Heidi Jones Eggert - Dance Coordinator • College of San Mateo • Phisical Education/Dance • (650) 574-6243 • eggerth@smccd.net
Boogie through your Dance trivia


1. Match the appropriate title with the various styles of Tap dances:
1. refined steps and elegant body movements      Hoofer
2. tap with acrobatic movments      Class act
3. attention to intricate footwork      Flash act
4. muted steps that skim the floor      Soft shoe


2. Match the trendy dance with the appropriate time period
Moshing
1970's
1980 - present
1950-1960
early 1900's
1920's


3. Match the trendy dance with the appropriate time period
Charleston
early 1900's
1950-1960
1970's
1920's
1980 - present


4. Match the trendy dance with the appropriate time period
Twist
1950-1960
1920's
1980 - present
early 1900's
1970's


5. Match the trendy dance with the appropriate time period
Cakewalk
1970's
1950-1960
1920's
1980 - present
early 1900's


6. Match the trendy dance with the appropriate time period
Hustle
early 1900's
1980 - present
1970's
1920's
1950-1960


7. Which celebrity dancer was most commonly seen in movies as half of a famous duo?
Ginger Rogers
Ruby Keeler
Ann Miller
Eleanor Powell


8. Who was the Movie/Musical innovator to use 100’s of dancers and new camera angles?
Fred Astaire
Gene Kelly
Busby Berkley
Ruby Keeler


9. What two dances (and musical rhythms) influenced Reggae?
Jive and Rock Steady
Disco and Ska
Jitterbug and Jive
Ska and Rock Steady


10. What two cultures largely influenced the Hip-Hop community?
British and African Caribbean
Irish American and African American
Latin American and British
African American and African Caribbean


11. Which of the following musical and dancing movies was NOT choreographed by Jerome Robbins?
All that Jazz
West Side Story
The King and I
Fiddler on the Roof


12. Who directed/choreographed the movie above which is not Robbins’? ________________ (name)


13. The biggest dance craze during the disco era was the _______________.
14.  The 1980’s were, in a way, a revival for dance on film. Name one of these films.


15. Shiva is the Hindu Lord of _________.


16. Describe how the Lindy hop got its name. (4 pts)


17. How is the Twist symbolic of the year 1961? (4pts)


18. What is “Blackface,” and where was it seen? (4 pts)


19. Religion has defined society in Morocco. How do we see this in their dance, specifically, in terms of gender? (6pts)


20. What is dance? (6pts)

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