Steps
History
Techniques
Percussive Dance
Miscellaneous
100
Demonstrate a flap
(Accurate demonstration of a flap)
100
What decades were Tap's "hay day" or most popular period?
1930's and 1940's
100
Describe "isolation"
Moving one part of the body at a time
100
Appalachian clogging originated in what country?
England
100
Tapping uses an instrument made up of 1/2 ________ and 1/2 _________.
The floor and tap shoes.
200
How many sounds in a shuffle?
Two sounds
200
What decades were Tap's revival period?
1960's and 1970's
200
Describe "improvisation"
Making up your own steps within a set of rules
200
Name at least two of the three european countries that have influenced percussive dance
England, Spain, and Ireland
200
What are taps made out of?
Aluminum metal
300
Demonstrate a shuffle
(Accurate demonstration of a shuffle)
300
Name at least two famous tap dancers.
Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson, Honi Coles, Nicholas Brothers, Eleanor Powell, or Fred Astaire
300
Describe "syncopation"
Giving unexpected stresses or accents within a familiar rhythmic pattern that create surprises.
300
Name the percussive dance style that originated in Spain
Spanish Flamenco
300
Demonstrate a cramp roll
(Accurate demonstration of a cramp roll)
400
Demonstrate a paradiddle AND how many sounds in a paradiddle?
(Accurate demonstration of a paradiddle) AND four sounds
400
Explain why tap became less popular during the 1950s and 1960s
Movies grew in popularity and no one wanted to attend live shows. Vaudeville houses closed.
400
Name the three types of techniques a tap dancer may use
Physical technique, musical technique, and improvisation technique
400
Describe a characteristic of Flamenco
Intricate toe and heel clicking steps; Graceful body and hand movements; Rhythmic finger snapping, hand clapping, and shouting.
400
What keeps the taps attached to the shoes?
Screws
500
Describe the difference between a brush and a shuffle
A shuffle is two sounds, and a brush is one sound. A shuffle is made up of a brush forward and a brush backwards.
500
Describe a video of a famous tap dancer that we have watched in class.
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500
Describe the purpose of call-and-response.
To learn from other artists through improvising, listening, and responding, to potentially create choreography or just have fun.
500
Describe a characteristic of Irish step dance.
Emphasizes feet and leg movements; Expressionless faces; Minimal torso or upper body movement
500
Improvise a phrase using three tap steps we have learned.
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