WorksheetsAmerican Line Dance GCSE
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Line Dancing has its Roots in what type of dance?
a)
Ballroom
b)
Ballet
c)
European Folk
d)
Tango
2.
The Modern Line Dancing of today appeared in which decade?
a)
1920s
b)
1950s
c)
1970s
d)
1980s
3.
The type of Line Dance music used is usually what type?
a)
Country
b)
Folk
c)
Programme
d)
Disco
4.
Which instrument is the odd one out?
a)
Mandolin
b)
Fiddle
c)
Harp
d)
Harmonica
5.
Line Dancing originated from where?
a)
European Folk Dancing
b)
The Southern US states
c)
Ireland
d)
The Indigenous Americans
6.
Line dancers often wear what when performing?
a)
Lederhosen
b)
Cowboy Boots
c)
Gowns
d)
Slippers
7.
During which occasion is Line Dancing not usually performed?
a)
At wedding receptions
b)
Country Music bars
c)
Festivals
d)
Graduations
8.
Which of the following is not a type of American Line Dance?
a)
Electric Slide
b)
Watermelon Crawl
c)
Tushpush
d)
Barn Dance
9.
Each beat in a Line Dance is called a...
a)
Step
b)
Count
c)
Set
d)
Tag
10.
Line Dancers will usually change directions how many times?
a)
3
b)
4
c)
8
d)
12
11.
The direction a Line Dancer faces during performances is called a what?
a)
Floor
b)
Door
c)
Wall
d)
Point
12.
Steps' 5,6,7,8 is a Line Dance with what particular type of added influence?
a)
Folk
b)
Techno
c)
Blues
d)
Club Dance
13.
What does BPM stand for?
a)
Bars Per Minute
b)
Beats Per Measure
c)
Bars Per Moment
d)
Beats Per Minute
14.
Line Dancing is usually in which tempo?
a)
70 BPM
b)
100 BPM
c)
120 BPM
d)
140 BPM
15.
What key musical element does not typically change very often in works of Line Dance music?
a)
The instrumentation
b)
The dancing
c)
The harmony
d)
The melody
16.
Which of the following the most common step in Line Dancing?
a)
The Grapevine
b)
The Lock Step
c)
The Sailor Step
d)
The Shuffle Step
17.
Which was the first popular American dance to be danced in a line?
a)
Hustle
b)
Cha Cha
c)
Stroll
d)
Charleston
18.
The "Tush Push" was the first dances to be named as a Line Dance. In which decade was this?
a)
1960s
b)
1970s
c)
1980s
d)
1990s
19.
Which year did the British Band S.T.E.P.S form?
a)
1996
b)
1997
c)
1998
d)
1999
20.
What sort of band usually performs at Line Dance events?
a)
Jazz
b)
Rock
c)
Pop
d)
Folk
21.
Which of the following has not contributed in bringing line dancing to a more modern style?
a)
MIDI
b)
THe Drum Machine
c)
The Electric Guitar
d)
The Fiddle
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