#Jason is teaching danny how to shoot people | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

artificialqueens · 7 years

Text

Don't Stand So Close To Me Chapter 7 (Biadore) -Splatt

Trigger warning- drug use

Danny rushed into the chemistry lecture hall only five minutes before class when the hall was already half filled. He paused, straightened his dress, and walked slowly up to the professor and sat hard on the desk.

“Roy, there’s a problem.”

Roy cocked a brow and looked the boy up and down. “Why don’t you share with the class then, Daniel?”

“I mean, I don’t really think it’s the kind of thing to say in front of the whole class.” he stage whispered.

“I’m trying to get ready for the class, Danny. Please just tell me what the problem is.” Roy sighed.

Danny cringed slightly at his annoyed tone. “Jay offered me a brownie when I went to get my shit, and I said yes without thinking, and it was a special brownie. But I didn’t know.”

Roy groaned. “You are unbelievable. How much of it did you eat?”

He held up two fingers.

“What, two bites? That’s not bad.” Roy let out a relieved breath.

“No, I had two brownies. I’m about to be really fucked up.” Danny shook his head.

Roy frustratedly huffed. “Is this your first time with edibles?”

“No, Professor, I went to public school.” Danny rolled his eyes. “But it is my first time doing so much at once. Usually it’s a low and slow thing throughout the day.”

“You are going to kill me one day. It’s going to happen, and you’re going to feel bad about it. I’m going to die by soulmate induced aneurysm.” Roy shook his head. “How long ago?”

Danny thought for a second and pulled Roy’s arm up to look at the time on his watch. “Around twenty minutes since I finished the first one.”

“Great. Absolutely fantastic. You’re an idiot.”

“Aww, baby, but I’m your idiot.” Danny cocked his head and smiled innocently. “Just remember that you love me.”

Roy closed his eyes and took a couple deep, calming breaths. “I’d love you more if you brought me one of those brownies to make it through taking care of you in ten-fifteen minutes.”

Danny’s covered brow raised. “Are you going to take care of me, daddy? Did I do something bad?” He pushed out his bottom lip and made baby jesus eyes at his professor.

Roy glared. “What did I say the other night about calling me that?”

Danny didn’t respond. He stared at his lover until the older man relented.

“Just go to your seat and take a nap. I’m marking you absent for today.”

Danny smiled and brought the wrist he was still holding up to his lips to kiss Roy’s soul mark. “I’ll try to keep my mouth shut.”

Roy whispered “good girl” as Danny hopped off the table and sat down in his usual place in the front row. He started class as usual, but kept a close eye on his soulmate, whose chin was resting on his palm with his eyes closed.

Danny stayed like that for the first half of class, but right around the thirty minute mark, his head slipped off and slammed against the desk, and he started giggling.

The students stopped their note taking and watched the queen.

“Professor Haylock, what’s going on with Danny?” Jason raised his hand and asked.

Roy sighed. “He’s an idiot. Please ignore him.” He tried to go back to teaching, but the giggles bubbling up from his soulmate’s lips echoed around the auditorium loudly enough that they made it hard for anyone to hear him.

“No, really, is he okay?” One of the girls asked.

Danny’s head slowly lifted from his desk and he frowned at his teacher. “You stopped talking. I like hearing you talk.” he gasped. “I can’t feel my eyes.”

“Can you see me?”

He nodded.

“Then you still have eyes.”

“Can you see me? Am I a ghost like Bruce Willis in Sixth Sense?” Danny started crying. “I don’t want to be dead! Why did that guy shoot me?”

Roy sighed. “What’s your name, Danny?”

“…Danny?”

Roy nodded. “That’s right. You’re not Bruce Willis in The Sixth Sense. You’re not a ghost. You are very much alive.”

Danny sniffed and reached out for Roy’s hand. “I think that if this desk wasn’t here, I’d fly away like Harry Potter’s aunt.”

The class laughed.

“Then let’s keep the desk there, okay? Put your head down and go to sleep.” Roy walked over and pushed on the back of his soulmate’s head until it was on the desk.

“G’night. Love you.” Danny muttered.

Roy walked back to his podium and sent Shane a quick text. “Okay, please ignore him.”

“Is he high?” One of the guys in the back called out.

