Dance and Tap

Dance

Dance verb - To perform a series of usually rhythmic bodily movements to music.

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Tap and dance are semantically related in moving feet and body to music topic. In some cases you can use "Tap" instead a noun "Dance".

Nearby Words: dancing, danced, dancer

Tap verb - Dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes.

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Dance and tap are semantically related in body topic. Sometimes you can use "Dance" instead a verb "Tap", if it concerns topics such as rock.

Nearby Words: tapped, tapping, taproom, tapper

special	special dance	special tap
usual	usual dance	usual tap
brief	brief dance	brief tap
single	single dance	single tap
Other adjectives: simple, little, tiny, quick, new, traditional, last, literal, said, upcoming, aforementioned, choreographed.

couple	dance couple	tap couple
line	dance line	tap line
wall	dance wall	tap wall
way	dance way	tap way
Other words: times, feet, dances.

Ron: (suddenly sits up awake in bed) Spiders... want me to tap-dance... I don't wanna tap-dance.

Source: Waking Non Sequitur
Mike, Lu & Og: In "Flustering Footwear Flotsam", Og wears red tap shoes that for some reason, cause him to dance non-stop.

Source: Involuntary Dance
Also, the rock beat apparently "controls" you by compelling you to dance along, tap your feet, snap your fingers, etc., and this is apparently something unique to this type of music.

Source: Confirmation Bias

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