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1Tap dance — was developed in the United States during the nineteenth century, and is popular nowadays in many parts of the world. The name comes from the tapping sound made when the small metal plates on the dancer s shoes touch a hard surface. This lively,… …
2tap dance — ► NOUN ▪ a dance performed wearing shoes fitted with metal taps, characterized by rhythmical tapping of the toes and heels. ► VERB (tap dance) ▪ perform such a dance. DERIVATIVES tap dancer noun tap dancing noun …
3tap dance — n. a dance performed with sharp, loud taps of the foot, toe, or heel at each step tap dance vi. tap danced, tap dancing tap dancer n …
4tap dance — tap′ dance n. mad a dance in which the rhythm or rhythmical variation is audibly tapped out with the toe or heel by a dancer wearing shoes with special hard soles or with taps • Etymology: 1925–30 tap′ dance , v.i. danced, danc•ing. tap′ danc er …
5tap-dance — tap dancer, n. /tap dans , dahns /, v.i., tap danced, tap dancing. to perform a tap dance. [1925 30] * * * …
6tap-dance — (izg. tȅp dȅns) m DEFINICIJA glazb. vrsta stiliziranog plesa karakterističnog po preciznim ritmičkim pokretima stopala i udaranja o pod; vuče korijen iz folklorne tradicije S Engleske kombinirane s afričkim ritmom; stepovanje, stepanje… …
7tap dance — a dance in which the rhythm or rhythmical variation is audibly tapped out with the toe or heel by a dancer wearing shoes with special hard soles or with taps. [‡1925 30] * * * Style of American theatrical dance using precise rhythmical patterns… …
8tap dance — I noun a dance step tapped out audibly with the feet • Syn: ↑tap dancing • Hypernyms: ↑step dancing, ↑hoofing • Hyponyms: ↑soft shoe, ↑ …
9tap-dance — n. & v. n. a form of display dance performed wearing shoes fitted with metal taps, with rhythmical tapping of the toes and heels. v.intr. perform a tap dance. Derivatives: tap dancer n. tap dancing n. * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ intransitive verb Etymology …
10Tap dance technique — Hoofer redirects here. For Wisconsin outdoor clubs, see Wisconsin Hoofers Tap dance technique makes frequent use of syncopation. Tap dance choreographies typically start on the eighth beat, or between the eighth and the first count.Another aspect …