“Yes, he’s high. His roommate gave him brownies, and he ate two of them without knowing they were pot brownies.” Roy nodded. “My grad assistant is coming to get him.”

Danny gasped and his head rolled up slowly. “Where the fuck am I?”

Roy cursed under his breath. “You’re in a classroom, Daniel.”

“Why are the walls moving?” He whisper-yelled.

“They’re not. The walls are not moving. Deep breaths.” Roy reminded him.

Danny gripped the edge of his desk and stared straight ahead.

“Professor, I think he needs help.” The girl next to Danny inched away in her chair.

Roy nodded and moved back over. He tried to put the desk down, but Danny grabbed his hands to stop him and screamed.

He shook his head. “No, I’ll float away.”

Roy gently moved the boy’s hands to the arms of the chairs. “I won’t let you float away. Hold yourself down.” He moved the desk and helped Danny stand up. “See? No floating.”

Danny wrapped his arms tightly around Roy’s shoulders and buried his face in his soulmate’s neck. “I don’t know where I am. I want to go home.” Danny whimpered.

Roy nodded. “I know, baby. It’ll be okay. Shane’s coming to get you, and I’ll give you my debit card so you can go get as much pizza as you want.”

Danny sobbed. “I’m dying.”

“You’re not dying. I promise. I’m a chemist, remember? I know what’s going on with all the little things inside you.” Roy stroked his back soothingly. “You can all leave if you want. This isn’t stopping anytime soon.” He told the class.

“No! Roy, don’t leave me! Please, don’t leave me alone. I don’t know what’s happening.” He clung tighter to the professor.

Roy pried Danny’s makeup-smeared face from his neck and held it in his hands. “Breathe.”

“Please don’t leave me.” Danny cried. He tried to follow Roy’s breathing, but started crying harder. He sank against the older man.

Roy kept the two of them sturdy and upright while a good portion of the class got up and left. “I’m not going to leave you, okay? I’m right here as long as you want me.”

“I love you so much.” he sniffed. “I don’t want to lose you.”

“I love you too. You’re not going to lose me.” He soothed. “It’ll be okay.”

Danny slowly stopped his crying and evened out his breathing. “You said something about pizza, didn’t you?”

Roy laughed. “I did.”

The corners of Danny’s lips turned up slightly. “I like pizza.”

“Yes you do. It’s your favorite food. Do you want pizza?” Roy asked.

Danny nodded.

“Do you think you can sit down?”

“I don’t want to. I like having you all pressed up against me.” Danny smiled. “I feel heavy and light at the same time.”

Roy chuckled. “You’re such an ass.”

Danny pulled himself closer. “You tell me all the time that you love my ass, and last night and this morning-Mmf!”

Roy put his hand over Danny’s mouth. “No.” He took his hand away and shot Danny a warning look. “I think I liked it better when you thought you were going to float away.” Roy muttered, earning a few chuckles from the students who had stayed.

Danny gasped and pushed Roy away playfully, but ended up falling straight to the floor. “Oh my god, I just fell so far! How am I alive? Am I dead this time?”

Roy stifled his laughter and helped the boy up. “Am I going to have to carry you out of here?”

Danny pouted. “My legs don’t work. Now I’m going to be in a wheelchair for the rest of eternity, and you’re just making fun of me.”

“I promise you’re alive and your legs work just fine if you use them. No wheelchair for you.” Roy helped him sit on the edge of the table.

“But if I’m in a wheelchair, I don’t have to wait in line forever at theme parks.” Danny reasoned.

Roy shook his head incredulously. “For a musical prodigy, you’re really an idiot.”

Danny grinned widely. “I am music, bitch. I’m a goddamn mermaid.”

“Save it for the show tonight, Miss Adore. Did you forget we’re booked tonight?”

“Roy, I have no clue what’s even going on right now. Everything is spinning, and the walls are moving. Whether or not I’m gigged tonight is the least of my worries. I’m pretty sure there’s something eating my head right now.” Danny kicked off his heels and felt the top of his head. He gasped. “Woah, that’s so much hair! When did I grow hair? Didn’t I have short hair last night?”

Roy pulled the boy’s wig off carefully. “Is that better?”

