| a dance in which the rhythm or rhythmical variation is audibly tapped out with the toe or heel by a dancer wearing shoes with special hard soles or with taps. |
[tap-dans, -dahns] 
| to perform a tap dance. |
| tap dance n. A dance in which the rhythm is sounded out by the clicking taps on the heels and toes of a dancer's shoes. tap'-dance' (tāp'dāns') v., tap dancer n. |