Jazz Dance History and Vocabulary

Question 1

The repeated use of (blank) in Jazz dance is a result of African movements that were connected to the Earth.

Accepted Answer

Plie

Question 2

Jazz roots date back to when?

Accepted Answer

African slaves were brought to America

Question 3

What country was Jazz dance developed?

Accepted Answer

America

Question 4

What dance move is characterized by a sliding hop from 1 foot to 1 foot or 2 feet to 2 feet?

Accepted Answer

Chug

Question 5

What motion represented the happiness of Freedom?

Accepted Answer

Jazz Hands

Question 6

What dance was named after a famous dancer who wore oversized suits?

Accepted Answer

Shorty George

Question 7

How is Jazz dance still connected to it's origins today?

Accepted Answer

Many of the dances are still used, It is used on TV, Broadway, and Movies

Question 8

Where did the Harlem Renaissance occur?

Accepted Answer

New York

Question 9

What dance is made up of 4 steps making a square?

Accepted Answer

Jazz Square

Question 10

What was the dance called that was created by black people to mock White behaviors?

Accepted Answer

The Cake walk

Question 11

What is also known as a "Lazy" rhythm?

Accepted Answer

Syncopated Rhythm

Question 12

During what time period did Jazz dance begin to be shown to a wide audience because of TV?

Accepted Answer

1950's

Question 13

What began the development of modern day Broadway?

Accepted Answer

Vaudeville

Question 14

How is Jazz dance different today?

Accepted Answer

It can be done to different music styles, Personal style is more involved, It is widely taught in dance schools, It involves different styles of dance

Question 15

What time period was marked by the growth and development of Jazz dance and African American art?

Accepted Answer

The Harlem Renaissance

Question 16

What were the shows called that were made up of separate unrelated acts like a variety show?

Accepted Answer

Vaudeville

Question 17

What dance is on your toes while twisting and pointing down?

Accepted Answer

Suzie Q

Question 18

What was named after cows stuck in the mud?

Accepted Answer

Black Bottom

Question 19

What popular Jazz dance was created in South Carolina?

Accepted Answer

The Charleston

Question 20

What was usually the closing act in a Minstrel Show?

Accepted Answer

Cake Walk

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