.
Winter Semester PM Shows = 12/1 & 12/2
Daytime "Share Out" Show = 12/17
4. Notify me immediately if you are unavailable for your required performance as soon as you know of any conflicts.
This is a graded assignment. Don't forget to submit it!
Kind regards,
Mrs Keller
Due:
Literacy Assignment #1 - Bill "Bojangles" Robinson
This is for in class on block day... If you do not finish on Thursday - I will give you class time on Friday to work on this too.
Please read the attached article. Then open a Doc and answer the following questions:
(Be sure to restate the question and use full sentences in your answers!)
1. Which movie did Bill “Bojangles” Robinson dance with Shirley Temple where they were the first interracial tap dancing couple?
2. What 3 barriers did Bill Robinson break - mentioned in the 2nd paragraph?
3. What was the span of Robinson’s career? In other words, what 5 types of work did he do?
4. What was Bill Robinson’s signature line?
5. Which baseball team was Bill Robinson a mascot for?
6. What year was Robinson named the “Mayor of Harlem”?
7. What did Bill Robinson do in order to hold the Guinness World Record?
8. In the movie musical “Dixiana”, why was Bill Robinson given a solo even though there was a racist rule that a black performer could not have a solo?
9. Who paid for Robinson’s funeral?
10. When did Robinson’s birthday become “National Tap Dancing Day”?
Please read the attached article. Then open a Doc and answer the following questions:
(Be sure to restate the question and use full sentences in your answers!)
1. Which movie did Bill “Bojangles” Robinson dance with Shirley Temple where they were the first interracial tap dancing couple?
2. What 3 barriers did Bill Robinson break - mentioned in the 2nd paragraph?
3. What was the span of Robinson’s career? In other words, what 5 types of work did he do?
4. What was Bill Robinson’s signature line?
5. Which baseball team was Bill Robinson a mascot for?
6. What year was Robinson named the “Mayor of Harlem”?
7. What did Bill Robinson do in order to hold the Guinness World Record?
8. In the movie musical “Dixiana”, why was Bill Robinson given a solo even though there was a racist rule that a black performer could not have a solo?
9. Who paid for Robinson’s funeral?
10. When did Robinson’s birthday become “National Tap Dancing Day”?
Due:
Social Contract for Dance
Hello class!
Please sign this social contract after our SHINE in dance lesson.
Thanks!
Mrs Keller
Please sign this social contract after our SHINE in dance lesson.
Thanks!
Mrs Keller