Bob Fosse Quiz

What professional works has Bob Fosse created?

• Musicals

• Paintings

• Novels

• Sculptures

Has Bob Fosse won any awards for his work?

• Yes, multiple awards including Tony Awards

• No, he never received any awards

• Only one award for acting

• Only awards for directing films

What makes Bob Fosse's dance style unique?

• Use of isolations and angular movements

• Traditional ballet techniques

• Only fast-paced movements

• No facial expressions

How did Bob Fosse influence the world of dance?

• Introduced a new style with jazz influences

• Revived ancient dance forms

• Focused on classical ballet only

Explain how you could incorporate elements of Bob Fosse's style into your own choreography.

What are the main features of Bob Fosse's dance style?

• Slow, fluid movements with lots of floor work. Use of rolls and retrograde.

• rounded shoulders and hip rolls, isolations, finger stretching and angled posture

• Canon and unison, call and response, low centre of gravity and rhythmical.

• Similar to yoga, uses breath and lift, contractions, improvisation and contact.

Find definitions for the following key term: Isolations

• Moving one body part independently of others

• Dancing in groups synchronously

• Creating shapes with the body

• Performing in silence

Find definitions for the following key term: Finger stretching

• Extending and flexing the fingers for expression

• Stretching the legs for flexibility

Angular posture

• Holding the body in sharp, angular positions

• Maintaining a rounded and soft body shape

• Moving fluidly in curved lines

• Keeping the body relaxed and loose

Derbies

• Type of hat often worn by Fosse dancers

• Type of dance shoes

• Traditional Scottish dance

• Dance costume with feathers