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General Dance Knowledge

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Put the dance styles into chronological order from oldest to newest.

a)

Ballet

b)

Jazz

c)

Modern

d)

Hip Hop

1)
2)
3)
4)
2.

Label the different kinds of dance shoes.

3.

What is your favorite style of dance?

a)

Ballet

b)

Jazz

c)

Modern

d)

Tap

e)

Hip Hop

4.

List the order of barre exercises in ballet.

a)

Plie

b)

Tendu

c)

Degage

d)

Ronde Jambe

1)
2)
3)
4)
5.

Match the following pictures to the style of dance they represent.

a)

1.

Ballet

b)

2.

Modern

c)

3.

Tap

d)

4.

Jazz

e)

5.

Hip Hop

6.

Place the movement under the correct category.

Categorize the following

Piroette

Chaine

3-Step

Grand Jete

Pas de Chat

Saute

Shoulder Rolls

Monkey Crawls

Jazz square

Plie

Time Step

Inversions

Turns & Spins
Jumps & Leaps
Floor Movements
Stationary Movements
7.

Which one is not a style of hip hop?

a)

Lockin'

b)

Wavin'

c)

Popin'

d)

Eatin'

8.

Order the influences of tap from the oldest to the newest styles.

a)

African Cultural Dance

b)

Appalachian Flatfoot Dance

c)

Vaudeville

d)

Musical Theater Tap

e)

Hoofin'

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
9.

Dancers hold a ​​ (a)   before big performances in order to practice in ​ (b)   , in the space, and with lighting.

Choose from the below words
Dress rehearsal
costumes
Dance classes
Meeting
Energy
Reverse
10.

Which name is not a famous Jazz dancer/choreographer?

a)

Bob Evans

b)

Luigi

c)

Bob Fosse

d)

Jack Cole

11.

Match the famous jazz dancers/choreographers' pictures to their names.

a)

1.

Bob Fosse

b)

2.

Jack Cole

c)

3.

Luigi

d)

4.

Gus Giordano

e)

5.

Billy Siegenfeld

12.

Match the famous tap dancers with their pictures.

a)

1.

Savion Glover

b)

2.

Gregory Hines

c)

3.

Bill "Bojangle" Robinson

d)

4.

Fred Astaire

e)

5.

The Nicholas Brothers

13.

​ (a)   dance was a style originated by women.

Choose from the below words
Modern
Jazz
Tap
Ballet
Hip Hop
14.

Match the famous modern dance originators with their picture.

a)

1.

Isadora Duncan

b)

2.

Loie Fuller

c)

3.

Ruth St. Denis

d)

4.

Ted Shawn