step-dance
Rhythmic foot percussion
Step-dance is a style of dance emphasizing rhythmic footwork over arm or body movement.
The feet strike the floor in percussive patterns, often creating their own musical accompaniment.
Irish step dancing, clogging, and tap are varieties.
As a verb, to step-dance is to perform this style: She learned to step-dance as a child in Dublin.
Of the Emerald Isle
- AppalachianEastern U.S. mountain region
- cloggingObstructing a passage
- hard shoeRigid dance footwear
- soft shoeTap without taps
heritage · folklore · revival · regional · competition · Morris · highland · jig
Rhythmic pulse or strike
- tempoRate of musical performance
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
- pulseArterial blood throb
- timingArt of choosing moments
cadence · pattern · groove · count · downbeat · upbeat · backbeat · polyrhythm
Repeated light striking
- shuffleRandomize by mixing
- stompTread heavily
- heel-toeSequential foot-strike pattern
- flapOne-sided attached cover
brush · scuff · dig · wing · clicks · battering · trebling · stamps
Irish
Of the Emerald Isle
- AppalachianEastern U.S. mountain region
- cloggingObstructing a passage
- hard shoeRigid dance footwear
soft shoe · heritage · folklore · revival · regional · competition · Morris · highland · jig · reel
beat
Rhythmic pulse or strike
- tempoRate of musical performance
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
- pulseArterial blood throb
timing · cadence · pattern · groove · count · downbeat · upbeat · backbeat · polyrhythm · time signature
tapping
Repeated light striking
flap · brush · scuff · dig · wing · clicks · battering · trebling · stamps · beats
Riverdance
Irish step stage show
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
- soloPerformance by one
- ensembleUnified group or outfit
costume · ghillies · stage · audience · applause · recital · troupe · formation · choreography · showmanship
step-dancegliding
Engineless aerial movement
ballet · contemporary dance · lyrical dance · waltz · adagio
step-danceleaping
Springing into air
ballet · jumping · grand jeté · acrobatic dance · flying trapeze
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