The My Little Pony Scrapbook: G1 in the UK and Europe

Tap Dancer

Dance & Prance Ponies (1989-91)

Dark purple earth pony with gold mane and tail, gold flower brooch, gold hat and cane symbol


Tap Dancer
Pony Data
Set Dance & Prance Ponies (1989-91)
Asst. Number 4649 (UK and Europe)
Accessories Mint green shooting star comb, gold mesh ribbon, light pink earrings with aqua gems and dangles, darker pink boa, light pink hairclip (bird and lily), dark pink clip with green hair (tinsel).
Pose Dance & Prance
Distribution North America
UK, Most of Europe
Probably other areas

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Tap Dancer


 Tap Dancer was one of the four earth pony Dance & Prance characters released in the Dance & Prance pony set. The set was available in North America in 1989, and then was sold in the UK and Europe in  the 1990 and 1991 catalogues. Although originally promoted in a different earth pose in the commercial and American catalogue, Tap Dancer's earth pose was amended from the Powder pose, with the horn removed.

Tap Dancer MIB
Tap Dancer Mint in Box
European box (Italian edition)
Palette - Pink
Image from the Delaneys

Tap Dancer was sold with a range of dress up dance accessories, from a gold mesh ribbon to a fluffy boa, earrings and a clip with a hair extension.





Tap Dancer's Character

Tap Dancer was an old school dancing girl, with her top hat and her tap shoes. Not that she actually had tap shoes, but that didn't really stop her asking for a tap-tap beat when performing with Player. In reality, her top hat and cane was as much music hall as it was tap, with a little swish of on-stage magic show for good measure. As her box story demonstrates, she knew how to put on a show, showering the audience with sparkling confetti from her hat as a finale. This story was the same in North America, although the spellings of centre and colour have been amended in the UK release.

Tap Dancer's Story
Tap Dancer's Backcard Story
UK, 1990-1