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WorksheetsHistory of Jazz Dance
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Jazz dance was developed by who?
Americans
Asians
African Americans
Native Americans
When did Jazz Dance enter America?
During WWI
During the slave trade
During WWII
During the American Revolutionary War
Up until the 1950s, “jazz dance” was commonly used as a term for?
Hip-hop
Tap dancing
Contemporary
Ballet
Which type of jazz dance was common in fashionable ballrooms?
Cakewalk
Lindy Hop
Twist
Disco
What era was the jazz dance "Charleston" apart of?
1900s
1920s
1980s
1970s
What type of dance was the "Boogie woogie"?
social partner dance, complicated footwork
radical and easy, popular among teenagers
common in fashionable ballrooms
wild and spontaneous partner dance
What era was the jazz dance "Disco" apart of?
1920s
1990s
1970s
1980s
Who was the "Moonwalk" inspired by?
Katherine Dunham
Bob Fosse
Michael Jackson
Janet Jackson
Which type of jazz dance was apart of the 1990s era?
Twist
Cakewalk
Charleston
Hip Hop
Who are the three most influential jazz dancers and choreographers?
Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Bob Fosse
Katherine Dunham, Janet Jackson, Martha Graham
Jack Cole, Katherine Dunham, Bob Fosse
Martha Graham, Michael Jackson, Mia Michaels
Who was the “Father of Jazz Dance Technique and Theatre Dance”?
Jack Cole
Katherine Dunham
Bob Fosse
Michael Jackson
Who choreographed Marilyn Monroe’s “Diamonds are a girl’s best friend”?
Bob Fosse
Katherine Dunham
Jack Cole
Mia Michaels
Who founded first major modern black dance company in America?
Katherine Dunham
Bob Fosse
Michael Jackson
Mia Michaels
Katherine Dunham was credited with inventing what?
The five basic positions of ballet
Hip-hop
The technique of isolationism
Jazz dance
Check all the musicals that Bob Fosse choreographed.
Chicago
Wicked
Sweet Charity
High School Musical
All That Jazz
