一种可以听的舞蹈
这无疑是踢踏舞舞最大的特点和魅力
踢踏舞最早来源于非洲舞蹈与欧洲传统舞的融合
它的可听可看，使之成为了娱乐业的宠儿

在爵士黄金时期（20-40年代）
几乎没有一个Show中是没有踢踏的
换句话说要想在娱乐圈混饭吃
必须会跳踢踏舞

更是由于这是一种必备技能
每一个人都不得不去发掘自己的特色
这也奠定了踢踏舞的多样性

我们看到踢踏舞会有不同形式的组合
男女：Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
老少：Bill Robinson and Shirley Temple
男双：Nicholas Brothers
男三：Berry Brothers
男四：Four Step Brothers
女团：Chorus Line

From Herrang.com

Tap dancing was more or less an absolute must in vaudeville and theatres back in the glamourus era of American show business of the golden age of jazz and pre-jazz. A percussive dance based on rhythm, timing and balance, where the executor is also a front line musician. Popularized all over the world in thousands of Hollywood movies with dancers such as Betty Grable, Ruby Keeler, Eleanor Powell, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly and Bill Robinson.

Origin: various places and time periods all over the U.S. during the late 1800s as well as the first half of the twentieth century.
Music: primarily different forms of pre-jazz, jazz and jazz related music in general.
Synonyms: Hoofing, Clogging, Jig, Stomp and Buck dancing.
Film Clips: Varsity Show (1937), Down Argentine Way (1940) and Pin Up Girl (1944).