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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

It's set in a sparse recreation of the community centre where eight-year-old Becky from Rotherham learned to tap dance.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2025

In the 1980s, this relationship between jazz music and tap dance began resurfacing in public ways across New York and Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2023

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

He and Grover had talked easily, their exchanges rat-a-tat-quick as a tap dance.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen




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