Tap Vocabulary
A shuffle is made up of which two steps?
Brush & spank
In standard, 4/4 time, how many beats are in a bar?
4
National Tap Dance Day is on May, 25th… the birthday of which famous tap dancer?
Bill "Bojangles" Robinson
Name one classic tap dance that follows the structure of a jazz standard
Shim sham
Which time step matches the tune “thank you for the buggy ride?”
Double Time Step
How many bars are in a chorus?
32 bars
Gregory Hines was born on which major holiday?
Valentine's Day
What's another name for "The Walkaround"
The Coles Stroll
Which famous break signals the end of most traditional/historical tap dances?
"Shave and a Haircut"
Name two jazz standards
(Examples): ‘A’ Train, Cute, Bemsha Swing, Song for my Father, It Don’t Mean a Thing (if it ain’t got that swing), Billie’s Bounce, Chameleon, etc.
Which famous tap dancer choreographed 'The Walkaround'?
Charles "Honi" Coles
What type of musical pattern occurs during most parts of the shim sham?
AAAB or "3 and a break"
What’s the definition of a ‘Time Step’?
A step that repeats and establishes time
What subtype of jazz standards features a 12-bar chorus?
Blues
This pair performed a famous “flash” routine in the movie Stormy Weather?
The Nicholas Brothers (Harold & Fayard)
What type of slow, finessed dance was historically performed in leather soled shoes?
Soft shoe
Name this step:
Bombershay
What musical term is described as “a disturbance or interruption of the regular flow of rhythm"; or "placement of rhythmic stresses or accents where they wouldn't normally occur”?
Syncopation
Which tap dancer starred in the following Hollywood movie musicals: Swing Time, Royal Wedding, Easter Parade, and Broadway Melody of 1940?
Fred Astaire
Name one other historical tap dance
BS Chorus, etc.