WorksheetsHistory of Jazz Dance
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 2hrs 36mins
Jazz dance was created in the United States.
True
False
Which of the following influenced the development of Jazz Dance?
African American Culture
Jazz Music
Broadway Musicals
Pop music, culture, and videos
All the above
What era was the jazz dance "Charleston" apart of?
1900s
1920s
1980s
1970s
What era was the jazz dance "Disco" apart of?
1920s
1990s
1970s
1980s
Which type of jazz dance was a popular part of the 1990s era?
Twist
Lindy
Charleston
Hip Hop
Influenced by Caribbean culture, Katherine Dunham was credited with inventing what?
The five basic positions of ballet
Hip-hop
The technique of isolations
contemporary jazz dance
Different styles of jazz dancing developed simultaneously with jazz music in New Orleans.
True
False
Jazz dance is called an umbrella style because
umbrellas are often used as a prop in jazz dances
its roots are in marching bands
slaves used to do their cultural dances in the rain
it covers different styles of dance like hip hop, ballet, and African dance
What dance step developed as the basic move for big band swing music?
Lindy
Charleston
Jazz square or Box step
Shuffle
While jazz dance has many subcategories, the wide variety of styles fall under which two main categories?
theatrical and
pop culture
classic and
contemporary
historical and
hip hop
Bob Fosse's style of dance includes the following:
contraction and release
call and response
jazz hands and turned in knees
plié and relevé
Which is NOT a style of Hip Hop?
breakdancing
locking
disco
popping
tutting
The styles of African dance migrated to __________ and then to ________ ultimately inspiring the genre of jazz dance.
Philadelphia/
New York
Hollywood/
Las Vegas
Vaudeville/
Broadway
London/Paris
THE FATHER OF JAZZ DANCE
KATHERINE DUNHAM
GUS GIORDANO
BOB FOSSE
JACK COLE
What time period is often cited as the birth of swing dance?
1900s-1910s
1920s-1930s
1940s-1950s
1960s-1970s
Which music genre is most associated with swing dance?
Rock
Jazz
Classical
Pop
How is the basic rhythm pattern of a single lindy step often described?
Quick-Quick-Slow
Slow-Slow-Quick-Quick
Step, Step, Rock Step
Single, Single, Double
Which dance style developed during the same time period and was originally considered the same style of dance as jazz dance?
Tap Dance
Ballet
Modern Dance
Ballroom Dance
