The Sound Out tappers practice between 6 and 14 hours a week.  Their technical abilities are ballet based, and along with intermediate and advanced tap classes they are required to attend jazz/and or musical theatre classes.  About 6 times a year high profile, renowned tap instructors/choreographers come to Hawkins School of Performing Arts in Folsom (where Stages is housed) to broaden company member's knowledge of the art of tap through master classes.   Under the direction of Alyson Meador, Sound Out, tap company has garnered the highest large group, small group and specialty piece awards at numerous Northern California dance competitions and is definitely creating a buzz, not only with national dance judges, but with tap enthusiasts across the region.

Sound Out, tap company is part of Stages - Northern California Performing Arts.  Stages is comprised of three non-profit regional youth dance companies (Folsom Lake Civic Ballet, iMPACT, contemporary dance company and Sound Out, tap company) with 48 members between the ages of 10 and 18.   Stages - Northern California Performing Arts is dedicated to promoting public appreciation of and access to the performing arts in communities across Sacramento, Placer, and El Dorado counties and beyond, fostering an interest and involvement in the performing arts by young people, and providing highly talented, aspiring young artists with pre-professional training and the opportunity to showcase their talents through high-quality public performances.