Irish stepdance
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Irish stepdance is a style of performance dance with its roots in traditional Irish dance. It may be generally characterized by a stiff upper body and fast and precise movements of the feet, and can b
Irish dancers performing at a show (2010)
Irish stepdancers performing in school costumes and hard shoes (2008)
A boy's costume. It may vary from a simple shirt and tie to waistjackets.
Irish step dancers in a St. Patrick's Day Parade in Fort Collins, Colorado (2005)
Tap dance
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Tap dance is a form of dance in which the dancers use sounds of tap shoes striking the floor as a form of percussion; it is often accompanied by music. Tap dancing can also be performed with no musica
Irish stepdance
…stepdancer, became a well-known name within these shows. Two types of shoes are typically worn in Irish stepdance: hard shoes, which make sounds similar to tap shoes; and soft shoes (also called Ghillies), which are similar to ballet slippers. There are different dances specific to each type of shoe, and different…
Tap dancing class at Iowa State College, 1942
Jimmy Slyde tap dancing
Students performing a tap dance in Mexico City
A teen tap dancer is performing a tap step known as a "toe stand" onstage.