tap shoe
noun
plural tap shoes
: a shoe for tap-dancing that typically has a sole and heel to which metal taps have been attached
Unlike Edie, Eddie has never put his toes in a tap shoe or ballet slipper.—
Nancy A. Nruhling
Nancy A. NruhlingExamples of tap shoe in a Sentence
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There’s also a head-spinning number of high-flying and extremely athletic dance scenes — some with drums and veils, some with tap shoes, some with scimitars and some with dinner trays that hide pop-up surprises.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2024
The brothers’ tap shoes from that scene are on display as part of the exhibition.
—Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 1 Feb. 2024
Once the tap shoes come out, even the most credulous viewer has to catch on.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2024
Standing beside him is dancer Melinda Sullivan, who soon strikes the glam metal of her tap shoes on a 27-by-35-inch piece of wood, providing a steady, playful metronome alongside the melodica.
—Brynn Shiovitz, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2023
Set to an upbeat tune in the key of Kander and Ebb, the song climaxes in a dance routine with trash can lids for tap shoes.
—Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2023
Sport or recreational equipment like ballet and tap shoes, cleats, gloves, life preservers, mouth guards, roller and ice skates, ski boots, wetsuits and more.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 28 July 2023
But in that — besides making sure people don’t slide in their tap shoes — lies one of the biggest challenges of the sequence.
—Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 May 2023
The first weekend includes The Bang Group in two dances by Parker (expect an aural symphony of toe and tap shoes!) as well as works by the Janelle Gilchrist Dance Troupe, Jenny Oliver, and Accumulation Dance members Meghan McLyman and Kristen Duffy Young.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 10 May 2023
Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2024
The brothers’ tap shoes from that scene are on display as part of the exhibition.
—Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 1 Feb. 2024
Once the tap shoes come out, even the most credulous viewer has to catch on.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2024
Standing beside him is dancer Melinda Sullivan, who soon strikes the glam metal of her tap shoes on a 27-by-35-inch piece of wood, providing a steady, playful metronome alongside the melodica.
—Brynn Shiovitz, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2023
Set to an upbeat tune in the key of Kander and Ebb, the song climaxes in a dance routine with trash can lids for tap shoes.
—Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2023
Sport or recreational equipment like ballet and tap shoes, cleats, gloves, life preservers, mouth guards, roller and ice skates, ski boots, wetsuits and more.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 28 July 2023
But in that — besides making sure people don’t slide in their tap shoes — lies one of the biggest challenges of the sequence.
—Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 May 2023
The first weekend includes The Bang Group in two dances by Parker (expect an aural symphony of toe and tap shoes!) as well as works by the Janelle Gilchrist Dance Troupe, Jenny Oliver, and Accumulation Dance members Meghan McLyman and Kristen Duffy Young.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 10 May 2023
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“Tap shoe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tap%20shoe. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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