From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtap dancingˈtap ˌdancing noun [uncountable] APDdancing in which you wear shoes with pieces of metal on the bottom, which make a sound as you move —tap dance verb [intransitive, transitive] —tap dancer noun [countable]
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tap dancing• Zach hesitated at first, but luckily some one who hadn't seen him do any tap dancing egged him on.• Newcomers are welcome to the group next term - but only if they've had some experience of tap dancing.• They're members of Wendy Jeffery's tap dancing class, and they just can't kick the habit.• I did my usual tap dancing on the table, but actually had quite a good time.• He thought that being an actor was tap dancing and playing the fool.• For forty minutes Diana, dressed in a black leotard, went through a routine that combined ballet with tap dancing. 