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【TED-Ed】A tap dancer's craft - Andrew Nemr
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wikiHuang posted on 2014/01/14Ever wondered about the history and soul of tap dance? This video dives deep into the percussive art form, exploring its roots from Vaudeville to Broadway and introducing you to key figures like Savion Glover. You'll pick up some fantastic vocabulary related to dance and culture while learning about this vibrant part of American entertainment!
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dance
US /dæns/
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UK /dɑ:ns/
- Intransitive Verb
- To move your body rhythmically to music
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A series of steps and movements in time to music
- A social event with dancing while music is playing
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US /old/
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UK /əʊld/
- Adjective
- Having existed for a long time, not young or new
- Age of a person since birth
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Things that are old or no longer in use
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US /ˈdænsɪŋ/
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UK /ˈdɑ:nsɪŋ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Moving in a series of steps in time to music
- Intransitive Verb
- To move your body rhythmically to music
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US /wɜrld /
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UK /wɜ:ld/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- Political division due to some kind of similarity
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