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WorksheetsMA Chapter 5
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
The controversial ballet, ___, caused riots on its opening night but is now considered a central Modernist work.
Swan Lake
The Rite of Spring
The Magic Flute
The Snow Queen
___ is an eclectic mix of rhythm and blues, gospel, soul, and Latin dance music.
HIp hop
Disco
Alternative
Swing jazz
The ___ is a jazzy dance in which couples swing, balance, and twirl.
tango
Charleston
Lindy Hop
samba
Who is the Russian composer of Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, and The Nutcracker?
Modest Mussorgsky
Igor Stravinsky
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Hula is usually accompanied by a ukulele and can be performed standing or ___.
sitting
lying down
jumping
falling over
___ greatly influenced clogging.
American tap dancing
Irish step dancing
Australian Aboriginal dream dancing
Mexican conjunto
The ___ is a type of ballroom dance that originated in Cuba.
mambo
cha-cha
tango
samba
Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, a famous "buck and wing" dancer, was discovered at age ___ and starred in ___ Hollywood films.
35, 14
50, 20
50, 14
35, 20
The ___ was a sensational song and dance in the 1950s sung by Chubby Checker.
Mashed Potato
Frug
Pony
Twist
The ___ is an African-Brazilian dance that is faster and jazzier than the tango.
tango
mambo
cha-cha
samba
The Savoy Ballroom in Harlem had a dance floor a ___ long and featured two dance bands nightly.
city block
country mile
lightyear
stone's throw
___ is a dance music created by Mexicans in Texas.
Ipu heke
Conjunto
Bajo sexto
Olapa
___ is a refined style of classical dance that emphasizes the verticality of the body, an outward rotation of the legs with fluid foot and leg work, and virtuosic turns and jumps.
Hula
Irish step dancing
Ballroom dancing
Ballet
The Irish step dances jigs and reels feature footwork that is ___.
high and fast
slow and methodical
low and virtuosic
smooth and lilting
The ___ is a rhythmic Latin American dance with the basic pattern of three steps and a shuffle.
cha-cha
tango
mambo
samba
Tap is a distinctly ___ dance with roots in the ___ community.
American, Irish
American, Black
American, Mexican
American, Italian
The ___ is an athletic dance that includes kicks and inward leg rotations on syncopated beats of the music.
Lindy Hop
Charleston
Twist
Frug
___ was a famous actor and dancer who incorporated ballroom dance with tap, ballet, and others.
Elvis
Sean Connery
Fred Astaire
Lon Chaney, Jr.
The ___ is a Latin American dance performed at a moderately slow, walk-like tempo in 4/4 meter.
mambo
samba
tango
cha-cha
Elvis's dance moves were so shocking that tv producers would only show him from the ___ up.
shoulders
torso
waist
knees
Hula is the expression of mele, or ___, in physical form.
poetry
song
history
the future
___ is a step dance in which foot movements produce audible rhythms emphasized by small metal plates on the soles of the dancer's shoes.
Jig
Reel
Clogging
Tap dancing
Clubs that played disco music - which was recorded rather than live - established a new profession:
disc jockey
bouncer
barkeep
A/V repairman
In 1994, ___ took the world by storm, capturing the attention of millions of viewers and bringing Irish step dancing to new generations.
Lakestorm
Riverdance
Firedance
Braveheart
Typically, ballet dances last ___ because dancers need to catch their breath.
5-7 minutes
1-3 minutes
4-10 minutes
2-4 minutes
