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During the hearing, however, he was doing a tapdance, pretending he was merely talking about having "standards" and claiming that women should not be denied equal opportunity if they meet them.

From Salon • Jan. 15, 2025

Carson’s book includes a three-part libretto in which she imagines Weil in a hospital bed as “the Chorus of the Void tapdance around her.”

From The New Yorker • May 20, 2019

The Artist made the best of its five-Oscar haul to tapdance its way to $133.4m across the world.

From The Guardian • Dec. 18, 2012

In college Goodie learned to tapdance, won a gold medal for debating, permanently dented his nose as a halfback on the rugby team, and was elected class orator.

From Time Magazine Archive

Over 100 U. S. vaudeville performers have been booked by Gomez, the Soviet State entertainment trust, to cavort, tapdance, tumble and blow rubber razzberries in Russia this summer.

From Time Magazine Archive




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