UNIFORM & APPAREL |

JUNIOR & YOUTH TAP UNIFORM
ETC Purple T-shirt
ETC Leggings, Tracksuit Bottoms (Plain black leggings, joggers or shorts may also be worn)
ETC Hoodie (Zipped or Pullover) or Tracksuit Top
Black Tap Shoes – With Ball & Heel Taps

ACCESSORIES
ETC – Rucksack / Shoulder Bag / Drawstring Bag / Tote Bag

TO ORDER
All our uniform is printed to order. All the above items come in children’s and adult sizes. Please contact Erica for the current size and price details of all uniforms and apparel if you wish to make a purchase.

TAP SHOES

Tap shoes, come in a vast array of styles, colours and brands and this can be a bit of a mind field when looking to purchase a pair for your child or yourself. Over Erica’s 20+ years of tapping, foot health is one of the most important things to consider for taking regular classes and finding a style and brand that work for your feet. Oxford-style leather full lace-up tap shoes with a solid sole are best for protecting the feet whilst learning to tap dance rather than softer split sole or Mary Jane style alternatives. Bloch has become Erica’s preferred tap shoe brand over the years, so below is some information on a few of the tap shoes she recommends for both her children and adult students.

BLOCH 301

These tap shoes come in small child sizes through to larger adult sizes and are good mid-range priced tap shoes. They are made from leather rather than synthetic material, they have a lovely sound and come in half sizes too.

Alternatively, ETC recommends a variety of other BLOCH tap shoes below, these can be purchased from a variety of other dance shops across the UK (please ensure you check the individual shops sizing details as Bloch Tap Shoes are usually in US sizes)

Bloch’s Chloe & Maud
These tap shoes are designed by two US tap sisters Chloe & Maud. They are a good mid-range tap shoe with a slightly lower heel and a little more expensive than the Bloch 301’s with larger taps. They have a good range of children’s and adult sizes | available in plain black or white/black. You will see Erica’s daughter currently wearing a black pair of these, with the cute red heart charm and silver soles.

Bloch Jason Samuels Smith
Jason Samuels Smith, a US tap dancer designed this range of tap shoes specifically for Bloch. They are also known as Jsams. They are much heavier built-up tap shoes, with wooden soles and large taps. ETC only recommend these tap shoes for those who are confident tappers with strong feet usually age 10+, rather than complete beginners. These tap shoes are on the smaller size due to the internal padding so most people will need to order 1/2 to a full size up from their street shoe size. They are available in a variety of colourways and different finishes and do come with a much higher price point. These are Erica’s favourite style of tap shoes, you will see both her son and class assistant Harry wearing these in a variety of different colourways, many of which Erica has customised herself.

TAP SHOE SWAP PROGRAMME
As Tap Shoes can be expensive for growing feet, we do have a small collection of pre-loved tap shoes which students can borrow for lessons. Please ask Erica for further details.