Adult Tap (1 hour): Tap into your playful side! In The Center’s inaugural tap class for adults, you’ll develop a working movement vocabulary in one of Broadway’s most beloved and enduring dance styles! Flex your mental muscles along with those in your legs, and get ready to make some noise! No experience necessary; we’re here to have FUN! 

Wednesdays, 7:45-8:45 PM
September 10th-December 3rd (12 weeks; no class November 26th)
Half-session: $95; Full-session: $185; drop-in: $20/class ($15 for college students)
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Meet the instructor: Colin Niska is a multifaceted dancer and choreographer from the North Shore ofMassachusetts. Colin began his dance education at Nancy Chippendale’s Dance Studio inNorth Andover, MA where he competed regionally, nationally, and internationally. In 2016 he joined the American Tap Company, where he traveled 3 times to Reisa, Germany to compete in the International Dance Organizations World Tap Championships. Colin and his team left withgold medals each year (2016, 2019, 2023). In the summer of 2023, Colin was a rehearsal swingdancer for Norwegian Crusie Line in the Marino 12.0 production cast. Most recently he’s been performing and creating projects with upcoming musicians around Western Massachusetts, such as Ali McGurik and Kimaya Diggs, while earning his B.F.A. in Dance from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Colin is also an active member in the Five College Dance community made up of the surrounding dance departments- training under Shakia “The Key” Baron, LaurenCox, Jenna Riegel, Angie Hauser, and Duane Lee Holland Jr.. Most recently, Colin performed anew original work by Shakia “The Key” Baron, as well as a restaging of the Bill T. Jones work,“Spent Days Out Yonder”, set by a previous Bill T./Arnie Zane Company member, Jenna Riegel. This fall Colin has been cast to perform in a restaging of a Katherine Dunham work, set bycertified Dunham teacher, Saroya Corbett. Come Spring 2026, Colin will graduate with a B.F.A.in Dance and a Business Minor in hopes of pursuing a dance career.