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WorksheetsDANCE EDUCATION- HISTORY OF JAZZ DANCING
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
Jazz Dancing finds its roots in African folk dancing.
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Africans believe in using the entire body to express dance.
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African dance entered America during the slave trade.
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Different styles of jazz dancing developed simultaneously with jazz music in New Orleans.
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Jazz dance spread from the South to Northern cities during the great migration.
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Up until the 1950s, "jazz dance was commonly used as term for what type of dancing?
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During what years did jazz become a performing art and was incorporated on Broadway as the cultural element were replaced by intricate choreography?
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In what year was Katherine Dunham born?
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What are some of the things Katherine Dunham is credited for?
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What year was the great American choreographer Bob Fosse born?
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How would you describe the choreography of Bob Fosse?
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Name one famous choreography Bob Fosse is recognised for.
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In what year was choreographer Jack Cole born?
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What is Jack Cole is considered to be in the art of dance?
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Jack Cole was the first to combine which aspects of two popular dance forms?
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