tap-dancing
Percussive shoe choreography
Tap-dancing is a style of dance where the performer wears shoes with metal plates on the heels and toes, creating rhythmic clicking sounds against the floor.
The dancer essentially becomes a percussionist, producing complex patterns of beats and syncopation: She took tap-dancing lessons as a child.
Figuratively, tap-dancing describes evasive maneuvering around a difficult subject: The senator tap-danced around questions about the scandal.
Randomize by mixing
- flapOne-sided attached cover
- wingLimb enabling flight
- ball changeQuick two-step foot movement
- stampMark-making device
brush · dig · pullbacks · riffle · scuffle · stomp · soft-shoe · improvisation
Rhythmic pulse or strike
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- clatterLoud rattling noise
- rat-a-tatRapid knocking sound
- staccatoShort, separated note style
click · clack · syncopation · tempo · groove · polyrhythm · cadence · resonance
Manhattan theatrical district
- vaudevilleTheatrical variety entertainment
- cabaretLive entertainment venue
- revueMusical variety entertainment
- musicalSung theatrical production
chorus line · spotlight · costume · rehearsal · choreography · routine · encore · applause
Footwear with metal plates
- wooden floorTimber-planked walking surface
- leather solesTanned hide shoe bases
- metal platesFlat sheets of alloy
- lacesShoe-closing strings
shuffle
Randomize by mixing
- flapOne-sided attached cover
- wingLimb enabling flight
- ball changeQuick two-step foot movement
stamp · brush · dig · pullbacks · riffle · scuffle · stomp · soft-shoe · improvisation · syncopation
beat
Rhythmic pulse or strike
staccato · click · clack · syncopation · tempo · groove · polyrhythm · cadence · resonance · metallic
Broadway
Manhattan theatrical district
- vaudevilleTheatrical variety entertainment
- cabaretLive entertainment venue
- revueMusical variety entertainment
musical · chorus line · spotlight · costume · rehearsal · choreography · routine · encore · applause · soloist
Fred Astaire
tap shoes
Footwear with metal plates
- wooden floorTimber-planked walking surface
- leather solesTanned hide shoe bases
- metal platesFlat sheets of alloy
tap-dancingballet
Classical dance on pointe
classical ballet · lyrical dance · gliding · floating · adagio