History of Jazz Dance

Jazz dance was created in the United States.

• True

• False

Which of the following influenced the development of Jazz Dance?

• African American Culture

• Jazz Music

• Broadway Musicals

• Pop music, culture, and videos

• All the above

What era was the jazz dance "Charleston" apart of?

• 1900s

• 1920s

• 1980s

• 1970s

What era was the jazz dance "Disco" apart of?

• 1920s

• 1990s

• 1970s

• 1980s

Which type of jazz dance was a popular part of the 1990s era?

• Twist

• Lindy

• Charleston

• Hip Hop

Influenced by Caribbean culture, Katherine Dunham was credited with inventing what?

• The five basic positions of ballet

• Hip-hop

• The technique of isolations

• contemporary jazz dance

Different styles of jazz dancing developed simultaneously with jazz music in New Orleans.

• True

• False

Jazz dance is called an umbrella style because

• umbrellas are often used as a prop in jazz dances

• its roots are in marching bands

• slaves used to do their cultural dances in the rain

• it covers different styles of dance like hip hop, ballet, and African dance

What dance step developed as the basic move for big band swing music?

• Lindy

• Charleston

• Jazz square or Box step

• Shuffle

While jazz dance has many subcategories, the wide variety of styles fall under which two main categories?

• theatrical and

  pop culture

• classic and

  contemporary

• historical and

  hip hop