Tap Dance

The Minstrel Shows, when tap had it's beginnings, included dancers such as

• John Durang

• William Henry Lane or "Master Juba"

• Thomas Rice

• George Primrose

• All of the Above

Tap dance is a dance genre that is considered born in

• Africa

• Ireland

• America

• England

• All of the above

One of the most influential dancers on the 19th-century stage was

• Ned Wayburn

• William Henry Lane

• Bill "Bojangles" Robinson

• "Sandman" Sims

• Busby Berkeley

Famous rythm tap dancers are

• Fred Astaire and "Honi"Coles

• Bill Bojangles Robinson and Shirley Temple

• Gregory Hines and Savion Glover

• The Niklas Brothers and Tap Dogs

• Ginger Rogers and Sammy Davis Junior

There are 4 Styles of tap: Flash Acts, Soft shoe, Class acts, & Rythm tap

• True

• False

Rhythm tap is a style of tap dance featured in musical theater and musical theatre entertainment.

• True

• False

An early 20th-century Vaudeville era tap dance producer, Florenz Ziegfeld & director, Ned Wayburn, created all- girl tap lines in the Ziegfeld Follies.

• True

• False

Who were the Broadway Show tappers that brought other styles of dance to tap dancing? (CHOOSE TWO)

• Bill Robinson

• Gene Kelly

• Fred Astaire

• John Bubbles

What is it called when tricks or acrobatics are added into tap dancing?

• Broadway show tap

• Flash acts tap

• Rhythm tap

• Buck and wing tap

• Soft shoe tap

Who was allowed to tap dance in minstrel performances?

• Soft shoe dancers

• Irish dancers

• Flash Act dancers

• African American dancers