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I don't tap dance, and I don't think you can learn to tap dance in three weeks at my ripe old age.
Huey Lewis

Meaning of "tap dance" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TAP DANCE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TAP DANCE

noun
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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tap dance is a verb and can also act as a noun.
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WHAT DOES TAP DANCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Tap dance

Tap dance is a form of dance characterized by using the sound of one's tap shoes hitting the floor as a percussive instrument. As such, it is also commonly considered to be a form of music. Two major variations on tap dance exist: rhythm tap and Broadway tap. Broadway tap focuses more on the dance. It is widely performed as a part of musical theater. Rhythm tap focuses more on musicality, and practitioners consider themselves to be a part of the Jazz tradition. The sound is made by shoes with a metal "tap" on the heel and toe. Tap shoes can be bought at most dance shops. There are different brands of shoes which sometimes differ in the way they sound. "Soft-Shoe" is a rhythm form of tap dancing that does not require special shoes, and while rhythm is generated by tapping of the feet, it also uses sliding of the feet more often than modern rhythm tap. It preceded what is currently considered to be modern tap, but has since declined in popularity.

Definition of tap dance in the English dictionary

The definition of tap dance in the dictionary is a step dance in which the performer wears shoes equipped with taps that make a rhythmic sound on the stage as he dances. Other definition of tap dance is to perform a tap dance.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TAP DANCE

tap
tap shoes
tap swirl
tap water
tap-dance
tap-dancer
tap-dancing
tap-in
tapa
tapacolo
tapadera
tapalo
tapas
tapas bar
tape
tape deck
tape drive
tape echo
tape grass
tape head

WORDS THAT END LIKE TAP DANCE

abondance
abundance
accordance
advance
attendance
avoidance
belly dance
break dance
break-dance
child guidance
concordance
dance
dependance
folk dance
guidance
impedance
overabundance
school attendance
sun dance
tendance
war dance

Synonyms and antonyms of tap dance in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «tap dance» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TAP DANCE

Find out the translation of tap dance to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tap dance from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tap dance» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

踢踏舞
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

claqué
570 millions of speakers

English

tap dance
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नल नृत्य
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الصنبور الرقص
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

чечетка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sapateado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ট্যাপ নাচ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

danse à claquettes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

tarian Tap
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Stepptanz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

タップダンス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

탭 댄스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tunyuk tunyuk
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tap dance
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தட்டு நடனம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टॅप नृत्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

step dansı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tip tap
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

taniec z kranu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

чечітка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dans robinet
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

tap dance
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tap dans
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stepp
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

steppe
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tap dance

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TAP DANCE»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tap dance

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7 QUOTES WITH «TAP DANCE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word tap dance.
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Barbara Cook
On Saturday afternoons, there was a film, of course, and then we did about four shows between the films. And I would do a tap dance, a little military tap.
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Catherine Hicks
I'm a happy member of the church. I'm proud of it and defend it. It makes me bold and gives me confidence. I feel I know the answer to life - that it's all about. If you're not searching for the answer to life, you have more time to make art. It's a rock for me upon which I can tap dance.
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Paul Kane
I've had a lot of very positive feedback about those stories, and seem to have struck upon something that most people feel. I can also tap dance, and don't know many other authors who can.
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Diane Ladd
I can do Shakespeare, Ibsen, English accents, Irish accents, no accent, stand on my head, tap dance, sing, look 17 or look 70.
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Huey Lewis
I don't tap dance, and I don't think you can learn to tap dance in three weeks at my ripe old age.
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Dave Pirner
Here in New Orleans, what a lot of the musical families do - and this is a romantic concept on my part - is they teach their kids to tap dance first. Then after tap dance, you learn piano, and after piano, you get to pick between all the instruments that are out there.
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Zach Woods
Sometimes you read pilots and, understandably, they're doing such a frantic tap dance for approval. I get why - it's such an incredibly competitive market.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TAP DANCE»

