D1- Chapter 12

Tap dance is a vital component of dance in entertainment that includes live stage shows, musical t heater productions, movies, television, and videos

• True

• Flase

Tap dance absorbed several dance forms from different groups of people who came to America and brought their dances.

• True

• False

Broadway tap focuses on the dancer’s musicality and improvisational skills.

• True

• False

Early in the 19th century the term tap dance appeared in a public advertisement of Ziegfeld Follies.

• True

• False

Tap dance has always had a creative improvisational aspect.

• True

• False

The Following brothers performed in the movie “Stormy Weather”.

• Rodriguez

• Johnson

• Nicholas

• Wilson

Through its history, tap dance has acquired a blend of dance forms of various people, including African American, Native American, English, and Irish cultures.

• True

• False

During the Harlem renaissance, tap dance was popular in night clubs, in vaudeville, on Broadway, and in film.

• True

• False

Tap dance is performed bare foot.

• True

• False

The following tap dancer created the choreography for the Broadway production bring in 'da noise bring in 'da funk.

• Gene Kelly

• Sammy Davis Jr

• Savion Glover

• Gregory Hines