soft shoe
Tapless dance style
Soft shoe is a style of tap dancing performed in soft-soled shoes rather than the metal-tapped variety, producing a quieter, more shuffling sound.
The term extends to describe any gentle, indirect approach designed to persuade without pressure: He gave me the soft shoe about why I should invest.
As a verb, to soft-shoe someone is to handle them delicately or ease them toward a decision.
The related soft-shoe shuffle suggests evasive maneuvering.
Valve controlling liquid flow
- shuffleRandomize by mixing
- hoofingDancing vigorously
- footworkSkilled lower-limb movement
- brushBristled cleaning tool
flap · buck-and-wing · slip-on · vaudeville · routine · improvisation · syncopation · rhythm
State of being diverse
- music hallVenue for live entertainment
- burlesqueExaggerated mockery or risqué variety
- revueMusical variety entertainment
- cabaretLive entertainment venue
entertainers · hoofers · minstrelsy · shtick · comedy · sketches · troupe · performers
Persuade by gentle urging
- finesseSubtle, deft handling
- diplomacyNegotiation between nations
- tactSensitivity in speech
- smooth-talkPersuade through flattery
subtle · indirect · low-key · understated · discreet · careful · measured · non-confrontational
tap
Valve controlling liquid flow
brush · flap · buck-and-wing · slip-on · vaudeville · routine · improvisation · syncopation · rhythm · stage
variety
State of being diverse
- music hallVenue for live entertainment
- burlesqueExaggerated mockery or risqué variety
- revueMusical variety entertainment
cabaret · entertainers · hoofers · minstrelsy · shtick · comedy · sketches · troupe · performers · old-time
coax
Persuade by gentle urging
smooth-talk · subtle · indirect · low-key · understated · discreet · careful · measured · non-confrontational · cajole
- dance movespirouette, shimmy, waltz, tango, cha-cha
- step dancesIrish step dance, tap dance, clogging, jig, reel
- vaudevillevaudeville, variety show, variety act, music hall, headliner
- danceballet, breaking, folk dances, b-boying, folk dance
- swing danceslindy hop, Lindy Hop, jitterbug, east coast swing, Charleston
- shuffleriffle, overhand, faro, wash, mix
soft shoehard shoe
Rigid dance footwear
buck-and-wing · hobnail boots · wooden clogs · flamenco shoes
soft shoehard sell
Aggressive sales approach
strong-arm tactics · hardball · browbeating · bulldozing · confrontation
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