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Alexistyle salsa quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What artist is often being credited as «the creator of salsa music»?

a)

Chano Pozo

b)

Dizzie Gillespie

c)

Machito

d)

Johnny Pacheco

2.

Who was the first person to use «Azúcar» in salsa music?

a)

Arsenio Rodrigez

b)

Celía Cruz

c)

Eddie Palmeri

d)

Benny Moré

3.

How many types of clave exists?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

trick question, clave is an instrument

4.

What origin does the rhythmical part in salsa have?

a)

rumba

b)

son

c)

son montuno

d)

guaracha

5.

What is tumbao?

a)

one of the conga drums

b)

a rhythmical pattern

c)

spanish word for «groove»

d)

an abbreviation of tumbadora

6.

Which one of these are timestep basics in salsa?

a)

night club style, palladium style, new york style

b)

new york style, push basics, line style

c)

LA style, night club style, palladium style

d)

LA style, New York Style, Hollywood style,

7.

What timestep is credited to Nelson Flores?

a)

cross-over basic

b)

line basic

c)

push basic

d)

on1

8.

What are the names of the creators of LA style?

a)

John Freddy Narvaez

b)

The Vasquez brothers, Alex DaSilva, Rogelio Moreno

c)

Al Luiquid Silver

d)

Luis, Francisco and Johnny Vasquez

9.

Who popularized Hollywood style?

a)

Josie Neglia

b)

Al Luiquid Silver

c)

Edie The Salsafreak

d)

Alex DaSilva

10.

What was originally called out instead of the word «mambo»?

a)

Divadlo!

b)

Iahh uh!

c)

Dilo!

d)

Diablo!

11.

Who was the one who invented the name «Cuban Pete»?

a)

Pédro Aguílar

b)

Desí Arnaz

c)

Machito

d)

Miguelito Valdéz

12.

Who are the famous Palladium mambo legends?

a)

Anibal Vasquez and Roberto Roená

b)

Stacy Lopez and Mambo D

c)

Freddie Rios and Mike Ramós

d)

Millié Donnay and Cuban Pete

13.

Was Alexis the first one to be officially allowed to dance solos in salsa congresses?

a)

No

b)

Yes

c)

Who is Alexis?

d)

I don’t know

14.

How many instruments can Alexis play?

a)

7

b)

11

c)

16

d)

too many to count

15.

What happened to Alexis in 2005 during LA salsa congress?

a)

received an honorary award by Albert Torres

b)

got an autograph by Ray Barretto

c)

fell of stage during an animation and broke his toe

d)

got a speeding ticket