Tap dance was born during the slavery in the Southern United States in 1800's. It was used by the African slaves to communicate and express their culture as they were not allowed to interact with one another. Therefore they were secretly tapping their shoes and dancing for years. It incorporates African dance movements with the idea of British clogging or Irish step dancing. African American communities in the South began to develop what would become the American tap dancing. It was not until the 1920's that tap dancing began to be accepted in the society and later theatrical performances. Tap dance has unique characteristics that differentiate it from other type of dances, such as energetic beats, powerful movements, and dynamic rhythm.
The goal of the design is to express the freedom of the African slaves through the energetic, powerful, and dynamic beats of tap dance. Freedom, which is an abstract term, is translated into something happy, cheerful, and levitated. On the other hand, the beats of tap dance is symbolized as a square shape or cube, as it is perceived as a masculine and powerful form. Whereas the various dimensions and interlocking of the cubes mimics the dynamic rhythm of tap dance.
