Dance Movies
This movie finds Ren McCormack in dismay when he discovers his new small, midwestern town has made dancing illegal.
What is "Footloose?"
This dancer is known for his iconic "Moonwalk" and "Anti-Gravity Lean" dance moves.
Who is "Michael Jackson?"
This dance style began in the Bronx around 1970's and is a blend of street styles and improvisation characterized by rhythmic moves and individual expression.
What is Hip-Hop?
This basic tap step involves a slide and brush.
What is a "Shuffle?"
This code, invented in 1963 by the US Postal Office, uses 5 - 9 digits to help in sorting mail destinations.
What is the Zone Improvement Plan (ZIP) Code?
This movie features the line, "No one puts Baby in a corner."
What is "Dirty Dancing?"
This Colombian singer is famous for her Latin-inspired hip movements and belly dancing. Her hips don't lie.
Who is Shakira?
This term encompasses such styles as the Cha-Cha, Samba, Rumba, Mambo, and Paso Doble.
What is Latin Dance?
This is the number of distinct sounds that should be heard in a "Cramp Roll."
What is 4?
This code, invented in 1838, uses a series of dots and dashes to represent letters, numbers, and punctuation.
What is Morse Code?
This movie follows the breakdown of ballerina, Nina, who obsessively seeks perfection.
What is "Black Swan?"
This prima ballerina, who retired this year, broke barriers when she became the first Black woman to become principal dancer at the American Ballet Theater in 2015.
Who is Misty Copeland?
This type of dance includes the Waltz, Foxtrot, Tango, and Quickstep.
What is Ballroom Dance?
In 1925, this was added to shoes to create louder sounds when tapping.
What are metal taps?
This code, developed in 1994, contains thousands times more information than a traditional bar code, because of its 2-dimensional square layout.
What is the Quick Response (QR) Code?
This 2000 movie, about a group of young ballet dancers, was Zoe Saldana's first big breakout film.
What is "Center Stage?"
This Latvian dancer became one of the leading male dancers in the world and continues to promote ballet and modern dance.
Who is Mikhail Baryshnikov?
This type of dance where groups perform the same choreographed steps featuring sequences such as heel digs, kicks, and turns, typically to country music.
What is Country Line Dance?
This movie about a character called Mumbles, proves that you cannot be sad when you are tapping.
What is "Happy Feet?"
What is Braille?
Released in 1977, this film featured John Travolta doing disco moves such as "The Hustle," "The Point," and "The Bump."
What is "Saturday Night Fever?"
This dancer became famous at the age of 6 for her tap routines in such movies as "The Little Colonel" (1935) and later became the US Ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia.
Who is Shirley Temple?
This type of dance blends modern, ballet and jazz for emotional expression.
What is Contemporary?
Michael Flatley popularized this style of tap dancing in his production, "Lord of the Dance."
What is Irish Tap Dancing (or Irish Step Dancing)?
This code, rooted in the 1679 work of Gottfreid Leibniz, uses a system of zeroes and ones to represent numbers.
What is Binary?