BALLROOM DANCE

Ballroom dancing was derived from which word?

• bull

• boil

• boll

• ball

What does the Latin word, “ballare” means?

• to ball

• to dance

• to execute

• to do ballroom

What do you call a large room that is designed for dancing?

• disco house

• ballroom

• grand hall

• ball floor

Who are commonly identified to use step-patterns and rhythmical movements in Ballroom Dancing?

• the disc jockeys

• the audience

• the royals

• the couples

Which dance often requires a partnership?

• street dance

• pop dance

• ballroom dance

• hip hop dance

Which movement do the Smooth or Standard Style

focuses on?

• the arrogance, grace and flow of movement

• the elegance, grace and fluidity of movement

• the intelligence, grace and flourishing of movement

• the softness, grace and flowing of movement

Which direction do the dancers of the Smooth or Standard Style rotate or move around the entire floor?

• clockwise

• up and down

• counter-clockwise

• end to end

How do the couple of the Smooth or Standard Style move on the dance floor?

• transitioning from a single place to the next in no fixed pattern

• transitioning from two places in a fixed pattern

• transitioning from one place to the next in a fixed pattern

• transitioning from one place to another in a rhythmic pattern

Which of these dances are performed in the Smooth or Standard Style?

• The Foxtrot, Waltz, Tango, Viennese Waltz and Quickstep

• The Waltz, Tango, Viennese Waltz, Paso Doble and Quickstep

• The Tango, Viennese Waltz, Merengue, Waltz and Quickstep

• The Viennese Waltz, Salsa, Tango, Foxtrot and Quickstep

Which is the characteristic of the Rhythm or Latin dances?

• slow

• percussive

• rhythmical

• fixed