Tap Steps
A step having two sounds: a brush and a spank.
What is a shuffle?
A tap and ballroom dancer known for his elegant style; he appeared in many films with his partner, Ginger Rogers.
Who is Fred Astaire?
The speed of a piece of music.
What is tempo?
A tapper known for her youthful, powerful energy and fast footwork. She is a 2015 MacArthur Fellow and has her own tap company
Who is Michelle Dorrance?
A 1952 film starring Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, and Donald O'Connor.
What is Singin' in the Rain?
A step having four sounds: dig, spank, toe (or ball), heel.
What is a paradiddle (or paddle)?
An African-American tap dancer who brought tap more on its toes; he often danced with Shirley Temple.
Who is Bill "Bojangles" Robinson?
A rhythm playing three notes in the space of two.
What is a triplet?
This tap dancer is known for inventing the Tap Dance Instrument, and is also known for her innovative and contemporary use of tap, music and modern dance in the 80s and early 90s.
Who is Anita Feldman?
A movie and musical in which Peggy Sawyer, a small-town girl, dreams of tapping her way to Broadway stardom.
What is 42nd Street?
A step that can be done in place or turning, made up of the movements: step, shuffle, leap, toe-tip.
What is a Maxi (Maxie) Ford?
A team of tap-dancing brothers who performed a highly acrobatic technique known as "flash dancing."
Who are the Nicholas Brothers (Fayard and Harold Nicholas)?
The pattern or arrangement of musical beats and silence.
What is rhythm?
A child prodigy who starred in The Tap Dance Kid on Broadway and won a Tony Award for Best Choreography for Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk.
Who is Savion Glover?
A 1989 Movie that brought together many of the old tap dancing legends with upcoming, contemporary tap dancers.
What is "TAP"
A step historically used to set tempo that repeats for several measures; the basic step is a stomp, hop, step, flap, step.
What is a timestep?
A tapper known as the "Queen of Tap Dancing" on the silver screen; she starred in several movies during the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Who is Eleanor Powell?
A rhythm that gives unequal weight to beats of the same value; "stressing the upbeat." Often thought of as more laid back.
What is swing rhythm?
A performer who was in over 40 movies, including White Nights with Mikhail Baryshnikov.
Who is Gregory Hines?
A 2000 film about a young boy who discovers his passion for dancing.
What is "Billy Elliot"
A step having six sounds: step, spank, heel drop, shuffle, heel drop.
What is a Cincinnati?
A male tapper known for his athletic yet graceful style, produced several movie musicals, and was known for his "mini-ballets" in these musicals.
Who is Gene Kelly
Accenting a note or notes that wouldn't normally be accented; rhythmic stresses or accents on the "off beat."
What is syncopation?
This female tapper, who's career spanned over 15 years in NYC, performed throughout the US and Germany. Although she loves teaching, her first passion is performing.
Who is MS RHONDA!!!! :)
A famous scene from what movie is often performed as a tap dance, but in the original movie, it wasn't a tap dance at all.
What is Step in Time from "Mary Poppins"