WorksheetsDance I Winter Exam
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What year did Martha Graham die
a)
1981
b)
1991
c)
1971
d)
1951
2.
Who founded their own company in 1953
a)
Paul Taylor
b)
Merce Cunningham
c)
Alvin Ailey
d)
Mark Morris
3.
Who received the Kennedy Center Honor Award in 1978
a)
Alvin Ailey
b)
Fred Astaire
c)
George Balanchine
d)
Ginger Rogers
4.
When was Paul Taylor born
a)
1940
b)
1930
c)
1920
d)
1950
5.
Who was known as the father of Jazz Dance
a)
Luigi
b)
Jack Cole
c)
Alvin Ailey
d)
Bojangles
6.
A syncopated shift in weight is called
a)
Change
b)
Kick
c)
Ball Change
d)
Moving
7.
Movement created spontaneously is called
a)
Dancing
b)
Creating
c)
Improvisation
d)
Choreography
8.
What musical did Jerome Robbins create
a)
Cats
b)
West Side Story
c)
Chicago
d)
Rent
9.
Who was known as the "Father of Hip Hop"
a)
Kool Herc
b)
LL Cool J
c)
Coolio
d)
Dj Mickey Mouse
10.
Who created the "Dying Swan" role for Anna Pavlova
a)
Jerome Robbins
b)
Alvin Ailey
c)
Micheal Fokine
d)
Mark Morris
11.
Who is known as the "bad boy" of dance
a)
Alvin Ailey
b)
Mark Morris
c)
Bojangles
d)
Erick Hawkins
12.
Who was Fred Astaire's longtime dance partner
a)
Britney Spears
b)
Ginger Rogers
c)
Isadora Duncan
d)
Doris Humphries
13.
Which one of these is not one of the 4 pillars of hip hop
a)
Mc-ing
b)
B-boying
c)
Graffiti
d)
Krumping
14.
Who created for " contract and release"
a)
Martha Graham
b)
Isadora Duncan
c)
Ruth St. Denis
d)
Loie Fuller
15.
At what age did Vaslav Nijnsky retire from dance
a)
39
b)
49
c)
29
d)
19
16.
Who wrote the song "Rock Steady"
a)
Gladys Knight
b)
Chaka Khan
c)
Aretha Franklin
d)
Remy Ma
17.
Which DJ did Afrika Bambataa battle to start DJ battling
a)
Dj Kool Herc
b)
Dj Kool Aid
c)
Dj King Mario
d)
Dj Disco Wiz Kid
18.
What was Isadora Duncan's movement inspired by
a)
Energy
b)
Nature
c)
The World
d)
Fairy Tales
19.
Who was inspired by Eastern Cultures and Mythologies
a)
Katherine Dunham
b)
Ruth St. Denis
c)
Loie Fuller
d)
Isadora Duncan
20.
What school did Paul Taylor train at
a)
Julliard
b)
Booker T
c)
Sam Houston
d)
American Dance Academy
21.
Who is the muse for dance
a)
Athena
b)
Terpsichore
c)
Zeus
d)
Demeter
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