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What (who) is tap dancing - definition

TYPE OF DANCE INVOLVING PERCUSSIVE SHOES
Tap (dance); Tap dancing; Tap-dancing; Tap dancer; Tap-dance; Tapdancing; Tapdance; Tap Dancing; Soft shoe dance; Soft shoe; Softshoe; Heel clicking; Hoofer; Tap danced; Tap Dance; Tap dancers; Hoofers; Tap shoe; Soft-shoe; Tap Dancer; Tap class; History of tap dance
  • Students performing a tap dance in [[Mexico City]]
  • A group of women are posed behind a male performer in blackface.
  • Tap dancing class at [[Iowa State College]], 1942
  • [[Jimmy Slyde]] tap dancing
  • (video) A man practices tap dancing in front of a station in [[Japan]].
  • Tap shoes
  • A teen tap dancer is performing a tap step known as a "toe stand" onstage.

tap dancing         
also tap-dancing
Tap dancing is a style of dancing in which the dancers wear special shoes with pieces of metal on the heels and toes. The shoes make loud sharp sounds as the dancers move their feet.
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tap dancer         
(tap dancers)
A tap dancer is a dancer who does tap dancing.
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Wikipedia

Tap dance

Tap dance is a form of dance characterized by using the sounds of tap shoes striking the floor as a form of percussion. Two major variations on tap dance exist: rhythm (jazz) tap and Broadway tap. Broadway tap focuses on dance; it is widely performed in musical theater. Rhythm tap focuses on musicality, and practitioners consider themselves to be a part of the jazz tradition.

The sound is made by shoes that have a metal "tap" on the heel and toe. There are different brands of shoes which sometimes differ in the way they sound.

Examples of use of tap dancing
1. Video: See the tap dancing boy destroy the artwork (Real) Video: See the tap dancing boy destroy the artwork (Windows) Scroll down for more...
2. A lovely old chap called Ted stumbled on, deaf as a post, and started tap–dancing.
3. Tap–dancing extravaganza Riverdance and the human circus act Cirque du Soleil have become regulars.
4. I also would like to enroll in tap dancing lessons and some fun exercise.
5. She also loves dancing, especially tap dancing, and (a little known fact) is a stalwart of the Division Belles.