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WorksheetsSOCIAL DANCE (STANDARD & LATIN)
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 38mins
Identify the meaning of the Latin word ballare, from which the word “ball” is derived: _____
to play (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
to roll (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
to dance (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
to sing (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
Identify the countries where ballroom dance was originally practiced as a type of social dancing.
England and France
Spain and Italy
Germany and Russia
Brazil and Argentina
Identify the century in which the ballroom dance was introduced and became present in many parts of the world.
19th century
21st century
15th century
17th century
Identify the types of Standard dances discussed: _____
Salsa, Bachata, Merengue, Cha-Cha, Rumba (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
Waltz, Tango, Viennese Waltz, Foxtrot, Quickstep (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
Samba, Paso Doble, Jive, Rumba, Cha-Cha (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
Hip Hop, Jazz, Ballet, Contemporary, Tap (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
Identify the type of standard dance that is characterized by smooth traveling around the dance floor: _____
Estimated Time: 10 seconds
Tango
Waltz
Rumba
Samba
Identify the smooth, progressive dance that travels around the line of a dance, characterized by its “rise and fall” action. It is a _____ dance.
Waltz
Tango
Foxtrot
Quickstep
Identify the sensual ballroom dance that originated in South America during the early 20th century. It is known as _____.
Tango
Waltz
Foxtrot
Quickstep
Identify the first ballroom dance that is performed in the closed hold position. What specific ballroom dance is _____?
Estimated Time: 10 seconds
Waltz
Tango
Foxtrot
Quickstep
Identify the specific ballroom dance characterized by an up-and-down, rise-and-fall swinging motion performed at a fast pace. The answer is _____.
Quickstep
Waltz
Tango
Foxtrot
Identify the types of Latin dances that we discussed.
Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Hip-hop
Breakdance, Popping, Locking, Krump
Salsa, Cha-cha, Rumba, Samba
Waltz, Foxtrot, Quickstep, Tango
Identify the ballroom dance that is a derivative of the mambo and a stepchild of the swing. The answer is _____.
Cha-cha-cha (or Cha-cha) - Estimated time: 10 seconds
Tango - Estimated time: 10 seconds
Waltz - Estimated time: 10 seconds
Foxtrot - Estimated time: 10 seconds
Identify the specific ballroom dance that is being referred to as _____.
Jive
Waltz
Tango
Foxtrot
Identify the century in which Samba, one of the five international Latin dances, was developed in Brazil.
19th century (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
16th century (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
17th century (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
18th century (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
Identify the specific ballroom dance: _____.
Paso Doble (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
Waltz (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
Tango (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
Foxtrot (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
Identify the ballroom dance that is considered the sexiest of all; the specific ballroom dance is _____.
Rumba (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
Waltz (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
Tango (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
Foxtrot (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
Identify the Latin technique that describes the basic position of the body where the head, shoulders, hips, and legs are stacked up and connected, but not tight, with the stomach muscles pulled in.
Posture (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
Lock Step (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
Cuban Motion (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
Fan Position (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
Identify the Latin technique where the man’s left forearm connects to the lady’s right forearm by closing the man’s left hand around the lady’s right hand.
Estimated Time: 10 seconds
Hand to Hand Hold
Shadow Position
Closed Position
Promenade Position
Identify the technique described when a man holds a lady’s hands by placing his thumbs on the back of her hands and the first two fingers on her palms, with a grip tight enough to clearly lead and communicate his position.
Estimated Time: 10 seconds
Cuddle Position
Hand-to-Hand Hold
Ballroom Hold
Closed Hold
Identify the term used when the man offers his left hand and places the lady’s right hand on top.
Handshake Hold
Closed Position
Promenade Position
Shadow Position
Identify the technique described by the statement: 'The feet should be lined up with the knees.'
Parallel Position (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
Cuban Motion (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
Lock Step (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
Fan Position (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
Identify the Latin technique where the LF or RF is pointed forward or backward, with the leg straight and the arch flexed.
Point
Cuban Break
Ball Flat
Line
Identify the Latin technique that is characterized by naturally turning out on backward steps and forward steps when checked and followed by weight change to the back foot.
Cuban Cross
Lock Step
Cuban Motion
Fan Position
Identify the term used for the twisting of the body to the left and right.
Cuban motion
Lock step
Ronde
Chassé
Identify the Latin technique shown in the image: _____
Chiaroscuro (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
Fresco (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
Sfumato (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
Mosaic (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
Identify the action that is just the opposite of a forward walk, following the knee movement.
