An improved tap dance shoe for teaching tap dancing or for use to enhance a tap dance performance. The improved tap dance shoe has at least one heel light and one toe light in communication with a battery disposed inside the shoe and, respectively, with pressure actuated switches disposed at the heel and toe of the shoe. The switches are in operative connection with the heel tap and toe tap so as to complete the electrical circuit with the battery. When the dancer taps either the heel or toe tap, the respective switch will energize the respective light to indicate that contact has been made. The dance instructor can determine if the student is hitting the heel or toe tap properly and the student can better see what steps the instructor is doing. Preferably, a buckle or hook and loop connectors are used to secure the shoe to a foot.