Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name)
4. Literary and Performing Arts Works (hierarchy name)
5. dances (performing arts compositions)

Anotations

Scope note:

Dances involving rhythmical tapping of the toes and heels, in which a dancer wears shoes fitted with heel and toe taps that sound out audible beats when striking the floor or any other hard surface. Tap dances originated in the United States through the fusion of several ethnic percussive dances, primarily African tribal dances and Scottish, Irish, and English clog dances, hornpipes, and jigs.