tap dance

¹

noun

1. a dance in which the rhythm or rhythmical variation is audibly tapped out with the toe or heel by a dancer wearing shoes with special hard soles or with taps.

tap-dance

²

[tap-dans, -dahns]

verb (used without object)

tap-danced, tap-dancing 

1. to perform a tap dance.

tap dance

noun

1. a step dance in which the performer wears shoes equipped with taps that make a rhythmic sound on the stage as he dances

verb

1. to perform a tap dance

Other Word Forms

• tap-dancer noun
• tap-dancing noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of tap dance¹

Probably earlier than 1925–30

Origin of tap dance²

First recorded in 1925–30