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Hispanic Heritage Performance Test

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Modern Flamenco dancing involves what?

a)

Music

b)

Song, dance, guitar instrumentals, clapping, stomping, tapping

c)

Clapping, stomping, guitar

d)

singing and guitar

2.

Some flamenco dancers perform with little instruments on their hands. These instruments are called...

a)

Tambourines

b)

Cymbals

c)

Castanets

d)

Marimbas

3.

Both men and women dance flamenco.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

What is flamenco?

a)

A dance

b)

A nationality

c)

An animal

d)

A type of food

5.

Where is Flamenco originally from?

a)

Spain

b)

Mexico

c)

Cuba

d)

The Dominican Republic

6.

Flamenco is both a dance and a style of music.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Heritage Month begins on ​    

a)

Sept 15

b)

Jan 1

c)

Nov 1

d)

Aug 15

8.
Where did the Cha Cha dance originate?
a)
Mexico
b)
Spain
c)
America
d)
Cuba
9.
In what year was the Cha Cha introduced to the US?
a)

1950s

b)

1910s

c)

1980s

d)

2000s

10.

The male always takes his first step with the _________ foot when starting the Flamenco or other social and ballroom dances

a)
left
b)
back
c)
right
d)
front
11.

The lady always takes her first step with the __________ foot when starting the Flamenco or other social and ballroom dances.

a)
left
b)
right
c)
back 
d)
front
12.

The cha-cha dance evolved from what two dances?

a)
Cha-Cha slide & bachata 
b)
Bomba & Flamenco
c)
Mambo & Swing
d)
Jazz & Ballet
13.

Flamenco evolved in southern Spain during the 9th and 14th centuries.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

 The Cha Cha basic step was originally a Mambo step called the Triple Mambo.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

The mambo step rhythm involves

a)

Hold 1, steps 2,3,4

b)

Steps 1,2,3, hold 4

c)

Step 1,2 hold 3.4

16.

Slow-slow-quick-quick-quick rhythm was used in the _________ dance.

a)

Flamenco

b)

Rumba

c)

Mambo

d)

Cha Cha

17.

The rhythm of the Cha Cha relates to which element of dance

a)

Body

b)

Action

c)

Space

d)

Time

e)

Energy

18.

The percussive and sharp nature of the Flamenco relates to which element of dance

a)

Body

b)

Action

c)

Space

d)

Time

e)

Energy

19.

Changing directions and places with your dance partners involves which element of dance?

a)

Body

b)

Action

c)

Space

d)

Time

e)

Energy

20.

The footwork of the Flamenco and Cha Cha relate to which elements of dance?

a)

Action

b)

Space

c)

Time

d)

Energy

21.

The shoes specifically used in Flamenco dance are called

a)

Tap Shoes

b)

Zapeteo

c)

Pointe Shoes

d)

Split soles

22.

Floreo refers to the what type of movement?

a)

Flowering movement of the hands

b)

Percussive movement of the feet

c)

Strong movement of the torso

d)

Traveling movement of the legs