How do tap dancing shoes work?

Without going into the history and creation of tap shoes: Modern tap shoes have some different types of styles and manufacturings, but the base idea is the same. You take what could otherwise be a jazz shoe or something similar, but you add two metal “taps” or little sheets of metal on the toe and ball area of the foot and the heel of the foot. read more

Mention Fred Astaire, Gregory Hines or Savion Glover and most folks think of tap dancing. Unlike other performers, tap dancers demonstrate their skill through both their routines and the distinctive sound coming from the taps on their shoes. Adults and kids alike take tap dancing classes for exercise and for fun. Tap shoes are referred to as "two shoes and four taps," since each shoe has a tapper on the toe and one on the heel. read more

Tap dance is a form of dance characterized by using the sounds of tap shoes striking the floor as a form of percussion. The sound is made by shoes that have a metal "tap" on the heel and toe. Two major variations on tap dance exist: rhythm (jazz) tap and Broadway tap. read more