Discover the use of tap dance in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tap dance and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Tap!: The Greatest Tap Dance Stars and Their Stories, 1900-1955
Presents the voices and memories of thirty American tap dance stars, and includes a comprehensive listing of tap acts, recordings, and films
Rusty E. Frank, 1994
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Tap Dancing America: A Cultural History
Here is the vibrant, colorful, high-stepping story of tap--the first comprehensive, fully documented history of a uniquely American art form, exploring all aspects of the intricate musical and social exchange that evolved from Afro-Irish ...
Constance Valis Hill, 2009
3
The Tap Dance Dictionary
The various names of all steps and clear descriptions of them are collected for the first time in this reference work.
Mark Knowles, 2012
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Roscoe Riley Rules #5: Don't Tap-Dance on Your Teacher
Roscoe Riley doesn't mean to break the rules Don't Tap-Dance on Your Teacher Rat-tat-TAT!
Katherine Applegate, 2009
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Tap Roots: The Early History of Tap Dancing
Tracing the development of tap dancing from ancient India to the Broadway stage in 1903, when the word "Tap" was first used in publicity to describe this new American style of dance, this text separates the cultural, societal and historical ...
Mark Knowles, 2002
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Tap Dance: A Beginner's Guide
Photos and instructions illustrate basic tap movements and advanced steps. Includes interviews with tap artists.
Trina Marx, 1983
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Tap-Dance Fever
Annabelle Applegate will not stop tap-dancing no matter what the frustrated citizens of Fiddlers Creek do to make her quit, and they are in for quite a surprise when they band together to stop Annabelle once and for all.
Pat Brisson, 2005
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Five Points: The 19th-century New York City Neighborhood ...
Details the notorious neighborhood that was once filled with gaming dens, bordellos, dirty streets, and tenements, that welcomed such visitors as Charles Dickens and Ambraham Lincoln, and brings to light the hidden world that existed ...
Tyler Anbinder, 2001
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Tap Dance Fundamentals
Presents a guide to the fundamentals of tape dance, from beginning to advance levels, including how to follow dance notation, tap dance movements, technique, improvisation, and rhythm and time analysis; includes a chapter on suggested music ...
Colleen N. West, 2005
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Tapworks: A Tap Dictionary and Reference Manual
Provides definitions for more than 1,500 dance terms and variations and includes a history of tap dancing, brief biographies of dancers, and directions on how to execute steps.
‎2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TAP DANCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tap dance is used in the context of the following news items.
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Wales man trains seagull to TAP DANCE on his lunch break by …
But this bird has stepped up its tactics - by tap-dancing on command for chips. ... Boyle then says 'dance,' to which the bird begins to patter its feet rhythmically. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
Little girl steals the show at recital with tap dance to Aretha Franklin's …
In addition to tap, Johanna also takes jazz, ballet and tumbling at a studio near their home in Raleigh, North Carolina. Colon says dance is an outlet for her ... «KABC-TV, Jun 15»
3
Pup Gets Life-Changing Surgery After a Lifetime of Crawling
A rescued pit bull has become a "tap dancer," in the words of his owner, after having reconstructive surgery to fix a rare deformity that left him only able to crawl. «ABC News, Apr 15»
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VIDEO: Alfonso Ribeiro Tap Dances His Way to a Perfect Score on …
After ten weeks of competitive dancing spanning a variety of styles from the Cha Cha to the Quickstep to the Viennese Waltz and more, Alfonso Ribeiro & Witney ... «Broadway World, Nov 14»
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DWTS' Alfonso Ribeiro Has Been A Dancing Star Since 1983 (VIDEO)
His first major role was in 1983 as the star of Broadway musical "The Tap Dance Kid" and then was cast as Ricky Schroeder's breakdancing best friend on ... «Huffington Post Canada, Oct 14»
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Alfonso Ribeiro: "I'm starting at zero just like everybody else"
But Ribeiro, who in 1983 starred in the Broadway musical "The Tap Dance Kid" and also appeared as a dancer in a Michael Jackson Pepsi commercial, has ... «CBS News, Sep 14»
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Alfonso Ribeiro on DWTS Is Not Fair — Ribeiro Is A Professional …
As a kid, Ribeiro starred in a Broadway musical called--wait for it--The Tap Dance Kid. That's a little different from the experience of, say, Tommy Chong, Michael ... «2paragraphs.com, Sep 14»
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Who Won So You Think You Can Dance Season 11?
Did a tap dancer finally hoof his or her way to the title of America's Favorite Dancer? ... And ... yes, Ricky was named America's Favorite Dancer! Congrats to the ... «TV Guide, Sep 14»
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See Jude Law Tap Dance in Johnnie Walker's 'Gentleman's Wager …
Back in a romantically rain-soaked London, Mr. Law visits his tailor, then puts on a tap dancing cabaret worthy of a Heineken ad to get his friend to change his ... «Creativity, Jul 14»
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'SYTYCD' Valerie & Zack's Tap Dance Made Them the Judges …
It's finally here! So You Think You Can Dance finally began its Top 20 competition Wednesday night, and there were some clear standouts among the ... «Bustle, Jul 14»

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