Need Ideas for Tap Song that's Not Traditionally a Tap Song
Need Ideas for Tap Song that's Not Traditionally a Tap Song
drama_mama_thats_me
Swing Joined: 3/16/18
#1Need Ideas for Tap Song that's Not Traditionally a Tap Song
Posted: 3/16/18 at 7:05pm
I'm looking for a MT song for my daughter to do a tap dance to but she doesn't want something that you usually think of tap for. For example, she doesn't want anything from Anything Goes, 42nd Street, TMM, etc. We both like Nobody from Bandstand but want some other options for her to consider.
Bwayfan292
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/19/17
#2Need Ideas for Tap Song that's Not Traditionally a Tap Song
Posted: 3/16/18 at 7:15pmEverythings Golden from Tuck everlasting
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drama_mama_thats_me
Swing Joined: 3/16/18
#3Need Ideas for Tap Song that's Not Traditionally a Tap Song
Posted: 3/16/18 at 7:20pm
Oh! I like that one! Thanks!
Bwayfan292
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/19/17
#4Need Ideas for Tap Song that's Not Traditionally a Tap Song
Posted: 3/16/18 at 7:31pmNo problem!
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MCfan2
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/29/06
#5Need Ideas for Tap Song that's Not Traditionally a Tap Song
Posted: 3/16/18 at 7:35pm
When I was in a college dance show, we used "All for the Best" from Godspell for a tap number.
Elegance101
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/24/17
#6Need Ideas for Tap Song that's Not Traditionally a Tap Song
Posted: 3/16/18 at 7:46pm
I once tapped to “The Money Song (Sitting Pretty)” from the original Cabaret. It’s not a tap song in the show, but it was a good song to add tap to. It was cut from the film and the revivals, so it’s only on the original album with Joel Grey.
Other than that, Dames at Sea is one of my favorite shows, but I guess that’s a pretty obvious choice for tap.
henrikegerman
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/29/05
#7Need Ideas for Tap Song that's Not Traditionally a Tap Song
Posted: 3/16/18 at 9:41pm
"Very Soft Shoes" from ONCE UPON A MATTRESS?
#8Need Ideas for Tap Song that's Not Traditionally a Tap Song
Posted: 3/16/18 at 10:33pm
You know you can tap to anything, right? Everyone on the planet would prefer she not tap to Forty-Second Street or Dames At Sea so you are on the right track there.
It probably would be innovative if she tapped to something from Hamilton or Let It Go.
You'll Be Back lends itself to a tap number but the other tunes would be more interesting.
#9Need Ideas for Tap Song that's Not Traditionally a Tap Song
Posted: 3/16/18 at 10:59pm
I Wanna Be Like You from Disney's THE JUNGLE BOOK.
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
--Aristotle
Rainah
Broadway Star Joined: 11/24/16
#10Need Ideas for Tap Song that's Not Traditionally a Tap Song
Posted: 3/16/18 at 11:03pm
Maybe a little too out there, but What You Feel from Once More With Feeling? It's a tap number but not a traditional one by any means. It was murder to choreograph when my group did it but I was very proud of the end result.
trpguyy
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/25/05
#11Need Ideas for Tap Song that's Not Traditionally a Tap Song
Posted: 3/16/18 at 11:07pm
Mike Costa said: "You know you can tap to anything, right? "
^ This. Check out Beth J Nicely's PopTap for some inspiration.
MCfan2
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/29/06
#12Need Ideas for Tap Song that's Not Traditionally a Tap Song
Posted: 3/17/18 at 12:22am
Mike Costa said: "You know you can tap to anything, right?"
I once saw a group tap to the title song from Phantom of the Opera. No joke. There were masks and capes.
#13Need Ideas for Tap Song that's Not Traditionally a Tap Song
Posted: 3/17/18 at 4:56am
The Candy Man from Willy Wonka could be a sensational tap number I think. But yes, just find a song you like and let your feet do the work.
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