Danny’s face morphed into a look of sheer terror. “Did you just pull my hair off? Am I bald now?”

Roy tried to hold back his laughter again. “It’s just your wig. Your real boy hair is still there.”

Danny ran his hands through his own hair over and over. “We’re working tonight? Am I going to have my brain back by then?”

Roy shrugged. “You might. Maybe not. How big were the brownies you ate?”

“I fucking love brownies!” Danny exclaimed.

“Do you love these brownies?” Roy teased.

Danny cocked his head. “What brownies?”

Roy looked back at the few people left in the classroom. “See, this is why you should ask before you take or eat something.”

“Hey baby?” Danny tried to pull Roy in closer, but ended up almost falling off the table.

“What’s up, Danny?” He stepped up to steady his soulmate, and Danny pulled him flush against himself and wrapped his legs around the older man’s waist.

“Why haven’t we fucked in the classroom before?” He stroked down Roy’s neck and chest.

Roy froze. “Nope. Not happening.”

Danny grinned. “But you’re not pulling away, are you?”

“There are other people here, and other professors use this classroom.” Roy reasoned.

Danny laughed. “I like it when other people watch.”

Roy cursed and backed away. “No.”

“I’m horny.” Danny tried to pull Roy back to him, but Roy stood firm.

“You’re high.” Roy reminded him. “You don’t know where you are.”

Danny scoffed. “I don’t need to to know where I am as long as you’re here. Hey, You’re gonna meet my mom soon! Not my dad, though. Do you know how awkward that would be? You’d go up to him and shake his hand and be all like ‘Hello, sir. Your son calls me daddy, too’.” Danny laughed to himself, and Roy’s face went bright red.

“Danny! Would you shut the fuck up?”

The few people left in the classroom either laughed or looked disgusted.

“Hey, don’t give him that look, Jessica. He’s not the one with the daddy kink. That’s me. He never asked me to do it. He just hasn’t told me to not to.” Danny pointed accusingly at a girl in the third row of seats.

Roy groaned and stepped completely away from his lover. “You’re going to kill me. You are going to kill me one day. Could you please do me a favor and not tell my students anything else about our sex life?”

“You left and now I’m a lot less happy and a lot more not-tingly.” Danny crossed his arms.

“Tell us more about your sex life!” One of the girls in the back yelled out.

Danny’s face lit up. “Like what? I could talk about it all day. He’s great in bed. Roy! Come over here and make me tingly again.” Danny demanded.

“Not today, Satan. Not today.” He shot back.

Danny pouted and turned on his baby Jesus eyes. “Please, daddy? I promise I’ll be good for you.”

Roy shook his head. “Nope. I’m dreaming. I’m having a nightmare.”

“If you’re dreaming, you should go ahead and fuck me, because I’m ready. I am so ready.” Danny licked his lips sensually.

“If I tell you we can kick Shane out of my.office before we go to the club, will that get you to shut up?” Roy relented.

Danny pondered it for a second before shrugging. “I’d prefer a repeat of what happened in the car the first time I went to your house. Or you can join me onstage tonight.”

“That was dangerous, and you are not pulling a ShAlaska.” Roy groaned.

“What happened in the car?” someone shouted out. “And who’s ShAlaska?”

Danny doubled over with laughter and fell off the table.

Roy rolled his eyes.

“Drag queens! Sharon Needles and Alaska Thunderfuck 5000, and they’re a couple, and if they get drunk enough, Sharon’ll blow Lasky on stage in front of everyone.” Danny explained, still laughing on the floor.

“What’re you doing tonight that you want me on stage? I’m emcee-ing tonight.” Roy asked curiously.

“I don’t know. I wanted to do that and Don’t Stand So Close to me.” He sat up. “I just like it when you’re there with me.”

Roy smiled. “I can’t tell if you’re kidding about that song.”

Danny cocked his head. “What song? Why am I on the floor? Oh my god, am I in the lecture room?”

“You’re high, baby. You fell off the table.” Roy started to pack up his bags.

Shane strolled in and looked around the room. “You said something about Adore and edibles? Wow, your class is really small. Why do you have such a big hall for twenty-odd people?”

One of the people in the back gasped. “It’s Courtney Act! Look, all three of them are together!”

