Tap dance, a joyful noise

We celebrate National Tap Dance Day on May 25 with a look at dancers who make ‘visible music’. Plus a very brief history of the art form.

Today is National Tap Dance Day. May 25 wasn’t simply chosen by tap dancers to celebrate this American art form – the date was officially declared such by the United States Congress in 1989. Today, it is an international event which is commemorated by tappers around the world, often with street performances. Last year, Rhythm Tappers Malaysia performed a flash mob at four locations in the Klang Valley.