Backward walk (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
Side step (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
Cuban motion (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
Lock step (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
Identify the term used for stepping with one foot and pointing the other foot to the side.
Cuban Break (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
Lock Step (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
Fan (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
New Yorker (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
Identify the term used for the LF or RF forward.
Forward Walk (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
Cuban Motion (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
Lock Step (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
Fan (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
Identify the Latin technique shown in the image: _____
Chiasmus (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
Metaphor (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
Anaphora (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
Simile (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
Identify the term used for participants in cheerleading activities.
Dancers (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
Coaches (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
Athletes (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
Cheerleaders (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
Identify the founder of cheer dance.
Linda Lundy
Thomas Peebles
Johnny Campbell
George Nissen
Identify the official birth date of organized cheerleading.
July 4, 1920 (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
September 10, 1887 (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
March 15, 1905 (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
November 2, 1898 (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
Identify the type of squad organized by the University of Minnesota known as a "yell leader".
band members (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
football players (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
cheerleaders (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
basketball players (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
Identify the year when the first cheerleading fraternity, Gamma Sigma, was founded.
1903
1921
1898
1915
Identify what CPF stands for: _____
Credit Protection Facility (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
Corporate Pension Fund (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
Central Provident Fund (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
Certified Public Finance (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
Identify the year in which the CPF was formed.
1955
1965
1975
1945
Identify the exact location of CPF headquarters in Manila.
#50 Ayala Avenue, Makati City (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
#140 Amorsolo St., Legaspi Village, Makati City (Standard time: 10 seconds)
#200 Taft Avenue, Manila (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
#75 Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
Identify the number of national cheerleading chapters that the CPF had grown into.
10 (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
15 (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
20 (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
25 (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
Identify what UAAP stands for: _____
Universal Association of Academic Professionals (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
Union of Asian Academic Programs (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
United Asian Athletic Partnership (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
University Athletic Association of the Philippines (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
Identify the number of schools that were competing annually.
10
5
20
15
Identify the schools that were competing.
Greenwood School, Riverdale High, Oakwood Academy, Pinecrest School (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
Sunset High, Mountainview School, Valley Academy, Ridgewood School (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
Springfield High School, Lincoln Academy, Westview School, Maple Grove School (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
Hillcrest School, Lakeside Academy, Brookfield School, Cedar Valley School (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
Identify the basic cheerleading motion shown in the image: _____
Touchdown
Low V
T Motion
High V
Identify the basic cheerleading motion.
High V
Low V
T Motion
Broken T
Identify the basic cheerleading motion where arms are straight out to the sides at shoulder height, with hands turned so that the thumbs face forward and the pinky fingers face to the back.
Estimated Time: 10 seconds
High V
T motion
Touchdown
Low V
16. Identify the basic cheerleading motion that may seem simple, but the alternating motion of one hand on the hip and the other hand punching up can be confusing for very young or new cheerleaders. What is it?
Punch
High V
T Motion
Low V
Identify the basic cheerleading motion described as straightening your arms and bringing them up on either side of your ears, with hands in a fist and pinky finger forward, while keeping your feet together.
Estimated Time: 10 seconds
Touchdown
Low V
T Motion
High V
Identify the basic cheerleading motion shown in the image.
High V
Low V
T Motion
Touchdown
Identify the basic cheerleading motion shown in the image: _____.
High V
Low V
T Motion
Touchdown
Identify the basic cheerleading motion where the right leg is to the side in a partial lunge, and the left leg faces forward with your toes pointed to the front. The answer is _____.
Estimated Time: 10 seconds
L-motion
High V
Low V
T-motion
Identify the three types of cheerleading jumps mentioned:
Backflip, Handstand, and Somersault (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
Leap, Twist, and Roll (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
Cartwheel, Split, and Tumble (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
Toe Touch, Herkie, and Pike (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
Identify the nine types of cheerleading tumbling in the correct order: _____.
Forward Roll, Backward Roll, Cartwheel, Round-off, Handstand, Back Handspring, Front Handspring, Back Tuck, Layout (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
Cartwheel, Handstand, Forward Roll, Backward Roll, Round-off, Back Handspring, Front Handspring, Back Tuck, Layout (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
Back Handspring, Forward Roll, Cartwheel, Round-off, Handstand, Backward Roll, Front Handspring, Back Tuck, Layout (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
Forward Roll, Cartwheel, Handstand, Backward Roll, Round-off, Back Handspring, Front Handspring, Back Tuck, Layout (Estimated time: 10 seconds)
The word “ball” is from the Latin word ballare, which means?
