Dein Perry, creator of the Australian dance group Tap Dogs seems pretty cool with it either way. You'd expect most artists to get defensive, proclaiming the originality of their work, annoyed at being compared to another group.
Simplicity is big with Perry - in speech, in artistic inspiration.
Though he's been tapping since he was 4 and did his time in traditional theater, Perry has at times distanced himself from show biz - most notably for the six years he was an industrial mechanic. In Australia, you get these imported musicals. That's when we started thinking about putting together our own group. The funding for the project came from a small government grant. It's a small system, but it's good.