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Aug 3, 2016 · [The collection’s accompanying article], “Tap Dance in America: A Short History,” presents an overview of tap’s musical styles and steps, from buck-and-wing and ragtime stepping at the turn of the century; to jazz tapping to the rhythms of hot jazz, swing, and bebop in the twenties, thirties, and forties; to hip-hop-inflected hitting and hoofing...
CONTENT. Introduction to Tap Dance. History of Tap Dance. Basic Movements of Tap Dance. Popular Styles. Famous Dancers. Current Trends in Tap Dance. Known/Famous Competitions (USA / world) Introduction to Tap Dance. Tap Dance is fun, exhilarating and the syllabus is fairly easy to learn. Tap Dance technique, however, takes time and patience.
Between 1600 and 1800, the new American tap-hybrid slowly emerged from British step dances and a variety of secular and religious African step dances labeled "juba" dances and "ring-shouts." The Irish jig, with its rapid toe and heelwork, and the Lancashire clog, which was danced in wooden-soled shoes, developed quickly.
