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Advanced dance Jazz quiz (2)

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is known as the father of Jazz

a)

Gene Kelly

b)

Bob Boross

c)

Bob Fosse

d)

Jack Cole

2.

What area of the world is credited with starting Jazz?

a)

Europe

b)

America

c)

Africa

d)

France

3.

Which area does Jazz dancing NOT focus on

a)

Ribs

b)

Bent knees

c)

Isolations

d)

Movement from the Hips

4.

What was the name of the clubs where jazz dancing is first seen?

a)

Concert Halls

b)

Speak Easies

c)

Juke boxes

d)

Juke houses

5.

When did Jazz dancing first appear on television?

a)

1940s

b)

1950s

c)

1960s

d)

1970s

e)

1980s

6.

When did Jazz dancing perform in concerts with professional companies?

a)

1940s

b)

1950s

c)

1960s

d)

1970s

e)

1980s

7.

When did Rock and Funk hit Jazz dancing as the “new” trends?

a)

1940s

b)

1950s

c)

1960s

d)

1970s

e)

1980s

8.

Which one is NOT a focus of Jazz dancing technique?

a)

Talent

b)

Balance

c)

Strength

d)

Flexibility

9.

When is jazz dancing first seen?

a)

1890’s

b)

1900’s

c)

1920’s

d)

1940’s

e)

1950’s

10.

What is one of the first Jazz steps?

a)

Charleston

b)

Waltz

c)

Lindy

d)

Twist

11.

Which did NOT contribute to the creation of Jazz?

a)

European social dancing

b)

Irish sword dancing

c)

African American dancing

d)

Slavery Drum beats

12.

Which came first?

a)

Jazz music

b)

Jazz dancing

c)

Charleston

d)

Swing

13.

Pick the two major attributes for Axel

a)

Felxibility

b)

strength

c)

Control

d)

Balance

14.

Pick the two major attributes for turning fan kick

a)

flexibility

b)

control

c)

strength

d)

balance

15.

Pick the two major attributes for center leap

a)

flexibility

b)

strength

c)

balance

16.

What is a reverse leap

a)

backward leap

b)

turning jumping fan kick

c)

angled kick

d)

prep for a turn

17.

What is a pitch kick?

a)

backward leap

b)

turning jumping fan kick

c)

angled kick

d)

prep for a turn

18.

What is a ronde verse (renverse)?

a)

backward leap

b)

turning jumping fan kick

c)

angled kick

d)

prep for a turn