In the 1920s, uniforms, hats, and canes were used, and now they are used again. Soft-shoe dancers used to pour sand on a stage before a performance. The most common tap is classical tap which uses upper body steps blended with steps from ballet and ballroom dancing. The Benefits of Tap Tap builds fun, exercise, muscle control, rhythm control, rhythm movements, and aerobic fitness. Tap lessons help improve dancers, actors and singers' performances.
Tap brings routine ideas to figure skaters and gymnasts.
Learning Tap Dancers use their feet like drums to create rhythmic patterns. Tap dancers mostly make sound with the metal taps on the toes and heels of their shoes, each tap having a metal ring inside that jingles with each heel tap. Tappers link together moves, like basic patterns to create tap routines. Tap dancers learn foot steps and then add the arm and hand movements. Students add new moves to their repertoire after reviewing old moves.