Tap Steps
A step having two sounds: a brush and a spank.
What is a shuffle?
A tap dancer known to appear in many films including “Singing in the Rain”.
Who is Gene Kelly?
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; danced with Shirley Temple and his birthday is Nat’l Tap Dance Day!
Who is Bill "Bojangles" Robinson?
Rhythmic stresses in a tap step
What is an accent?
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. Also, recorded sounds for Mumbles in “Happy Feet”.
Who is Savion Glover?
A one-word titled movie starring Gregory Hines based simply on the art of tap dancing.
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 tap and ballroom dancer known for his elegant style; he appeared in many films with his partner, Ginger Rogers.
Who is Fred Astaire?
When two or more rhythms are layered on top of each other and performed at the same time.
What is a counter or poly-rhythm?
A performer who was in over 40 movies, including White Nights with Mikhail Baryshnikov.
Who is Gregory Hines?
A 1921 musical that was adapted and re-staged in 2016 with choreography by Savion Glover.
What is Shuffle Along?
A step having six sounds: step, spank, heel drop, shuffle, heel drop.
What is a Cincinnati?
A tapper who revolutionized tap by playing with rhythms and offbeats; he is often called the "Father of Rhythm Tap."
Who is John Bubbles?
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 1943 film that featured many famous tappers, most notably the Nicholas Brothers, performing what many consider the greatest musical dance number ever filmed.
What is Stormy Weather?