🎶 💃 Step to Step 💃 🎶

💃 Step into the world of Step Dance 💃

Step dance 🎶 is a generic term for dance styles in which footwork is considered to be the most important part of the dance and limb movements and styling are either restricted or considered irrelevant. Step dancing includes clog dancing in which the steps are performed by performers wearing clogs. The sound of the clogs against a hard surface produces a characteristic sound which is an important element of the dance. Both traditional and more modern competitive styles are characterized by the use of specific shoes and by costumes that can be remarkably elaborate. Learn more on Wikipedia

🎷 📜 Stepping through the history 📜 🎷

Master Juba 🎷 (1825-1852) It’s likely many dancers have never heard of Master Juba due to the fact that his important dance contributions sadly go hand-in-hand with performances that reiterated racist stereotyping. He performed in minstrel shows, an American entertainment in the 19th century that consisted of comic skits and dancing in blackface.
Bill “Bojangles” Robinson 🎷 (1878-1949) Known as the father of tap dance, Robinson is most famous for his appearance in the widely popular movies starring child actress Shirley Temple. In his career, Robinson appeared in a total of 14 films and six Broadway shows, sometimes in prominent roles – an enormous triumph for a black actor in his day.
John W. Bubbles 🎷 (1902-1986) Like Robinson, singer and dancer John W. Bubbles made significant strides in the progression and commercialization of tap. Starting his career at 10 years old, Bubbles joined six-year-old dancer “Buck” Washington to create a singing-dancing-comedy act. With Buck, Bubbles became very popular. Learn more

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Learn to Step in London: Tap is one of the most iconic forms of dance. On our Tap Dance Classes and Lessons, you will learn all of the essential tap rhythms and steps. Find classes
Learn to Step in Berlin: Cristinas dance school is a place for Tap Dance of international caliber in Berlin: through her worldwide contacts in the Tap Dance scene, Cristina Delius offers a vast range of teaching and events programs at TapBeat. Find classes

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Lord of the dance is an Irish musical and dance production that was created, choreographed, and produced by Irish-American dancer Michael Flatley, who also took a starring role. Find shows near You