Shimmy & Foxtrot
What was the “Shimmy” most know for in most 1920’s social circles?
What is “being indecent”!
When did the “Charleston” become popular?
What is “The Twenties”!
Where did the Waltz originate?
What is “Austria & Southern Germany”!
What was the Black Bottom named after?
What is “a black neighborhood in Detroit, Michigan, called Black Bottom”!
By the 1920’s, what other two continents did the Tango spread to?
What is “North America & Europe”!
Where did the “Foxtrot” originate?
What is NYC!
What is the origin of the “Jingle Dance”?
What is “Healing dance among First Nations people”!
Who created and popularized the Lindy Hop?
What is “African American Dancers”!
What New York Neighborhood were the Black Bottom and Texas Tommy in?
What is “Harlem”!
What South American City is known as the Birthplace of Tango?
What is “Buenos Aires”!
Who mainly prepared these two dances?
What is ”Flappers”!
What do the accessories on a “Jingle“ dress symbolize?
What is “Healing”!
What type of music is used when dancing the Lindy Hop?
What is “Swing Jazz”!
What was the famous part of the Texas Tommy?
What is “the behind-the-back arm twist” or “arm turn”
During the 1920’s, Tango’s influence in Europe was so broad that is a certain country, “Tango Songs” were even used in advertisements. Which country was this?
What is “Poland”!
What are the origins of ”Shimmy”? (Two answers, bonus points if you answer both)
What is South Native American dance called the “Shim-Me-Sha-Wabble” & the “Haitian Voodoo”!
What makes the “jingle” sound in the Jingle Dance?
What is “Metal cones on a Jingle dress”!
What are the main characteristics of the Lindy Hop dance? (Styles)
What is “Energetic Swing: Jazz, Tap, and Breakaway”
Which Dance was considered to be the first swing dance? (Texas Tommy or Black Bottom)
What is “Texas Tommy”
Name three of the five key characteristics in Tango?
What is “Hold and Embrace, Tempo and Music, Dance Steps, Social Context, and or Visual Style”!
What were the names of the two people who the popularization off the “Shimmy” attributed too? (Bonus points if you guess the nationality too)
What is “Gilda Gray(Polish) & Mae West(German)!
What is the music timing if Chareston? (4/4, 3/4, 5/6, or 8/12)
What is “4/4”!
How did the Waltz influence Ballroom Dancing?
What is “changed style and social meaning/implications of partner dancing”!
Name a step in a “Mooch”? (Three possible answers)
What is “Forwards shuffle led by the hips, a hobbling step, ‘Slap on the rear end’”
Name two types of dance that Tango blended?
What is “Waltz, Polka, Milonga, candombe, and or Cuban habanera”