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WorksheetsLyrical Dance
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is lyrical dance?
a style that combines ballet and jazz dancing techniques
a style that contains acrobatic skills
a style that combines hip-hop and tap techniques
a style that combines ballroom and modern techniques
This style concentrates on an individual approach and expressiveness of such emotions as love, joy, hurt, or anger. It does not concentrate on the dancer’s precision of movement.
True
False
The term Lyrical Dance comes from the word “lyrical,” which means to have ______________________________________________.
no emotion
a poetic, expressive quality; expressing spontaneous feelings and deep personal emotions
Music used for Lyrical dance is usually NOT emotionally charged and expressive.
True
False, music used for Lyrical dance is usually emotionally charged and expressive.
Lyrical is often choreographed to a song about _________________________.
freedom and overcoming obstacles
love
friendships
family
When dancing lyrical, dancers travel while doing floor work.
True
False, they travel with high and soaring leaps and graceful turns and walks.
Movements in lyrical are _________, ___________, and __________.
hard, strong, and passionate
soft, small, and graceful
fluid, continuous, and graceful
sharp, hard, and energetic
Although lyrical is a combination of other dance forms, it's exact location of its origins are hard to locate. However, lyrical's dance technique was originated from ________ in the first half of the 20th century.
Russia
Spain
Germany
Africa
Lyrical roots are traced to the Vaganova method of classical ballet. It was developed by who?
Mia Michaels
Agrippina Vaganova
Travis Wall
Alvin Ailey
The Russians form of lyrical tend to focus on ______________________________________________________________.
the flexibility and strength of the back and the fluid movements of the arms.
the flexibility and strength of the legs
the strength of one's ankles
the strength of the core
Lyrical dance emerged as a new art form after the cultural changes of the _______.
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
Dancers wanted new ways to convey a wide range of human emotion through movement, rather than relying on the precision of classical ballet or the abstract quality of modern dance.
True
False
When did lyrical dance gain popularity?
1930s
2000s
1990s
1970s
Dancers choreographed dances to popular songs and began using the phrase "lyrical" to describe the practice of creating movements directly inspired by the lyrics of a piece of music.
True
False
Who is one of the most famous lyrical choreographers on the show "So You Think You Can Dance?"
Mia Michaels
Travis Wall
Shane Sparks
Gaby Diaz
