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MA Chapter 5

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The controversial ballet, ___, caused riots on its opening night but is now considered a central Modernist work.

a)

Swan Lake

b)

The Rite of Spring

c)

The Magic Flute

d)

The Snow Queen

2.

___ is an eclectic mix of rhythm and blues, gospel, soul, and Latin dance music.

a)

HIp hop

b)

Disco

c)

Alternative

d)

Swing jazz

3.

The ___ is a jazzy dance in which couples swing, balance, and twirl.

a)

tango

b)

Charleston

c)

Lindy Hop

d)

samba

4.

Who is the Russian composer of Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, and The Nutcracker?

a)

Modest Mussorgsky

b)

Igor Stravinsky

c)

Sergei Rachmaninoff

d)

Pyotr Tchaikovsky

5.

Hula is usually accompanied by a ukulele and can be performed standing or ___.

a)

sitting

b)

lying down

c)

jumping

d)

falling over

6.

___ greatly influenced clogging.

a)

American tap dancing

b)

Irish step dancing

c)

Australian Aboriginal dream dancing

d)

Mexican conjunto

7.

The ___ is a type of ballroom dance that originated in Cuba.

a)

mambo

b)

cha-cha

c)

tango

d)

samba

8.

Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, a famous "buck and wing" dancer, was discovered at age ___ and starred in ___ Hollywood films.

a)

35, 14

b)

50, 20

c)

50, 14

d)

35, 20

9.

The ___ was a sensational song and dance in the 1950s sung by Chubby Checker.

a)

Mashed Potato

b)

Frug

c)

Pony

d)

Twist

10.

The ___ is an African-Brazilian dance that is faster and jazzier than the tango.

a)

tango

b)

mambo

c)

cha-cha

d)

samba

11.

The Savoy Ballroom in Harlem had a dance floor a ___ long and featured two dance bands nightly.

a)

city block

b)

country mile

c)

lightyear

d)

stone's throw

12.

___ is a dance music created by Mexicans in Texas.

a)

Ipu heke

b)

Conjunto

c)

Bajo sexto

d)

Olapa

13.

___ 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.

a)

Hula

b)

Irish step dancing

c)

Ballroom dancing

d)

Ballet

14.

The Irish step dances jigs and reels feature footwork that is ___.

a)

high and fast

b)

slow and methodical

c)

low and virtuosic

d)

smooth and lilting

15.

The ___ is a rhythmic Latin American dance with the basic pattern of three steps and a shuffle.

a)

cha-cha

b)

tango

c)

mambo

d)

samba

16.

Tap is a distinctly ___ dance with roots in the ___ community.

a)

American, Irish

b)

American, Black

c)

American, Mexican

d)

American, Italian

17.

The ___ is an athletic dance that includes kicks and inward leg rotations on syncopated beats of the music.

a)

Lindy Hop

b)

Charleston

c)

Twist

d)

Frug

18.

___ was a famous actor and dancer who incorporated ballroom dance with tap, ballet, and others.

a)

Elvis

b)

Sean Connery

c)

Fred Astaire

d)

Lon Chaney, Jr.

19.

The ___ is a Latin American dance performed at a moderately slow, walk-like tempo in 4/4 meter.

a)

mambo

b)

samba

c)

tango

d)

cha-cha

20.

Elvis's dance moves were so shocking that tv producers would only show him from the ___ up.

a)

shoulders

b)

torso

c)

waist

d)

knees

21.

Hula is the expression of mele, or ___, in physical form.

a)

poetry

b)

song

c)

history

d)

the future

22.

___ is a step dance in which foot movements produce audible rhythms emphasized by small metal plates on the soles of the dancer's shoes.

a)

Jig

b)

Reel

c)

Clogging

d)

Tap dancing

23.

Clubs that played disco music - which was recorded rather than live - established a new profession:

a)

disc jockey

b)

bouncer

c)

barkeep

d)

A/V repairman

24.

In 1994, ___ took the world by storm, capturing the attention of millions of viewers and bringing Irish step dancing to new generations.

a)

Lakestorm

b)

Riverdance

c)

Firedance

d)

Braveheart

25.

Typically, ballet dances last ___ because dancers need to catch their breath.

a)

5-7 minutes

b)

1-3 minutes

c)

4-10 minutes

d)

2-4 minutes