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Early history. The Viennese Waltz, so called to distinguish it from the Waltz and the French Waltz, is the oldest of the current ballroom dances. It emerged in the second half of the 18th century from the German dance and the LÃ¤ndler in Austria and was both popular and subject to criticism.
Tap dancing has evolved considerably to become the art form we know today. Before there were tap shoes, dancers wore soft shoes, or clogs. Tap dancing originated as Juba, a kind of dance practiced by African slaves. It melded with Irish dancing and continued to alter as it encountered the influence of jazz dance.The sites below cover the full span of tap history, and offer some more current sources for research.heatreDance.com has a page called âAll About Tap Dance.â This introductory page is an amalgam of tidbits, quotes and profiles of important figures in tap history; it also provides links to other helpful sections of the site, such as the Tap Dance Dictionary.