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?
The founder of Syncopated Ladies, a female tap dance band.
Who is Chloe Arnold?
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?
The strongest beat in a measure.
What is the downbeat?
A tapper who gained fame from her collaborations with Postmodern Jukebox.
Who is Sarah Reich?
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 musical based on the life of Jelly Roll Morton, starring Gregory Hines and Savion Glover.
What is "Jelly's Last Jam"?
A step historically used to set tempo that repeats for several measures; the basic step is a stomp, hop, change, flap, step.
What is a timestep?
A tapper with an energetic dancing style, he is known for his cinema performances, such as, "An American in Paris" and "Singin' in the Rain".
Who is Gene Kelly?
It is counted 1-and-2-and-3-and-4.
What is an eighth note?
A performer who was in over 40 movies, including White Nights with Mikhail Baryshnikov.
Who is Gregory Hines?
A 1995 production choreographed by Savion Glover.
What is "Bring In Da Noise, Bring in Da Funk"?
Generally, you add this to make a step a double, and this to make it a triple.
What are a flap and a shuffle?
A tapper known for her work in Hollywood musicals in the 40's and 50's, such as "Easter Parade" and "Kiss Me Kate"
Who is Ann Miller?
Accenting a note or notes that wouldn't normally be accented; rhythmic stresses or accents on the "off beat."
What is syncopation?
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 2006 film that saw tap dancing brought into the world of digital animation, and penguins.
What is "Happy Feet"?