Tap Dance With Me

Unlike any other dance styles, the main goal of Tap dancing is to create rhythmic sounds using the the tap shoe striking the floor. Tap dancing started in the early 1800s and has evolved considerably ranging from the material and the usage of the tapping shoes to the choreography of the steps. The fun of it begin with the catchy rhythmic sounds created by striking the floor with the shoe.

It is often said that through learning tap dancing, one could build up the fundamentals of overall dance techniques, particularly with the musicality and styling aspects of dance.

One of the most recognised tap dancer in the world was Fred Astaire. He was an American actor, singer and dancer. Perhaps the most famous movie and television dancer in his day of his career. The following is a performance on stage by him and his movie partner Ginger Rogers:

It is through the performers like Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly that further increase the popularity of this dance genre. Fred Astaire incorporated steps and movements from classical ballet and created a different experience and style into tap dancing. 

Nowadays, tap dancing is one of the most popular children dance classes not only because of the learning of fundamental dance techniques, but also the popularity of tap dancing.  

Get a pair of tap shoes and lets dance!!

Reference: 

http://dance.lovetoknow.com/history-tap-dancing

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tap_dance

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Astaire

Posted by: James Wang