Tap Webpage

Tap dance was born in the United States
during the 19th century,
and today is
popular all around the world. The name
comes from the tapping sound made when the small metal plates on
the dancer's shoes touch a hard floor.
This lively,
rhythmic tapping makes the performer not just a dancer, Spanish flamenco, where
nails are hammered
into the heel and the front part of the dancers' shoes, so that the rhythm of their
steps can be heard Step dancing
Clogging, for example from
Lancashire, where there may be no
accompanying music,
just the noise of the shoes. Ballet Webpage| Jazz Webpage