tap dancing
Percussive shoe performance
Tap dancing is a style of dance where the performer wears shoes fitted with metal plates that click rhythmically against the floor.
The dancer creates percussive patterns with the feet, making the body both instrument and musician.
Tap developed in American vaudeville and became a staple of musical theater and film: She took tap dancing lessons as a child.
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buck-and-wing · soft-shoe · paddle · riff · pullback · drawback · over-the-top · buffalo
Manhattan theatrical district
- vaudevilleTheatrical variety entertainment
- musical theaterStaged entertainment combining song
- choreographyDesigning performance movement sequences
- soloPerformance by one
ensemble · showstopper · encore · spotlight · stage · hoofer · act · routine
Timber-planked walking surface
- dance floorSpace designated for movement
- leather soleTanned underfoot layer
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stomp · buck-and-wing · soft-shoe · paddle · riff · pullback · drawback · over-the-top · buffalo · Cincinnati
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Broadway
Manhattan theatrical district
- vaudevilleTheatrical variety entertainment
- musical theaterStaged entertainment combining song
- choreographyDesigning performance movement sequences
solo · ensemble · showstopper · encore · spotlight · stage · hoofer · act · routine · number
wooden floor
Timber-planked walking surface
- dance floorSpace designated for movement
- leather soleTanned underfoot layer
- performance skillsmagic, illusions, sleight of hand, juggling, mime
tap dancingballet
Classical dance on pointe
classical ballet · mime · lyrical dance · modern dance · contemporary dance
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