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History of Jazz Dance

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 2hrs 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Jazz dance was created in the United States.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Which of the following influenced the development of Jazz Dance?

a)

African American Culture

b)

Jazz Music

c)

Broadway Musicals

d)

Pop music, culture, and videos

e)

All the above

3.

What era was the jazz dance "Charleston" apart of?

a)

1900s

b)

1920s

c)

1980s

d)

1970s

4.

What era was the jazz dance "Disco" apart of?

a)

1920s

b)

1990s

c)

1970s

d)

1980s

5.

Which type of jazz dance was a popular part of the 1990s era?

a)

Twist

b)

Lindy

c)

Charleston

d)

Hip Hop

6.

Influenced by Caribbean culture, Katherine Dunham was credited with inventing what?

a)

The five basic positions of ballet

b)

Hip-hop

c)

The technique of isolations

d)

contemporary jazz dance

7.

Different styles of jazz dancing developed simultaneously with jazz music in New Orleans.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Jazz dance is called an umbrella style because

a)

umbrellas are often used as a prop in jazz dances

b)

its roots are in marching bands

c)

slaves used to do their cultural dances in the rain

d)

it covers different styles of dance like hip hop, ballet, and African dance

9.

What dance step developed as the basic move for big band swing music?

a)

Lindy

b)

Charleston

c)

Jazz square or Box step

d)

Shuffle

10.

While jazz dance has many subcategories, the wide variety of styles fall under which two main categories?

a)

theatrical and

pop culture

b)

classic and

contemporary

c)

historical and

hip hop

11.

Bob Fosse's style of dance includes the following:

a)

contraction and release

b)

call and response

c)

jazz hands and turned in knees

d)

plié and relevé

12.

Which is NOT a style of Hip Hop?

a)

breakdancing

b)

locking

c)

disco

d)

popping

e)

tutting

13.

The styles of African dance migrated to __________ and then to ________ ultimately inspiring the genre of jazz dance.

a)

Philadelphia/

New York

b)

Hollywood/

Las Vegas

c)

Vaudeville/

Broadway

d)

London/Paris

14.

THE FATHER OF JAZZ DANCE

a)

KATHERINE DUNHAM

b)

GUS GIORDANO

c)

BOB FOSSE

d)

JACK COLE

15.

What time period is often cited as the birth of swing dance?

a)

1900s-1910s

b)

1920s-1930s

c)

1940s-1950s

d)

1960s-1970s

16.

Which music genre is most associated with swing dance?

a)

Rock

b)

Jazz

c)

Classical

d)

Pop

17.

How is the basic rhythm pattern of a single lindy step often described?

a)

Quick-Quick-Slow

b)

Slow-Slow-Quick-Quick

c)

Step, Step, Rock Step

d)

Single, Single, Double

18.

Which dance style developed during the same time period and was originally considered the same style of dance as jazz dance?

a)

Tap Dance

b)

Ballet

c)

Modern Dance

d)

Ballroom Dance