A Seated Activity Your
Residents Will Love and Your
Staff Can Run with Ease
Designed by a professional dance educator with 35+ years of teaching experience, specializing in seated tap dance for older adults.
Is This Just Another Youtube Video?
You can find seated exercise videos on YouTube. What you won't find is a structured, curriculum-based program with a credentialed instructor — designed specifically for senior living communities. It is created to work across IL, AL, and Memory Care, with lessons that build week over week and routines your residents will actually look forward to.
Chair Tap Dance® is not a collection of random videos. It's a complete, ready-to-run activity program your staff can deliver with confidence — starting today.
Try a Free Class with Your Residents No Purchase Required
Press play with your residents today. This is a sample Chair Tap Dance® class the same structured, step-by-step instruction included in the full program. See exactly how your residents respond before you spend a single dollar.
If your residents loved it, your community is ready for Chair Tap Dance® .
What Activity Directors are seeing in their Communities
“When I glance around the room, I now see smiles where there weren’t before.
With the help of Dottie’s program, my residents, most over 75, have learned everything from toe heels and shuffles to flaps and more — and they’ve even been inspired to purchase tap shoes.
The class has grown to 12–18 participants, and word is spreading because of how much fun it is.
Her video is so clear and easy to follow — it made it possible for me to bring this to our community.”
- Sheila D., Seabrook Senior Living
“Your videos are bringing such joy to my sassy seniors!
The activities committee is thrilled, and the residents are even working on costumes for a show. They encourage each other, and the energy in the room is amazing.”
- The Bent Tree Tappers, Bent Tree Community, Jasper, GA
What Your Community Receives
Everything your staff needs is already done for you:
- Structured seated tap lessons
- Warmups and beginner step instruction
- Follow-along routines
- Seasonal and themed dances
- Cardio-style movement sessions
- Tap step reference library
- Easy video-based instruction for staff
- Your program is yours to use as often as you like, with any group, at any pace.
Tap shoes enhance the experience but are not required — residents can participate in their own shoes from day one.
See Everything Included
Benefits for Your Residents
Cognitive Support
Supports focus, memory, coordination, and learning through rhythm and patterned movement.
Emotional Well-Being
Encourages joy, confidence, and social connection in a group setting.
Physical Wellness
Promotes mobility, posture, and coordination through safe, seated movement.
Accessible for Multiple Care Levels
Appropriate for IL, AL, and Memory Care.
Why Communities
Choose Chair Tap Dance®
Easy to Implement
Staff can simply press play and follow along — no experience needed.
Engaging for Residents
Music from the 50s, 60s, and 70s creates an instant connection — familiar songs that get residents engaged, smiling, and moving from the very first class.
Accessible for Many Ability Levels
Fully seated and adaptable for a wide range of mobility levels.
Supports Wellness Goals
Encourages cognitive, emotional, and physical engagement.
The Math is Simple
A local dance instructor visiting just twice a week costs $7,800–$15,000 a year.
Chair Tap Dance® is $497. Once. For life.
That's unlimited use, unlimited residents, and no recurring fees — ever. One investment that pays for itself within the first few weeks of programming.
About the Creator
Dottie Cunningham is the founder and creator of Chair Tap Dance®. She is a professional dance educator with 35+ years of teaching experience, specializing in seated tap dance for older adults. She has spent years teaching locally at senior living communities, and has now built Chair Tap Dance® into a structured video program that brings the same joy and benefits to communities everywhere.
Her content has reached 52,000+ followers on Instagram and millions of views online. Her physician husband's perspective on aging, cognition, and mobility informs the health-forward design of every class. Dottie's goal is simple: to give every senior community a joyful, accessible movement program their residents will genuinely love.
One Investment.
Unlimited Classes. Forever.
$497 One-time
Community License
Includes lifetime access for one community location with unlimited resident participation and staff-use rights.
- Lifetime access to current content
- Staff can run group classes
- Unlimited resident participation
- Email support included
- Use it again and again with unlimited residents and staff
- Content added regularly at no extra charge
When you consider that a local dance instructor visiting twice a week runs $7,800–$15,000 a year, a one-time investment of $497 feels really good!
30-Day Money-Back Guarantee. If your residents don't love it within the first 30 days, contact us for a full refund. No questions asked.
Multi-Site Pricing Available
Discounted pricing for 3 or more communities.
Request Multi-Site PricingNo monthly subscription required.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is this different from free videos on YouTube?
Is this program safe for residents?
Do staff need dance experience?
Is this appropriate for Memory Care?
Do residents need tap shoes?
What technology do we need?
Does one license cover all levels of care?
Can our staff be trained to teach Chair Tap Dance® themselves?
How quickly can we get started?
Give Your Residents Something to
Look Forward To Every Week
Start with a free class. Upgrade to full community access when you're ready.
If you have any questions or need help getting started, I’m here and happy to help.
Email me directly at [email protected]