TAP

Tap was formed from other types of dancing, such as Ballet, Jazz and Contemporary clogging. Tap dance technique makes frequent use of syncopation. Tap dance choreographers typically start on the eighth beat, or between the eighth and the first count.

Another aspect of tap dancing is improvisation. This can either be done with music and follow the beats provided or without musical accompaniment, otherwise known as a cappella dancing.

Hoofers are tap dancers who dance only with their feet, making a louder, more grounded sound. This kind of tap dancing is also called "rhythm tap". Fred Astaire provided a more ballroom look to tap dancing, while Gene Kelly used his extensive ballet training to make tap dancing incorporate all the parts of the ballet.

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