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Hip Hop Dance History

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is described as a form of vocal percussion mostly involving the art of imitating sounds?

a)

beatboxing

b)

b-boying

c)

breaking

d)

percussive

2.

What is an athletic style of street dancing that consists of toprock, downrock, power moves, and freezes?

a)

Locking

b)

Popping

c)

Breakdancing

d)

Roboting

3.

Which is the first form of Hip Hop?

a)

Breakdancing

b)

Locking

c)

Disco

d)

Popping

4.

Which form of dance is meant for interaction rather than performance and is usually easy to do?

a)

concert dance

b)

social dance

c)

pantomime

d)

breakdancing

5.

Which is NOT a style of Hip Hop?

a)

breakdancing

b)

locking

c)

disco

d)

popping

6.

Why was Soul Train important?

a)

It transported Blacks out of the south to the North

b)

It showcased positive images of African Americans to the U.S.

c)

It gave African Americans more opportunities in the North

7.

Which is a circular horizontal platform that rotates a record while it is being played?

a)

DJ Record

b)

Disc Player

c)

Turntable

8.

What is described as a circular shape in which dancers enter to battle/compete with one another while the crowd cheers them on?

a)

battleground

b)

turntable

c)

cypher

d)

ring

9.

Who was the first pioneer of Hip-Hop?

a)

Keith "Cowboy" Higgins

b)

DJ Kool Herc

c)

Fresh Prince

d)

Grandmaster Flash

10.

When was hip hop created?

a)

1960s

b)

1970s

c)

1980s

d)

1990s

11.

Which hip hop style is based on the technique of quickly contracting and relaxing muscles to cause a jerk in the dancer's body, referred to as a hit?

a)

breakdancing

b)

locking

c)

popping

d)

roboting

12.

Which is making music with record players and mixers?

a)

DJing

b)

Roboting

c)

Breakdancing

d)

MCing

13.

Which style is described as taking pauses while dancing to create a 'tableau' or pose/shape in place?

a)

breakdancing

b)

locking

c)

roboting

d)

popping

14.

Which is a rhythmic vocal rhyming style; also known as rapping?

a)

DJing

b)

roboting

c)

breakdancing

d)

MCing

15.

What is Soul Train?

a)

a train system that transported African Americans in the 1960s

b)

an all-Black music and dance show

c)

an underground railroad transporting Blacks from the south to north

16.

Which is NOT an element of Hip Hop?

a)

DJing

b)

Roboting

c)

Breakdancing

d)

MCing

17.

Where was Hip Hop created?

a)

LA, California

b)

Bronx, NY

c)

Miami, FL

d)

Brooklyn, NY