Phrase is used in the following sentence:
Отец был местный писатель

Thanks in advance

Простите, но ЭТО не контекст.

Are you a foreigner reading a Russian book? If yes, you should have given more context (the complete sentence in which the words are used, and describe the situation in the whole). In the absence of the context I think the words два притопа, три прихлопа can mean a simple/inelaborate/inornate dance.