Tap dancing can be done as a solo or group performance with or without music since Tap dancers can contribute to music or create their own. Rhythm focuses more on the musicality of dance and Broadway’s focus is more strictly on the dance. It does, however, require practice and skill to master it.īy definition, Tap dance uses the sound of a metal tap that is on dancers shoes heel and toe (on the floor or other surfaces) to “make its music.” There are both rhythm and Broadway Tap Dances. While it may sound complicated, it really isn’t. Tap dancing is a discipline that teaches the dancer about choreography, improvisation and syncopation. It combines a love of dance, music and performance.
The ATDF has several programs that promote many styles of Tap and offer the Tap experience to children.Īnd Tap is a great dance form to learn. The American Tap Dance Foundation was established in the 80s with a commitment to the legitimization of Tap Dance as a vital component of American Dance. There are touring shows like “ Tap Dogs” that are wildly popular within and outside of the dance community and have put Tap in the limelight and sparked more interest in learning Tap in adults and children.
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Did you celebrate National Tap Dance Day on May 25 th? The date really isn’t good timing with competition season in full swing and recitals taking place but it marks the birthday of Bill “Bojangles” Robinson who was a very famous tap dancer in the 1930s and helped to define Vaudeville’s style.
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