About Electronic Tap Dancing

Information about electronic dancing systems and products. Some of these systems amplify the sound of a dancer's tapping and some of them allow tap dancers and other dancers to make music with their shoes. Some of the designs feature tap dancing on an electronic tap board and other designs embed the electronics inside shoes connected wirelessly to a nearby speaker. See also Tap Dancing Styles other Types of Tap Dancing.

Discussion About Electronic Tap Dancing

Tap Dancing Friends "Electreonic Tap Dancing" Thread

Videos of Electronic Tap Dance Systems

Cutter J's Electronic Tap Dance Videos:
- Bluetooth MIDI Tap Shoes: A First Look
- ElRon Flap Heel Tap Dance Practice (tap board with microphone)
- MicroKorg Vocoded Tap Dancing

Tappercussion System by MC Shoehorn
Video demonstration of MC Shoehorn's electronic tap dancing platform known as the Tappercussion Mark VII,

Tap-Tronics System by Alfred Desio
Video introduction to the Tap-Tronics electronicc tap dancing system developed by Alfred Desio (1932-2007). His electronic tap dancing first presented in concert in 1982. See also the Desio-inspired Zapped Taps Show

Wireless MIDI tap dance system
Fabien Ruiz demonstrating a wireless electronic tap dancing system designed by Claud Francis Juhen.

Nicholas Young's Tap Dance Compositional Instrument

Adidas MEGALIZERS
Wireless electronic shoes designed to allow dancers to make music with their shoes, and to work within six meters of the system's speakers. In this video the shoes are demonstrated by "Les Twins" B-Boy Lamine and B-Boy Mounir. See also the article Adidas Creates Musical Tap Shoes for Breakdancers

BeatSneaks Musical Shoes

Articles About Electronic Tap Dancing

Andrew Nemr "Technology and Tap Dance" Article

Wichita SU "History of Midi Tap Shoes" Article

The Complete Guide to MIDI Shoes

Soundancing at the Royce Gallery

Tom Hobson "Musical MIDI Shoes" Article
Instructions for making your own musical shoes.

Team PAJ's MIDI Tap Shoes

MIT’s Instrumented Dance Shoes

Dorrance Dance Electronic Tap Dancing Performance

Electronic Tap Boards

These systems amplify the sound of a dancer's taps by embedding electronics inside a tap dancing board.

Electronic Tap Shoes

These systems amplify the sound of a dancer's taps by embedding electronics inside the sshoes.

Electronic Music Shoes

These systems allow all types of dancers to make music by dancing, either with electronics embedded in the shoes or by dancing on a electronical board.