Tap dancing is a modern dance. Formed in the United States in the 18 era. At that time, Irish immigrants and African slaves brought their folk dances to the United States and gradually merged to form a new dance form. This kind of dance is open and free, without many formal restrictions. Dancers don't pay attention to body dancing, but pay attention to the complex technique of hitting with the rhythm of toes and heels. The speed of tap dance depends on the rhythm of different dance music, mainly relying on the "tapping" sound made by tap shoes.

Tap dancing is mainly wearing special shoes with iron palms and playing various rhythms on the wooden floor with flexible steps. Its form is eclectic and it is a very free dance form. Many dancers in history are constantly enriching the forms of tap dancing. There is a very vivid saying: Nomapsonthetaps, which means that tap dancing has no restrictions like maps.