tap dance

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Wilson learned tap dance and ballet and appeared on Broadway at just 4 years old.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 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

Arriving on stage in a sparkly tuxedo dress, she rearranged her hits Espresso and Please Please Please in a jazzy big band style, and even delivered a fleet-footed tap dance sequence.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 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

I got bored sitting on that washbowl after a while, so I backed up a few feet and started doing this tap dance, just for the hell of it.

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger