Tap Dancing??

Question

What is a break in tap dancing?

Answer 1

Break: "A two measure movement that follows a six measure movement to complete an eight measure phrase. Breaks are commonly associated with Time Steps but may be used in any format." (see link)

I'm only used to doing time-step breaks. A time-step is a cyclic four-count step, usually grouped in twos--so, two per measure. I'll do half the step (two counts), then begin the break. After the break, the time-step usually resumes. So, the idea is that you establish a rhythm with the time-step, and you use the break to change it up for a measure.

If you're familiar with scansion in poetry, it's like using substitutions in metered verse.

Answer 2

try this site, it might help:
http://www.tapdance.org/tap/steps/glossary.htm