Tap Steps
A forward brush followed by a backwards brush.
What is a SHUFFLE?
A young girl who danced in movies in the 1930s along side Bill "Bojangles" Robinson.
Who is SHIRLEY TEMPLE?
Movie featuring Mumble, the tap-dancing penguin.
What is HAPPY FEET?
A shuffle-step has this many sounds.
What is THREE?
Tap dance was created in this country.
What is AMERICA?
A forward brush followed by a step.
What is FLAP?
A famous brother duo that fused jazz, tap and acrobatics in their dancing.
Who are the NICHOLAS BROTHERS?
Shirley Temple partnered with Bill "Bojangles" Robinson in the 1935 movie "The Little Colonel," when they famously danced up and down on this iconic structure.
What is a STAIRCASE?
If you are dancing right on top of the steady tick-tock of a song, you are dancing to this four-letter word.
What is BEAT?
The roots of tap dancing are traceable to a period in American history when this musical instrument was taken away from enslaved African slaves.
What are DRUMS?
A step that uses the balls and heel taps in a specific pattern: step-step-heel-heel.
What is a CRAMP ROLL?
Tap dancing sisters Chloe and Maude Arnold started this group of all-female tap dancers that gained popularity through social media.
What is SYNCOPATED LADIES?
Professional tappers such as Mark Goodman actually performed the original live-action tap-dancing waiter movements captured in this Christmas movie's iconic choreography to the song "Hot Chocolate."
What is THE POLAR EXPRESS?
This five-letter word describes how fast or slow a piece of music is playing.
What is TEMPO?
Tap dancers originally used wooden taps on their shoes but realized the wood wore out quickly. In the 1920s they began using this material to make their taps last longer and to create more crisp sounds.
What is METAL?
A step with 4 sounds that is the basic component of the paddle and roll style of tap.
What is a PARADIDDLE?
This tap dancer endorsed and gave his name to the popular tap shoes made by Bloch, that are sold in black, white, and limited edition colors.
Who is JASON SAMUELS SMITH?
In this 1952 movie, Gene Kelly famously tap danced outside during a rain storm.
What is SINGING IN THE RAIN?
Because tap shoes make sharp, clicking sounds to create patterns of beats, they act just like this family of musical instruments that you hit, shake, or scrape.
What are DRUMS?
Tap dance is a mix of different cultures, blending a traditional dance from Ireland with rhythms from this continent.
What is AFRICA?
This is placing the whole foot flat on the floor without putting your weight on it.
What is a STOMP?
This male tap dancer is known for incorporating slides into his dancing.
Who is JIMMY SLYDE?
In this humorous Christmas movie-musical, the Ghost of Christmas Present tap dances alongside a man who has been labeled "unredeemable."
What is SPIRITED?
This six-letter word describes a specific tap sound that is made much louder than all the others to add extra punch to a rhythm.
What is ACCENT?
Long before television existed, families went to theaters to watch this popular type of traveling variety show that featured acrobats, comedians, and famous tap dancers.
What is VAUDEVILLE?