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tap dance

NOUN
dance with tapping steps
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There’s even a subset of manosphere influencers who are doing this tap dance with Islam.

From Salon • May 4, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2026

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

In February, Simon was at the Boston Symphony Orchestra for the first appearances of his “Four Black American Dances,” a romp through a ring shout, a waltz, a tap dance and a praise break.

From New York Times • May 17, 2023

I couldn’t have felt more put on the spot than if he had asked me to tap dance while balancing the paints on my head.

From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling




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