The back room was a source of great wonder, and also source of many dancers tribulation, which put fear into some of the most accomplished dancers of the time. It was not just about ability, it was about confidence and the belief in ones self that mattered even in some cases more than the ability its self. Many great dancers made there debut in this unforgiving room only to be ridiculed, but fortunately this had the effect of making the dancer more determined than ever later returning significantly better dancers as many of the great dancers had all experienced. There were many put of by this experience who never returned and found new ways of earning a Dollar.

The room was about 15 feet square with two doors at opposite sides, one leading from the gaming room as you entered and the other leading out back to the clubs store room. The uncovered wooden floor was originally quite ordinary, and in some places, it was a little uneven. There was an old piano placed in one corner away from the doors and a few old wooden benches similar to sports seating of the time, that adorned the edges of the room. From time to time the proprietor would replace the worn areas of the floor to provide an adequate surface area for dancing.

Certain areas around the floor were a little more worn than others, this was because those area's were preferred by dancers because of sound or location in the room. The wear of the floor increased rapidly towards the late 20's as the emergence of metal taps contributed considerably to the floor damage. Due to this problem the floor was later modified employing the use of a hard wood surface, which was similar to that of a stage, as it needed to be more durable.

Today some theatres will not let hoofers on to there hallowed stages for fear of it turning into a scored, chipped and splintered surface similar to a wood workers bench. Today you find that a special tap surface is provided to cover stage and protect it from the hammering a tap dancer can inflict upon the floor. The constant execution of all manner of side heel shots and the odd dislodged screw that can make a nice crescent shaped engraving in the floor from time to time became an expensive floor maintenance problem.

The piano was out of tune most of the time due to its location, not that it had to carry much of a tune, as it's soul purpose was to accompany the dancers. Stop time became the most requested accompaniment as it allowed the dancer a space of which to lay down some rhythms without taps being lost in the tones of the old piano's jangle. It was also a means by which you could learn how to count bars, timing was all important even if reading music was a luxury. Dancers either showed off their abilities in a cutting contest or practised for that all-important audition. The proprietor usually played the piano when things were not too busy or unsettled in the front gaming room, he was never told he he played out of time though.

Dancers did not always have metal taps on, many could not afford a good pair shoes let alone have a spare pair of shoes specifically for tap dancing. In the early years many of the fortunate had the early clog type shoe, sometimes with a split sole and performed a flat footed jig, which was the beginnings of tap's early development. There were also many non tap dancers there who practised routines and were watched by other dancers, this is what possibly helped to contribute to the various dance styles brought about by the borrowing from of certain styles of dance to produce a cross breed of varied styles.