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WorksheetsJazz Dance Vocabulary
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
Move only one part of the body at a time
Pivot Turn
Isolation
A series of 3 steps in a back, side front pattern
Jazz Square
Chasse
Grapevine
Pas de Bourree
How many steps do you take in a jazz square
1
2
3
4
A rocking step that changes the weight between the feet
Pivot turn
Ball-change
Pirouette
Lindy
A rocking step that changes the weight between the feet
Pivot turn
Ballchange
Pirouette
Lindy
Chasse means to chase
True
False
A turn or change direction while feet stay in one place
Pivot turn
Pirouette
Jete
Jazz Square
Jazz dance began first began when
African slaves would participate in cultural dances
music videos hired dancers
the app tik tok was created
people would dance in clubs
Jazz dance became a social dance when
people would go to concerts
people would dance to the jazz instruments being played in clubs/restaurants
it was on tv
people would choreograph dances in plays/musicals
A pivot turn is done correctly if you
make a half circle with your body
make a complete rotation with your body
do not re-step your feet when turning
take 5 steps
A kick that is done from the knee down
Flick kick
Fan kick
Battement
Kick
These two dance styles have the same roots as Jazz Dance
Ballet & Contemporary
Folklorico & Bachata
Salsa & Ballet
Hip-Hop & Tap
A turn that is done by stepping up on a completely straight leg and then crossing the other leg around to unwind
Pirouette
Sutanu
3 Step turn
Pivot Turn
This kick is done by making a semi-circle with the foot in the air either away or towards the body
Flick kick
Battement
Frappe
Fan kick
Jazz dance went through three stages:
50s,60s,70s
Cultural Dance, Social Dance, Theater/Stage Dance
Industrial Revolution
Ballet, Modern, Hip Hop
When did Jazz Dance enter America?
During WWI
During the slave trade
During WWII
During the American Revolutionary War
A position of the body where your torso is off-center and your legs are bent at the knee. It kind of looks like the letter Z and Michael Jackson is famous for this position.
Hold
Hinge
Jump
Wearing one glove
A turn consisting of 3 steps; step out, step and half turn, step and half turn.
Two-step turn
Renegade
3 Step Turn
The box
A movement where you step and slowly slide the second leg in towards the body.
Drag
Jazz square
Jazz Hands
Pirouette
