When was tap dancing first discovered?

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 plates that"tap" on the heel and toe. read more

African American Tap Dance Masters No one really knows when the phrase "tap dance" was first used -- perhaps as early as 1900 -- but it didn't appear in print until around 1928. Merriam-Webster defines it two ways. read more

Tap dancing was not just simply discovered. It was, like all other types of dance, created over a period of time. read more