WorksheetsDance I Test
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The relationship of the skeleton to the line of gravity
a)
Balance
b)
Space
c)
Alignment
d)
Energy
2.
Origins of Jazz Dance come from where?
a)
Europe
b)
Asia
c)
South America
d)
Africa
3.
Which one of these is not a characteristic of Jazz Dance?
a)
Bent Knees
b)
Turn-out
c)
Low Center of Gravity
d)
High Kicks
4.
A form of Western Classical Dance
a)
Ballet
b)
Jazz
c)
Modern
d)
Contemporary
5.
A partial dance idea composed of a series of connecting steps
a)
Movement
b)
Choreography
c)
Dance Phrase
d)
Technique
6.
After what world war did Jazz Dance and Music become part of the American social scene?
a)
Vietnam
b)
Gulf War
c)
WWI
d)
WWII
7.
Movement that is created spontaneously is called _____
a)
Dance Phrase
b)
Choreography
c)
Improvisation
d)
Technique
8.
Who was a master Tap Dancer of the 1920s?
a)
Bob Fosse
b)
Luigi
c)
Bojangles
d)
Shirley Temple
9.
Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire were famous in what era?
a)
1910
b)
1930
c)
1980
d)
1990
10.
A position of the body in space
a)
Space
b)
Shape
c)
Energy
d)
Force
11.
Jazz moved from the dance floors to the stage in 1940
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Singing in the Rain was choreographed by who?
a)
Jerome Robbins
b)
Gene Kelly
c)
Bob Fosse
d)
Mr. Powers
13.
Physical skills of a dancer
a)
Dance Phrase
b)
Movement
c)
Choreography
d)
Technique
14.
You are allowed to wear colors other than black in dance class?
a)
True
b)
False
15.
A syncopated weight shift to the ball of the feet
a)
Fan Kick
b)
Grapevine
c)
Ball Change
d)
Jazz Square
16.
A line along which a person or part of that person moves
a)
Space
b)
Pathway
c)
Energy
d)
Dance Phrase
17.
A back side front three step move
a)
Jazz Square
b)
Grapevine
c)
Jazz Pas de Bouree
d)
Jazz Walk
18.
Creation and composition of dances
a)
Dance Phrase
b)
Movement
c)
Choreography
d)
Technique
19.
West Side Story was choreographed by Jerome Robbins in what year?
a)
1997
b)
1957
c)
1947
d)
1927
20.
Developed a technique using body isolations and movements borrowed from Eastern culture
a)
Bob Fosse
b)
Jack Cole
c)
Luigi
d)
Gene Kelly
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