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Dressed identically in pale blue suits, bow ties and straw hats, the dancers synchronize blissfully with the music (a soft-shoe tune by Harry Warren and Johnny Mercer) and with one another.
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Jesse Green, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2023
Jesse Green, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2023
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First Known Use
1888, in the meaning defined above
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“Soft-shoe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soft-shoe. Accessed 11 Dec. 2023.
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soft-shoe
nounˈsȯf(t)-ˈshü
: a form of stage dancing developed from tap dancing but done with soft-soled shoes and at a slower tempo and more relaxed rhythm
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