What happened when the fugitive act was passed in 1850?

talented slaves migrated north, and to Europe to work

Vaudeville can best be described as........

a troupe of entertainers that moved from town to town

What significant about broaway shows Oklahoma!, Carousel, Brigadoon, And Paint Your Wagon?

choreographed by ballet dancers

The "auxilary ladies" were the forerunners to____________________

Radio City Musical Hall Rockeettes

What was Agnes de Mille determined to do as she choreographed Oklahoma!

not have dance be a trival part of the production

Gus Giordano's style of jazz is

modern influence, with isolations and percussive qualities

How did the word jazz come to be?

It was used to describe the music of the early 1900's

Bunny Briggs's first stage show was with _______ at __________ when he was ________.

Cab Calloway, Harlem Opera House, 10 or 11

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1
Who is William Henry Lane?
a carpenter
Master Juba
a slave
a musician
2
What happened when the fugitive act was passed in 1850?
the south had no more slaves
slaves were told they could not dance anymore
the president declared everyone learn to tap dance
talented slaves migrated north, and to Europe to work
3
Who choreograped West Side Story?
Agnes de Mille
Gus Giordano
Jerome Robbins
Luigi
4
Vaudeville can best be described as........
a troupe of entertainers that moved from town to town
entertaining
scandalous
a crazy show with crazy performers
5
What significant about broaway shows Oklahoma!, Carousel, Brigadoon, And Paint Your Wagon?
have singing and dancing in them
They are all good musicals
choreographed by ballet dancers
lots of people went to see these musicals
6
Who made the fox trot popular?
Vernon and Irene Castle
Dancing with the Stars
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
So You Think You Can Dance?
7
Bob Fosse's style of jazz is
smart, challenging and entertaining
modern influence, with isolations and percussive qualities
slick, erotic and intense
rigorous and lyrical
8
Jazz and its cousins have a reputation for being
merely entertainment
silly and useless
artistic and meaningful
provacative
9
The "auxilary ladies" were the forerunners to____________________
Cheerleaders
Radio City Musical Hall Rockeettes
Vegas show girls
can-can girls
10
Vaudeville came from what had been called ___________.
variety
Art- ville
majority
Dance-ville
11
Which of these is not a jazz step.
jazz square
c- curve
step ball change
kick ball change
12
What was Agnes de Mille determined to do as she choreographed Oklahoma!
put her daners in great costumes
make good dances
not have dance be a trival part of the production
make lots of money
13
What city became the center of jazz training?
Atlanta
New York City
Los Angeles
San Francisco
14
Where are the roots of jazz?
Jamaica
England
Ireland
Africa
15
Who inspired Bunny Briggs to tap dance?
Savion Glover
Master Juba
Gene Kelly
Bill Robinson
16
Who is tap dance day in honor of?
Master Juba
Savion Glover
Bunny Briggs
Bill "Bojangles" Robinson
17
What invention came along and made dance accessible to all?
Radio
record player
iPod
television
18
When is tap dance day?
August 25th
June 25th
April 25th
May 25th
19
Luigi's style of jazz is
smart, challenging and entertaining
slick, erotic and intense
rigorous and lyrical
modern influence, with isolations and percussive qualities
20
When was jazz born?
early 1600's
late 1800's
late 1700's
early 1900's
21
Gus Giordano's style of jazz is
slick, erotic and intense
modern influence, with isolations and percussive qualities
smart, challenging and entertaining
rigorous and lyrical
22
What was William Henry Lane's contribution to dance?
donating money
creating juba
making dance popular
creating tap dance
23
Which is NOT one of Savion Glover's accomplishments.
performed on Broadway at the age of 10
motion capture dancer for the movie Happy Feet
cast member of Sesame Street 1990-1995
ate 100 hot dogs in 2 minutes
24
Does Bunny Briggs choreograph his dances?
no
yes
25
Who was Bill "Bojangles" Robinson's most famous tap partner?
Shirley Temple
Ann Miller
Cardi B
Gregory Hines
26
What was Bunny Briggs's nickname?
Mr. Tap
Duke's Dancer
Dorsey's Dancer
Master Juba
27
How did the word jazz come to be?
A newspaper writer made it up
It was used to describe the music of the early 1900's
Used to describe art in the early 1900's
A man in New York made it up
28
Bunny Briggs's first stage show was with _______ at __________ when he was ________.
Tommy Dorsey, Cotton Club, 14
Duke Ellington, Copa Cabana Club, 18
Cab Calloway, Harlem Opera House, 10 or 11
Donna Summer, Studio 54, 21

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