step dance
Rhythmic foot percussion
Step dance is a style of dance emphasizing rhythmic footwork rather than arm or body movements.
The feet strike the floor in precise patterns, creating percussive sounds that function almost as music.
Step dance encompasses various traditions including Irish step dancing, clogging, and tap: She learned step dance from her grandmother in Appalachia.
- jigSpirited folk dance
- hard shoeRigid dance footwear
- cloggingObstructing a passage
- stompTread heavily
- shuffleRandomize by mixing
toe taps · hornpipe · Appalachian · hambone · rhythm · reel · ceilidh · tap · footwork · clicking · Irish · stage · syncopation · wooden · clap · kicks · tempo · Celtic
- danceballet, breaking, folk dances, b-boying, ballroom
- Irish cultureshamrock, shamrocks, leprechaun, leprechauns, Celtic cross
- dance stylesballet, tango, salsa, waltz, hip hop
- folk artstribal art, folk opera, folk theater, Celtic knotwork, Navajo weaving
- folk traditionsfolk songs, folk dances, folk tunes, folklore, harvest festivals
- Irish-AmericanIrish-American, Irish American, Irish heritage, Irish diaspora, Irish immigrants
movement focus
step dancehula
Gestural Polynesian dance
belly dance · voguing · hand dancing · fan dance · ribbon dance
movement quality
step dancewaltz
Dance in three-quarter time
ballet · lyrical dance · ice dancing · slow dance · adagio