TAP DANCE

WHY IS MAY TAP DANCE MONTH?

WHO ARE FAMOUS TAP DANCERS?

• SAVION GLOVER

• MISTY COPELAND

• GENE KELLY

• FRED ASTAIRE

• DEBBIE ALLAN

DESCRIBE A BASIC TAP SHUFFLE

• STEP ON BALL OF FOOT

• BRUSH BALL OF FOOT FORWARD AND BACK

• HEEL DIG BRUSH BACK

• HIT TIP OF TOE

HOW DID TAP DANCING BEGIN IN THE UNITED STATES?

WHICH 2 ETHNIC GROUPS COMBINED THEIR DANCING TO CREATE TAP DANCING?

• ITALIAN AND GERMAN

• PUERTO RICO AND MEXICAN

• AFRICAN AND IRISH

• CHINESE AND CANADIAN

_____________________ MADE SINGING IN THE RAIN FAMOUS.

TAP SHOES ARE MADE WITH ________________ ON THE BOTTOM.

__________________________ CREATED TAP DANCING UP AND DOWN STAIRS.

_______________________________ WAS THE CHILD STAR THAT TAP DANCED ON STAGE AND IN MOVIES.

CHOOSE 2 TAP DANCERS WHOSE STYLE WAS VERY DIFFERENT AND COMPARE AND CONTRAST THEIR STYLE.