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
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.
Juba dance
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The Juba dance or hambone, originally known as Pattin' Juba, is an African-American style of dance that involves stomping as well as slapping and patting the arms, legs, chest, and cheeks. "Pattin' Ju
Tap dance
…alongside the advent of jazz music. Tap is a type of step dance that began with the combination of Black American and Irish dance traditions, such as the juba dance and Irish step dances. The fusion of African rhythms and performance styles with European techniques of footwork led to the creation of tap dance. This…
Master Juba from American Notes