Shane waved awkwardly. “Do you ever do chemistry in here? Do you just talk about drag?”

“This isn’t the whole class. I told them they could leave when he started screaming and crying about floating away.” Roy nodded towards the mess of a man on the floor. “These are the ones who like to stay and watch me and Danny bicker.”

The blonde nodded. “You’re pretty entertaining, but then one of you gets handsy, and I get kicked out of the room.”

Roy sighed. “You couldn’t have just stopped with ‘You’re pretty entertaining’?”

“Court! Roy won’t help me get up. All I wanted was to feel tingly.” Danny wined. He reached out for Shane to help him. “Hey! We should do a Grease number sometime. You be Sandy, and I’ll be… Oh my god, my name already is Danny! I wouldn’t even have to change that! Let’s do it. I guess I wouldn’t be in drag for that. I could slick my hair back, and you have the whole Olivia Newton-John look down already, because you’re so fucking fish.” he ranted.

Shane walked over and helped him up. Danny wrapped his arms tightly around the blonde and sighed happily.

“I love you. You’re a good egg.” he kissed the older man’s cheek, leaving a big red lipstick mark. “Roy, can we keep him?”

“You’re in charge of feeding and walking him every day if you keep him.” Roy said sarcastically.

Danny stumbled over to his soulmate and wrapped his arms around his shoulders. “I love you. Do you love me?”

Roy held the boy steady and nodded. “Of course I love you.”

“So, don’t get mad, but I told Raven I wanted to strip tonight. Like, out of drag. After my set. I feel like I’d be good at it, and money.” Danny ran his fingertips down Roy’s face and leaned his forehead on Roy’s.

Roy’s eyebrows shot up. “You’re going to do what now?”

“Take my clothes off sensually while dancing. In front of all the people in the club. And have them shove money into my jock.” Danny moved slightly so his hips were locked together with Roy’s.

“Tonight?” Roy asked. “You’re going to strip tonight? Right after a show?”

Danny nodded. “Yes, that’s what I said. I did say that, right? Anyways, I thought you’d like to watch that. You can oil me up, if you want to.”

Roy closed his eyes and wished that he believed in a god he could pray to for strength.

Danny continued his high ramblings. “I have an old catholic school uniform I was going to wear for it, too. Would you like to see that?”

Shane raised his hand. “I’d like to see that. No? No one else?”

“You went to catholic school?” Roy bit his lip and tried to think of anything but Danny in any kind of uniform.

“I got expelled for fucking someone in the confessional booth.” He admitted. “Wouldn’t you like to see me stripping on stage in a catholic school uniform knowing that all those other men watching are so jealous that you’re the only one who gets to touch me? How would you like that, baby? Do you like my body?”

The classroom went dead silent as everyone stared at Danny in awe.

“Everyone should come. You can get a glimpse of all this dancing like the little slut I am.” He lifted his shirt and flexed his abs, running his fingers down the taut skin.

Roy pushed his shirt back down and stepped away for a second, making Danny whine sadly. “Fuck it. We’re going to my office.” He bent over and threw Danny over his shoulder in a fireman carry. “Shane, take my debit card and keep yourself busy for an hour.”

“Oh, Fuck yeah! Two hours!” Danny corrected. “Make it two hours. And bring me pizza. I’m hungry as fuck.” He added, unfazed by being slung over his soulmate’s shoulder like a sack of potatoes. “Fuck, Roy, you have such a nice ass. I love your ass.”

“Would you please shut up?” The professor demanded and swatted Danny’s hand away from his ass. “I can’t carry you to my office. I’m going to put you down, and you’re going to walk normally there so we don’t call attention to ourselves.”

“Then I’m going to touch your butt when we get there.” Danny hummed happily.

Roy rolled his eyes. “Yeah, okay. Whatever.” he dropped his lover and the two of them hurried to his office the next floor up. Roy unlocked the door and shoved the boy inside, relocking it behind him. “Take your clothes off.”

Danny hurriedly pulled off his shirt, skirt, and panties. His erection sprang free, ripping the last bit of tape from his tuck. “Oww, shit!” He winced.

Roy grabbed a condom and lube from his desk drawer and handed them to Danny. “You top.”

