| As you might already know, tap dancing is | | | | answer is yes. Just about anyone can learn this type |
| characterized by rapid coordinated foot movements. | | | | of dance. However, physical agility and fitness is |
| The movements result in one's feet tapping quickly | | | | required to successfully perform a routine. That |
| against the surface of the floor. And as a result of | | | | means you might not really get as good at it as |
| the tapping, a melodious clicking sound is made. At | | | | you'd like. It's unlikely that you'll be as good as |
| one time this form of dancing wasn't considered a | | | | Gregory Hines or Savion Glover without years of |
| legitimate art form. But tap dancing began to stand | | | | practice. But that's okay. |
| on its own as a recognized form of dance in the | | | | Tap dancing is there for anybody to learn. There are |
| early part of the 1900's. | | | | dozens of steps to learn, and it might seem |
| During the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s, the best tap | | | | overwhelming at first. Some common steps include |
| dancers moved from Vaudeville to cinema and | | | | the shuffle, shuffle ball change, flap, flap heel, buffalo, |
| television. Steve Condos, with his innovative style of | | | | single and double pullbacks, wings, the shim sham |
| percussion tap, created a whole new tap style that | | | | shimmy (sometimes referred to as the Lindy), and |
| he introduced to audiences in Vaudeville. Later, the | | | | chugs. Those are only a few steps that you'll |
| audiences of film and Broadway were introduced to | | | | eventually learn. As you can imagine, advanced tap |
| the arm form. | | | | dancing involves the combination of one or all of |
| Fast forward to recent years and the movie Chicago | | | | these dance steps to create an entirely new dance |
| introduce a whole new generation to tap dancing. It's | | | | routine. |
| easily one of the most culturally recognized movies in | | | | Tap is also taught as a kids dance class. So if your |
| recent years where tap dancing played a prominent | | | | child is interested, get them enrolled in a local class. |
| and recognizable role. | | | | You never know. They might actually advance to a |
| Many people often wonder if tap dancing is | | | | professional level. |
| something they can learn to do themselves. That | | | | |