African and Latin Dance

Dancers need to be flexible, not strong.

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

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

The most popular religion in Latin America is

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

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

In African dance, dancers use low level movements to communicate

The art of human movement.

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

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

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

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

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

The most famous Brazilian music and dance form is 

The most important instrument in African dance is the 

A person doing a non-locomotor movement

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

Improvising means a dance is 

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

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

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

Latin culture is a combination of which two cultures?

Which of the following dances is recreational?

Most dancing in African culture is

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

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

In contrast to African dance, most Latin dance is 

Most countries in Latin America were colonized by the 

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

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