Danny paused, his hand still lightly stroking himself. “Wait, what?”

“Fuck me.” Roy repeated, ridding himself of his clothes

Danny nodded eagerly and grinned.

#bianca del rio #adore delano #courtney act #biadore #splatt #soulmate au #college au #rpdr fanfiction #dssctm #student/teacher #m/m au #smut #queen au

74 notes · View notes

wildlyhardphilosopher-blog · 5 years

Text

how to train a puppy to walk on a leash | search and rescue puppy training

New Post has been published on https://dogtraining.dknol.com/english/how-to-train-a-puppy-to-walk-on-a-leash-search-and-rescue-puppy-training/?utm_source=Tumblr&utm_medium=Tumblr+%230+Freda+K+Pless&utm_campaign=SNAP%2Bfrom%2BBest+Dog+Training

how to train a puppy to walk on a leash | search and rescue puppy training

A big part of achieving this is simply to take your puppy to their designated toilet spot often. This way you get the greatest number of opportunities to praise them for doing the right thing. And because they’re empty you also lessen their need to potty when in the wrong places. Feeding at the wrong times (which could cause overnight defecation). Factors to consider when training for appropriate elimination behavior are: health, sanitation, intake regulation, recordkeeping/scheduling, reinforcement of appropriate behavior, and management. Tracking pre-elimination patterns is important, too. This article will address each factor in turn, and then address some common potty training mistakes. If you have made some of those mistakes, don’t beat yourself up—there’s a better way right in front of you. Today is a fresh start! #1: Start Training Early For example, if you want your dog to give you a toy, give the give it or drop it command and hold out your hand. You may want to give a little tug on the toy and say the command again. Once she opens her mouth and gives it to you, reward and praise her. Marina Before we find out how to potty train a dog, we should probably find out if is really necessary to have a structured potty training process, or whether dogs will potty train themselves naturally without our help. Foster Advice on raising a puppy when you work full time Energy Keys To Success Phone: 614-471-2201 • Fax 614-471-1907 ThunderCap (1) Menu Find the nearest location to: 3 photos Saving Money With more than 2,300 reviews on Amazon and a 4.4-star rating, Four Paws Wee-Wee Pads also carry an Amazon’s Choice award. Buyers love the super absorbency that keeps the floor dry, though there are some comments that the pads may leak if the puppy doesn’t hit the middle. Other Upcoming Events Separation anxiety affects a huge percentage of dogs and is the cause for many other behavioral problems. Follow these tips to stop your puppy from developing separation anxiety. Incontinence. Age and illness can produce urinary and/or fecal incontinence in our dogs. Ill or elderly dogs may leak urine or expel feces while sleeping or may experience sudden urges to potty and be unable to make it out the door. Female dogs with hormonal changes may leak urine, too. Rewarding the Dog for Good Behavior Are you having trouble teaching your puppy (or even your adult dog) appropriate elimination behaviors? Don’t despair. There’s an excellent chance that your dog can be trained to eliminate appropriately outside of the house—and it will probably be easier than you think! Community portal Many new puppy owners find themselves worried or frustrated by their puppy’s behavior, or just plain worn down by all that puppy energy. If that’s you, our expert puppy trainers can help.

