TAP, TAP, TAP: FINAL VERSION 309
Tap, Tap, Tap
Final Version
1 When I first started, it sounded like this. But I kept working until it sounded like this.
Now it sounds like this. For the past fifteen years, I’ve been tap dancing. Some may think it’s
I tried to move my feet in just the right way. At first I looked at those scuff marks with frustra-
tion, but eventually I was at peace with them. Today the pull back is as natural to me as walking
down the street.
4 Tap dancing has also given me courage, including the courage I needed to give this
speech. Earlier this week, I felt the same ice in the pit of my stomach that I do in the days leading
