African and Latin Dance

Most dancing in African culture is

A person doing a non-locomotor movement

Dancers need to be flexible, not strong.

An Afro-Brazilian form of martial arts that blends dance, music, combat and acrobatics.

The form created by a dancer's body position in space is called

This word describes a dancer's vertical distance from the floor.

This "activity" is extremely important to dancers and athletes.  It can help to reduce injury.

Improvising means a dance is 

This word describes when more than one rhythm is being played or performed at the same time.

The custom, beliefs, arts and way of life of a specific group of people.

Someone talking about the force of a dance is talking about the

This Latin rhythm is a combination of syncopated beats in a 3-2 or 2-3 pattern.

A form of dance where one person does a movement then others repeat it.

A combination of long and shorts sounds and silences that create a pattern with the beat.

The repeated, steady pulse present in all music and dance.

The speed of the beat or the speed in which a movement is performed.

The patterns a dancer makes while moving through the air or on the floorare called

The most important instrument in African dance is the 

Most countries in Latin America were colonized by the 

In African dance, dancers use low level movements to communicate

This type of fitness is associated with moderate, longer-term levels of activity.

Common in African dance, this word describes the use of one body part independent of the rest.

The art of human movement.

This event led to the blending of cultures in South America, Central America and North America.

In contrast to African dance, most Latin dance is 

The form created by the body's position in space is called 

This shape, used commonly in African dance, promotes a feeling of community

Latin culture is a combination of which two cultures?

The most famous Brazilian music and dance form is