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tap dance

NOUN
dance with tapping steps
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Watching Lyonne’s heroine tap dance away from strafing fire gets old pretty fast, but at least Johnson and his writers realize that.

From Salon • May 8, 2025

This season, we make sure to give special mention to a medal, a tap dance — and women who spend all of their screen time staring at men.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2025

"I've always wanted to tap dance, and in my dotage perhaps it's something I could take up," said Queen Camilla, when she met Johannes Radebe from the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing show.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2024

Bobo’s catch and tap dance were so jaw-dropping that officials initially ruled him out of bounds before Pete Carroll challenged the ruling.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 22, 2023

Jones was seen to leap from his chair only to do a quick tap dance and sit down again.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck




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