tap dance
noun
1
: a step dance tapped out audibly by means of shoes with hard soles or soles and heels to which taps have been added
2
: something suggesting a tap dance
especially
: an action or discourse intended to rationalize or distract
… does a clever tap dance to explain … —
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YouTube videos from past years' Mayberry Days events show Kerry tap dancing with plenty of energy on stage.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 22 Nov. 2025
Rachel Silverman and her dad, Michael Schwab, wanted their father-daughter dance to be something unique
Schwab immediately suggested a tap dance for the big moment.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
His little tap dance at the door showed his enthusiasm to come back into the apartment.
—Literary Hub, 28 July 2025
There’s also a tap dance number featuring Diddy and Bankman-Fried and a love story between the two, among other surrealist elements.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2025
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Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 22 Nov. 2025
Rachel Silverman and her dad, Michael Schwab, wanted their father-daughter dance to be something unique
Schwab immediately suggested a tap dance for the big moment.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
His little tap dance at the door showed his enthusiasm to come back into the apartment.
—Literary Hub, 28 July 2025
There’s also a tap dance number featuring Diddy and Bankman-Fried and a love story between the two, among other surrealist elements.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for tap dance
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“Tap dance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tap%20dance. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.
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