「踏歌」，歌時聯手踏地為節，結合了歌唱及舞蹈。這是一種群眾性樂自娛性的舞樂，在表演者和觀眾之間，沒有嚴格的界線，表演者即是觀眾，觀眾即是表演者，只要願意，誰都可以入場，連手踏地歌舞一番，這是一種平易近人的歌舞，簡單易學，又可達到歌舞歡愉的氣氛，深為唐人所喜好。 本文論述「踏歌」的起源、演變、發展及唐代受到重視的情況，實施的方式，受帝王喜愛的狀況，文人寫作踏歌詞的動機背景，踏歌詞的內容意涵，形成的游藝風尚及社會價值……等相關問題，作一深入的分析與探討，以全面程現「踏歌」游藝活動在唐人生活中的真實狀況。

“Foot-stomping song” (t’a ko踏歌) combines singing and dancing together, with hand in hand and stomping as a rhythm marker. This is a kind of communal activity, entertaining the dancers and the audience at the same time. The audience can join in the dance whenever they feel like to. This mode of dancing was welcomed and popular in Tang Dynasty because it is easy to learn and fun to perform. This article discusses the origin and development of foot-stomping dance, especially focusing on Tang period: how it was welcomed by Tang people? Why the imperial court enjoyed it so much? What was the motive for the literati to write the foot-stomping songs? What is the meaning and significance of the songs? How it came to form the entertainment trend and what is its value? and so on.