Tap shoes are a type of footwear that have metal plates attached to the bottoms, allowing the wearer to make rhythmic sounds by tapping their feet on the ground. Full definition
Queen Latifah and John C. Reilly also turn in strong supporting performances as the prison chief and Roxie's husband, respectively, and Richard Gere manages to hold his own for a guy who never even put on a pair of tap shoes before agreeing to appear in this film. (bullz-eye.com)