African and Latin Dance

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

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

The most important instrument in African dance is the 

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

Most dancing in African culture is

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

In African dance, dancers use low level movements to communicate

Latin culture is a combination of which two cultures?

Most countries in Latin America were colonized by the 

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

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

Improvising means a dance is 

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

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.

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

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

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

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

A person doing a non-locomotor movement

Dancers need to be flexible, not strong.

The most famous Brazilian music and dance form is 

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

The art of human movement.

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

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

In contrast to African dance, most Latin dance is 

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

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