Did Tom Holland do tap dancing?

Did Tom Holland do tap dancing?

His Start. Holland began dancing hip hop around age 9 at Nifty Feet Dance Studio in London. When he was cast in Billy Elliot on the West End, he trained extensively in ballet and tap for two years before making his debut, at age 12, first as Billy’s best friend, Michael, and then as Billy himself.

Is Tom Holland a trained dancer?

Holland is a trained ballet dancer who cut his teeth playing Billy Elliot on the West End stage. Holland made his debut in the show, which follows a young boy from County Durham who has to hide his love for ballet, in 2008 after choreographer, Lynne Page, spotted him performing with his dance school.

What tap dancer is Tom Holland playing?

Tom Holland explained that the Billy Elliot tap dancing style is very different to Fred Astaire’s. Tom Holland will be taking lessons to refresh his tap-dancing skills before he portrays Fred Astaire in a biopic.

Can Tom Holland tap?

“I’m going to dust off the old tap shoes and go back to Pineapple Dance Studios [in London] and start taking tap lessons,” he told Variety. “I’m quite a good tap dancer,” he added.