DANCE
PLAY
SING
JUMP
Ballroom dance is a type of social dancing, originally practiced two (2) countries? ________ and ________
EUROPE and the UNITED STATES
ASIA and AFRICA
AUSTRALIA and SOUTH AMERICA
ANTARCTICA and GREENLAND
In what century the ballroom dance has been introduced and present in many parts of the world?
21ST CENTURY
18TH CENTURY
19TH CENTURY
20TH CENTURY
What are the different types of standard dances that we discussed?
FOXTROT, WALTZ, TANGOE, VIENNESE WALTZ, AND QUICKSTEP
SALSA, CHA-CHA, RUMBA, JIVE, AND SAMBA
BALLET, HIP-HOP, TAP, JAZZ, AND CONTEMPORARY
BREAKDANCE, KRUMP, LOCKING, POPPING, AND HOUSE
What type of standard dance whose objective is to travel smoothly around the dance floor?
FOXTROT
TANGO
SAMBA
JIVE
It is a smooth, progressive dance that travels around the line of a dance, characterized by its “rise and fall” action, what type of standard dance is this?
WALTZ
TANGO
FOXTROT
QUICKSTEP
It is a sensual ballroom dance that originated in South America during the early 20th century, what ballroom dance is this?
TANGO
WALTZ
FOXTROT
QUICKSTEP
It is the first ballroom dance to be performed in the closed hold position, what specific ballroom dance is this?
VIENNESE WALTZ
TANGO
FOXTROT
QUICKSTEP
It is an up-and-down, rise-and-fall swinging motion performed at a fast pace, what specific ballroom dance is this?
QUICKSTEP
WALTZ
TANGO
FOXTROT
What are the different types of Latin dances that we discussed?
CHA-CHA-CHA, RUMBA, SAMBA, PASO DOBLE, JIVE.
WALTZ, TANGO, FOXTROT, QUICKSTEP, VIENNESE WALTZ.
BALLET, HIP-HOP, TAP, JAZZ, CONTEMPORARY.
SALSA, MERENGUE, BACHATA, CUMBIA, REGGAETON.
It is a derivative of the mambo and a stepchild of the swing. What specific ballroom dance is this?
CHA-CHA-CHA
TANGO
WALTZ
FOXTROT
SALSA
It is a very happy, boppy, energetic dance with plenty of knee-lifting, bending, and rocking of hips. What specific ballroom dance is this?
JIVE
WALTZ
TANGO
FOXTROT
Samba is one of the five international Latin dances developed in Brazil during what century?
19TH CENTURY
18TH CENTURY
20TH CENTURY
17TH CENTURY
The dance is lively and dramatic with long full steps and forceful movements. What specific ballroom dance is this?
PASO DOBLE
WALTZ
TANGO
FOXTROT
It is considered the sexiest among of the ballroom dances, what specific ballroom dance is this?
RUMBA
WALTZ
TANGO
FOXTROT
The basic position of the body has the head, shoulders, hips, and legs stacked up and connected, but not tight. Also, the stomach muscle must be pulled in. What latin technique is this?
POSTURE
FRAME
CONTRACTION
ROTATION
The man’s left forearm connects to the lady’s right forearm by closing the man’s left hand around the lady’s right hand. What latin technique is this?
CLOSE HOLD
OPEN HOLD
SHADOW POSITION
PROMENADE POSITION
What latin technique is this?
OPEN HOLD
CLOSED HOLD
SIDE STEP
UNDERARM TURN
The man offers his left hand and puts the lady’s right hand on top. What latin technique is this?
LEAD AT LADY’S WAIST LEVEL
CROSS BODY LEAD
OPEN BREAK
SHOULDER CHECK
The feet should be lined up with knees. What latin technique is this?
FLAT FOOT
HEEL TURN
CROSS STEP
LOCK STEP
The LF or RF is pointed forward or backward, with the leg straight and the arch flexed. What latin technique is this?
POINTE
PLIE
RELEVE
TENDU
Naturally turned out on backward steps and forward step when it’s checked and followed by weight change to back foot. What latin technique is this?
TURN OUT
LOCK STEP
CUBAN MOTION
FAN
Twisting of the body to left and right. What latin technique is this?
TWISTING
SLIDING
BENDING
ROTATING
Every step commences with a slight flexed knee. The knee straightens just before it gets to its position. What latin technique is this?
FORWARD WALK
LOCK STEP
CUBAN MOTION
RUMBA BOX
Just an opposite action of forward walk following the knee movement. What latin technique is this?
BACK WALK
SIDE WALK
LOCK STEP
CROSS SWIVEL