dog training

puppy training

how to train a puppy

training a puppy

how to potty train a dog

fbq('track', 'ViewContent', content_ids: 'dogtraining.dknol', ); Log-in More Contact Options Renew BENEFUL No longer boarding cats See all 20 Learning Goals. Jason Daley is a Madison, Wisconsin-based writer specializing in natural history, science, travel, and the environment. His work has appeared in Discover, Popular Science, Outside, Men’s Journal, and other magazines. Use a water spray bottle in severe cases. In cases where biting is exceptionally strong or persistent, keep a water spray bottle handy. Accompany your firm “NO!” with a squirt of water in puppy’s face to interrupt the behavior. Take care to set the nozzle to spray and not jet. You just want to startle the puppy, not harm him. Be aware that the puppy will associate the water spray with you, and this could make him wary of you at other times. TUE 9AM-9PM The entire family (including children over 6 years old) is welcome to attend training sessions Who will train my and care for my dog? Hutchinson, Lieut-Gen WN (1865). Dog Breaking for the Gun: The Most Expeditious, Certain and Easy Method, With Copious Notes on Shooting Sports, New York: Vintage Dog Books, 2005 ISBN 978-1-84664-035-3 Many people pop out, stand for 1 minute and then come back in. This isn’t enough as a puppy can only go when they need to go and they may not be ready. 27.95 A simple puppy training guide to welcome your furry friend into the family ↑ http://www.humanesociety.org/animals/dogs/tips/puppy_nipping_rough_play.html RecPlex MYNORTHWEST The key to successfully and swift dog potty training is avoiding mistakes. Labradors are creatures of habit, and if a place is an unfamiliar place to wee, then the dog will not want to wee there. 4d all RESOURCES You may consider the leave it command a separate one, and if that’s the case, drop an item on the floor and say the command. If your dog doesn’t pick it up, you can reward her with a treat and/or praise. Leave it is a command that therapy dogs learn, so they don’t pick up dropped medication if they are in a hospital or nursing home setting. Exhibitions Sinclair Cares Donate Now The German Shepherd Time: 10:30 am – 11:30 am Facility Rentals Prescription Diet Bottom Line with Boris Do’s: Next to your house phone, pinned to the fridge or by the exit to your puppy’s bathroom spot is a good place to keep it, but put it wherever is best for you. Save up to $250.00 Starting at $69.95 $99.95 $69.95–$99.95 More on Training Tips Lucy Easton July 26, 2018 at 9:21 am 5 Ways to Increase Your Dogs Impulse Control Australia Yelp Reviews Wonders of the National Parks: A Geology of North America About PetCareRx Danny O’Neil – Small Dog Breeds 1,010,146 Photo Gallery Blankets Basic Dog Obedience 29.99 Do not rub your dog’s face in his mess. Contrary to some beliefs, this does not teach a dog not to go to the bathroom in the house. The dog will not understand what you’re doing and you’ll just end up scaring him. Raising/Training Puppies Canine Good Citizen (CGC) Pet Standard (2) I really wanted to buy a puppy so I can have a new buddy at home but we all know that it’s also a big responsibility. You have to take care of it like your own child. But I don’t have to worry anymore because the book just taught me a lot of things. This step-by-step guide is really helpful is getting us prepared for a new member of the family. I’m glad I got to avail this book. Warning: Some cleansers can be lethal to dogs if they get a taste for it. Rodalon is an example, so do your homework to protect your pet. Class schedule J. Itell Do they carry the puppy outside when it needs to go? Even when you visit them, the dog breeder should still pay the puppies a lot of attention. So, where do you want to train your puppy to always potty and poop? The puppy toilet area needs to be accessible very quickly. Story Tools Can My Dog Eat____? HAWS In The News Household rules (2-3 months) Swap Your Classes Online Library Privacy Policy (Updated) Instructors DOWNLOAD: ANDROID | IOS how to train your puppy | how to train puppy how to train your puppy | training puppy how to train your puppy | german shepherd puppies training Legal | Sitemap

#Crate Training A Puppy #The Secret to Teaching Your Dog COME and STAY

0 notes

laurenorderr · 7 years

Text

Top Six Conventions with Tap

As we welcome fall there’s always a given any dancer would know. It’s convention season. It is that special time of year where dancers congregate and take two (in some cases three) days filled with all the masterclasses you could ever imagine. Without further or do here are the top ten conventions that include tap (In no particular order)

1. 24 Seven

First up, 24 Seven. Being someone who goes to 24 Seven at least once a year I have gotten a chance to work with all of the teachers and interact with the faculty. I have to say the director, Danny Wallace is one of the sweetest people ever! I love him to death. He is very helpful and makes sure everything runs smooth. Depending on what city you go to you will either have Danny Wallace, Anthony Russo, or Aaron Parkhurst for tap. Each teacher is absolutely gifted in their craft. Each member brings a completely different and unique style to the table. Wallace is probably the most modern out of the three. He is always so enthusiastic about what he is teaching you. The energy he brings to a room makes you want to just work ten thousand times harder. If you get a chance, at least go talk to Wallace because he will give you all the life you need! Moving on, we have Anthony Russo. Russo has begun his own company (Check it out here: http://www.tapademics.com/blank-2 ) His company brings a tap workshop to your studio. I haven’t been able to go take classes from them yet as they haven’t come to my studio but I’ve only heard good things about them. If you get a chance go take classes from Anthony. Lastly, we have Aaron Parkhurst. Parkhurst is an up incoming choreographer. He has worked at Slide (We will be talking about it later) and also did a show for many years at Hershey Park. He was taught under choreographer Mike Minery. Let me just say Parkhurst has hit the ground running.

