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WorksheetsSwing Jazz Dance - Sunset High School
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
When and where did Swing Jazz Dance originate?
1930's in Africa
1960's in Europe
1920's in United States
1890's in South America
Swing Jazz Dance was designed to get people dancing
True
False
Which is not a style of Swing Jazz Dance
Lindy Hop
Balboa
Charleston
Collegiate Shag
Backbeat
Swing jazz moves originated in which cultures
African
European
Latin
Scandinavian
One origin of Swing Jazz Dance is tap dance
True
False
The static way/shape in which dancers hold their upper bodies while moving their lower bodies is
Dance box
Dance shape
Dance line
Dance frame
The back beat is a syncopated accent on the "off" beat and is also known as “the groove”- gives swing jazz its SWING.
True
False
Check all that are true about the "Tacky Annie"
starts on "and one"
is named after tap dancer, Jack Wiggins
upper body holds a "frame" during the move
involves a hop, a leap and a turn
The Swing Jazz Dance move that is named after African American dancer, George Snowden, is
Tapping George
Shorty George
George Lindy
Snowden Charleston
The "Fishtail" gets its name from the swerving motion of the dancer's hips and hands
True
False
