African and Latin Dance

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

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

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

In contrast to African dance, most Latin dance is 

The most famous Brazilian music and dance form is 

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

Improvising means a dance is 

The most popular religion in Latin America is

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

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

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

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

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

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

Which of the following dances is recreational?

A person doing a non-locomotor movement

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

The art of human movement.

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

Dancers need to be flexible, not strong.

In African dance, dancers use low level movements to communicate

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

Most countries in Latin America were colonized by the 

Most dancing in African culture is

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

The most important instrument in African dance is the 

Latin culture is a combination of which two cultures?

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

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.