Get 24 Seven tour dates for the 2016-2017 season here: http://www.24sevendance.com/tour-dates

2. Jump

Jump is like an older sister to 24 Seven. I’ve been to Jump once and I only went and followed the tap teacher around all weekend, he was that good. Mike Minery is the tap teacher here and he not only can tap amazing he can also scat really well which I found very helpful to picking up the choreography. Jump is also the largest touring convention in the world. I think that’s really cool but with being on such a large scale Jump doesn’t have the same personable feel 24 Seven has. It is however totally worth going to. Minery is one of the most world renowned tap choreographers in the world. He has performed in many shows and choreographed many. One of his current running shows is “Tap: The Show” Which is exclusively at Hershey Park. (This is the same show that Aaron Parkhurst comes from.) As for the other faculty I cannot speak from personal expirence of how they were as teachers but I’ve heard many good things about them so go visit and take some classes!

Get Jump tour dates for the 2016-2017 season here: http://jumptour.com/tour-dates

3. Nuvo

Nuvo is mainly known for their Contemporary program but the tap program is fabulous. Anthony Morigerato is the choreographer here and let me tell you, he power taps like nobody’s business. Granted, he does hold the world record for most taps in a minute (1,163 sounds in case you were wondering). Not only does he hold this record he also choreographs for So You Think You Can Dance. He has also appeared on the show along with America’s Got Talent, so it is completely worth it to go see Anthony. I cannot speak about the rest of the Nuvo faculty and how they run their program but I can assure you it is good.

Get Nuvo tour dates for the 2016-2017 season here: http://gonuvo.com/tourdates

4. Tap Into the Network

On a smaller more tap based scale we have Tap Into the Network. The neat thing about this convention is you get to pick how long you want to go. It’s from 1-3 days. The thing a really like is that it’s held in really small venues meaning there’s not a lot of people. The schedule here is also really nice because they start with a stretch class every morning to ease into to the and it builds from there. Along with the stretch class there is also a class where you will learn a different genre. It’s nice because your feet get a break. The one other thing I really enjoy about Tap Into the Network is they shoot a professional video. You learn about a minute of choreography and all of the classes get together to be in the video. I also like this because it runs during the summer so instead of going to a week long intensive you can still have just a weekend of classes.

Get Tap Into the Network tour dates for the 2017 season here: http://www.tapintothenetwork.com/tour-2016

5. Slide

For the intense hoofers you have Slide. Slide is comprised of the Jump, 24 Seven, and Nuvo tap faculty along with many other notable names such as Ayodele Casel and Jason Janas. Slide is a one week long intensive in Long Beach at DancerPalooza. You tap a week straight taking master classes and in the afternoons rehearse for a showcase at the end of the week. One thing I love about Slide is that you can get scholarships to Slide from 24 Seven, Jump, and Nuvo. By the end of the week your brain will be turned to mush and your feet will ache but it is completely worth it. It is completely worth it to come. One thing I enjoy is the amount of people that come from across the United States and Canada. I’ve been able to meet some very amazing people and work with huge names. This is also a great entryway to hoofing on a higher level because there is so much exposure here.

6. Radix

Radix is another convention that offers all styles of dance. The tap teacher at the convention is Jason Janas. Janas is one of the most abstract hoofers I’ve been able to work with. One thing he has always said which has helped me come a long way is that “If you can’t say it, your feet can’t do it.” Just going by this has helped me so much because it has helped me learn terminology and also how to scat. Both are very important in the art of tap. Jason Janas also has some fiery footwork. The amount of sounds he is making in the rhythms he creates is simple genius. Radix also offers a competition along with the convention so for those who like to compete you can register to compete as well.

Get Radix tour dates for the 2016-2017 season here: https://www.radixdance.com/home

0 notes