tap dance
noun
1
: a step dance tapped out audibly by means of shoes with hard soles or soles and heels to which taps have been added
2
: something suggesting a tap dance
especially
: an action or discourse intended to rationalize or distract
does a clever tap dance to explain —
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Savion Glover did a spirited tap dance routine; husband and wife duo The War and Treaty performed a medley of hits by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell; and comedian Dave Chappelle recounted his terrifying first Apollo performance at age 15.
—Ashraf Khalil The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 9 Dec. 2024
Husband and wife duo The War and Treaty performed a gorgeous medley of hits by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, while Savion Glover performed a high-spirited tap dance routine.
—Cathy Applefeld Olson, Billboard, 9 Dec. 2024
Savion Glover did a spirited tap dance routine; husband and wife duo the War and Treaty performed a medley of hits by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell; and comedian Dave Chappelle recounted his terrifying first Apollo performance at age 15.
—Ashraf Khalil and Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
Percussion came to mind with a fiddle blended in a percussive way, a horn section, and a tap dance blended into the score.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 14 Oct. 2024
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Ashraf Khalil The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 9 Dec. 2024
Husband and wife duo The War and Treaty performed a gorgeous medley of hits by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, while Savion Glover performed a high-spirited tap dance routine.
—Cathy Applefeld Olson, Billboard, 9 Dec. 2024
Savion Glover did a spirited tap dance routine; husband and wife duo the War and Treaty performed a medley of hits by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell; and comedian Dave Chappelle recounted his terrifying first Apollo performance at age 15.
—Ashraf Khalil and Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
Percussion came to mind with a fiddle blended in a percussive way, a horn section, and a tap dance blended into the score.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Tap dance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tap%20dance. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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