At the time to make sounds, we think on different ways in order to make it and one of that is through the tap dancing. The dancer makes the sound when he or she wears shoes as the instrument and the floor as the surface and the feet as the medium that make the sounds. If we think about the guitar that is the instrument and the cords the surface that make the sounds and the hands the medium that play the instruments.

Tap Dancing

Tap dancing has two variations; jazz tap and Broadway tap. To make this difference easier to distinguish think about Jimmy Slyde or the "King of Slides", as the jazz tap and Melissa as Broadway Jazz that performs at her dance studio in Simsbury, CT.

The history of tap dancing backs to the 1800s and from there the dance has had its own evolution according to the fashion moment of the different movements and styles of dancing. Tap is a mix of African tribal dances; English clog dancing and Irish jigs and this mix makes the difference of the dance throughout time.

The dancer can perform tap dancing with or without music, with a lot footwork or combined the movement with hands, arms and body. In Terpsichore Dance and Theatre in Simsbury, CT the studio has a fantastic floor where the tap dancing resemble a Broadway show and the different classes are oriented to perform a real show in Simbury’s local theatre.

Finally, the tap shoes have a metal tap on bottom heel and toe. These shoes have different weight in order to make different tones by the dancer. If you would love to know more about this dance and enjoy this fantastic dance you could stop by at my studio at 1280 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury, CT and take a class.  

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