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National Tap Dance Day falls on May 25 every year, and is a celebration of tap dance as an American art form. The idea of National Tap Dance Day was first presented to U.S. Congress on February 7, 1989, and was signed into US American Law by President George H. W. Bush, on November 8, 1989. The one-time official observance was on May 25, 1989. Tap Dance Day is also celebrated in other countries, particularly Japan, Australia, India and Iceland. Tap Dance Day is celebrated online, with 27,518,521 mentions on social media in 2016.

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  • National Tap Dance Day falls on May 25 every year, and is a celebration of tap dance as an American art form. The idea of National Tap Dance Day was first presented to U.S. Congress on February 7, 1989, and was signed into US American Law by President George H. W. Bush, on November 8, 1989. The one-time official observance was on May 25, 1989. Tap Dance Day is also celebrated in other countries, particularly Japan, Australia, India and Iceland. Tap Dance Day is celebrated online, with 27,518,521 mentions on social media in 2016. Some may also celebrate it individually, due to geographical dispersion, or lack of access to the wider tap community. National Tap Dance Day is celebrated in many different ways. For example, a studio may send people out onto the streets to teach the Shim Sham Shimmy to passers by. The Shim Sham Shimmy is a popular move that is used in tap dancing. However, there are several cities (particularly in the United States) that have their own performances and events to coincide with Tap Dance Day. (en)
  • O Dia Internacional do Sapateado é comemorado no dia 25 de Maio . Essa comemoração se oficializou no dia 7 de novembro de 1989 quando o governo americano, regido por George Bush, assinou a Lei para essa data comemorativa. A criação desta Lei foi um árduo trabalho de Nicola Daval, Carol Vaughn e Linda Christensen do "Tap America Project" (TAP). 25 de maio virou então Dia Nacional do Sapateado nos Estados Unidos e imediatamente a comunidade sapateadora espalhada por todo o mundo assumiu esta data, fazendo com que esta data se transformasse no Dia Internacional do Sapateado. O dia para esta comemoração foi escolhido justamente por ser a data de nascimento de Bill Robinson Bojangles, ícone precursor do sapateado americano, pois foi ele quem levou o sapateado para a meia ponta, trazendo leveza, clareza e presença cênica antes desconhecida nos palcos. A genialidade desse grande artista, tanto a seus passos quanto a de seu esforço para alcançar o sucesso na sociedade americana de início do século, deve ser lembrada nesse dia. O Dia Internacional do Sapateado é e pode ser comemorado de muitas maneiras diferentes, desde a criação de eventos até ações pessoais que lembrem, engrandecem e levem ao conhecimento de outras pessoas esta bela arte de sapatear. (pt)
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  • National Tap Dance Day falls on May 25 every year, and is a celebration of tap dance as an American art form. The idea of National Tap Dance Day was first presented to U.S. Congress on February 7, 1989, and was signed into US American Law by President George H. W. Bush, on November 8, 1989. The one-time official observance was on May 25, 1989. Tap Dance Day is also celebrated in other countries, particularly Japan, Australia, India and Iceland. Tap Dance Day is celebrated online, with 27,518,521 mentions on social media in 2016. (en)
  • O Dia Internacional do Sapateado é comemorado no dia 25 de Maio . Essa comemoração se oficializou no dia 7 de novembro de 1989 quando o governo americano, regido por George Bush, assinou a Lei para essa data comemorativa. A criação desta Lei foi um árduo trabalho de Nicola Daval, Carol Vaughn e Linda Christensen do "Tap America Project" (TAP). 25 de maio virou então Dia Nacional do Sapateado nos Estados Unidos e imediatamente a comunidade sapateadora espalhada por todo o mundo assumiu esta data, fazendo com que esta data se transformasse no Dia Internacional do Sapateado. (pt)
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  • National Tap Dance Day (en)
  • Dia Nacional do Sapateado (pt)
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