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tap dance

NOUN
dance with tapping steps
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In the early decades of Hollywood musicals, ballet had been at most a secondary art, especially compared to the prevalence of tap dance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Watching Lyonne’s heroine tap dance away from strafing fire gets old pretty fast, but at least Johnson and his writers realize that.

From Salon ● May 8, 2025

This season, we make sure to give special mention to a medal, a tap dance — and women who spend all of their screen time staring at men.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2025

"I've always wanted to tap dance, and in my dotage perhaps it's something I could take up," said Queen Camilla, when she met Johannes Radebe from the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing show.

From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2024

G’ma’s fingers do a tap dance on the steering wheel, pulling him back into the present, and he takes a deep breath and lets his eyes continue to roam around the open space behind him.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone




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