Ballet Basics
What position has the heels together and toes turned out?
What is First Position?
What style includes popping, locking, and breaking?
What is Hip Hop?
What style of dance often tells a story using emotion and fluid movement?
What is Contemporary?
Which country did ballet begin in?
What is Italy? (It became popular in France.)
What does “plié” mean?
To bend.
What is the name of a spin on one foot?
What is a Pirouette?
What is it called when a dancer quickly tightens and releases muscles to hit the beat?
What is Popping?
What is a jazz walk?
A stylized walk with bent knees and strong performance quality.
Who is known as the “King of Pop” and influenced dance worldwide?
Who is Michael Jackson?
What does “chassé” mean?
To chase.
What do we call a big jump where you split in the air?
What is a Grand Jeté?
What is freestyle dancing called in hip hop?
What is Freestyling (or Improv)?
What is contraction and release associated with?
What is Modern dance (Martha Graham technique)?
What city is known as the birthplace of hip hop?
What is The Bronx, New York?
What does “across the floor” mean?
Traveling combinations from one side of the room to the other.
What is the name of the ballet shoe with a hard box for dancing on your toes?
What are Pointe Shoes?
What is a dance battle?
A competition where dancers take turns performing against each other.
What does improv mean?
Movement made up on the spot.
Who created the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater?
Who is Alvin Ailey?
What is choreography?
The creation of dance steps and movement.
What is the term for turning your body 360 degrees while jumping in the air?
What is a Tour Jeté?
What decade did hip hop begin?
What are the 1970s?
What is the difference between lyrical and jazz?
Lyrical focuses more on emotional storytelling; jazz focuses on sharpness, style, and performance.
What famous ballet tells the story of a girl turning into a swan?
What is Swan Lake?
What is stage presence?
Confidence and performance quality while dancing.