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tap dance

NOUN
dance with tapping steps
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There’s even a subset of manosphere influencers who are doing this tap dance with Islam.

From Salon • May 4, 2026

It's set in a sparse recreation of the community centre where eight-year-old Becky from Rotherham learned to tap dance.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 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 stopped when I retired, and I didn’t miss it. And now all of the sudden I have to go back to doing this little tap dance to please people.”

From New York Times • Jun. 16, 2023

Moody jerked his wand, and the spider rose onto two of its hind legs and went into what was unmistakably a tap dance.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling