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Beginner Jazz History and Important People

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is considered the father of Jazz Dance?

a)

Jack Cole

b)

Matt Mattox

c)

Luigi

2.

Who revolutionized musicals with signature steps that included turned-in knees, the sideways shuffle, rolled shoulders, and “jazz hands.”

a)

Bob Fosse

b)

Gus Giordano

c)

Jerome Robbins

3.

Who got the 1st Academy Award for West Side Story’s choreography.

a)

Bob Fosse

b)

Gus Giordano

c)

Jerome Robbins

4.

Who fused dance and drama?

a)

Bob Fosse

b)

Gus Giordano

c)

Jerome Robbins

5.

Who choreographed Call Me Madam, The King and I, Peter Pan, Gypsy, and Fiddler on the Roof?

a)

Bob Fosse

b)

Gus Giordano

c)

Jerome Robbins

6.

Who won 8 Tony Awards for choreography and direction, more than anyone else?

a)

Bob Fosse

b)

Gus Giordano

c)

Jerome Robbins

7.

Who discovered ways to rehabilitate the body through dance?

a)

Jack Cole

b)

Matt Mattox

c)

Luigi

8.

Who was a well known Hollywood dancer that was involved in an automobile accident that left his right side paralyzed?

a)

Jack Cole

b)

Matt Mattox

c)

Luigi

9.

Who wrote the “Anthology of American Jazz Dance?”

a)

Bob Fosse

b)

Gus Giordano

c)

Jerome Robbins

10.

Who is the creator of the Jazz Dance World Congress?

a)

Bob Fosse

b)

Gus Giordano

c)

Jerome Robbins

11.

Who choreographed for Broadway and television, and designed a series of exercises to train a dancer in body isolations?

a)

Jack Cole

b)

Matt Mattox

c)

Luigi

12.

Who has a class with a jazz feel with the format of a ballet class?

a)

Jack Cole

b)

Matt Mattox

c)

Luigi

13.

Who was a dancer, musical theatre choreographer, director, screenwriter, film director, and actor?

a)

Bob Fosse

b)

Gus Giordano

c)

Jerome Robbins

14.

What music did Jazz Dance evolve alongside?

a)

Classical

b)

Jazz

c)

Hip-Hop

15.

What type of dances are under the "umbrella" of Jazz Dance?

a)

Social

b)

Breaking

c)

Popping

d)

Locking

16.

What are the elements of Jazz?

a)

isolations

b)

grounded movement

c)

syncopation

d)

contractions

e)

pointe work

17.

When did Jazz dance begin?

a)

1600's

b)

1800's

c)

1900's

d)

1700's

18.

What was Jazz Dance considered before the 1950's?

a)

Ballet

b)

Modern

c)

Jazz

d)

Tap

19.

Where did Jazz Dance Begin?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

America

20.

Where did Jazz Dance Begin?

a)

Los Angeles, California

b)

New Orleans, Louisiana

c)

Bronx, New York

21.

What does jazz music have strong ties to?

a)

the streets

b)

French courtship dances

c)

different cultures

d)

returning to naturalism

22.

What was the prominent musical era when Jazz Dance was popularized in ballrooms by the big bands?

a)

Swing

b)

Pop

c)

Classical

23.

Which people were allowed to retain and practice elements of their African heritage?

a)

Slaves

b)

Peasants

c)

Serfs

24.

On what day of the week did New Orleans slaves get to sing and dance?

a)

Sundays

b)

Wednesdays

c)

Fridays

d)

Saturdays

25.

What major event helped Jazz Dance to spread?

a)

The Gold Rush

b)

The Great Migration

c)

WWI

26.

For what purpose is Jazz Dance often used today?

a)

cultural bonds

b)

social dance

c)

entertainment