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Swing Jazz Dance - Sunset High School

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When and where did Swing Jazz Dance originate?

a)

1930's in Africa

b)

1960's in Europe

c)

1920's in United States

d)

1890's in South America

2.

Swing Jazz Dance was designed to get people dancing

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Which is not a style of Swing Jazz Dance

a)

Lindy Hop

b)

Balboa

c)

Charleston

d)

Collegiate Shag

e)

Backbeat

4.

Swing jazz moves originated in which cultures

a)

African

b)

European

c)

Latin

d)

Scandinavian

5.

One origin of Swing Jazz Dance is tap dance

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The static way/shape in which dancers hold their upper bodies while moving their lower bodies is

a)

Dance box

b)

Dance shape

c)

Dance line

d)

Dance frame

7.

The back beat is a syncopated accent on the "off" beat and is also known as “the groove”- gives swing jazz its SWING.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Check all that are true about the "Tacky Annie"

a)

starts on "and one"

b)

is named after tap dancer, Jack Wiggins

c)

upper body holds a "frame" during the move

d)

involves a hop, a leap and a turn

9.

The Swing Jazz Dance move that is named after African American dancer, George Snowden, is

a)

Tapping George

b)

Shorty George

c)

George Lindy

d)

Snowden Charleston

10.

The "Fishtail" gets its name from the swerving motion of the dancer's hips and hands

a)

True

b)

False