tapdance

/ˈtæpˌdæns/
noun
  1. A type of dance in which the dancer wears shoes with metal plates on the heels and toes, making rhythmic tapping sounds.
    • The musical featured an amazing tapdance number with twenty performers.
    • She has been taking tapdance lessons since she was six years old.
    • He practiced his tapdance routine every day after school.
verb
  1. To perform a tapdance.
    • She tapdanced across the stage with incredible energy.
    • He learned to tapdance by watching online videos.
    • The children love to tapdance to the old jazz records.
  2. To move or act in a quick, clever, or evasive way, often to avoid a difficult situation.
    • She tapdanced her way out of admitting she had forgotten the meeting.
    • Instead of giving a straight answer, he tapdanced through the entire interview.
    • The politician tapdanced around the reporter's question about taxes.
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