Tap
What did early tap dancers sometimes attach to their shoes to create sound before metal taps were invented?
Pennies
Which social dance tradition helped popularize steps like the Charleston and cake walk?
Minstrel shows
What are characteristics of dance for camera?
Hip hop originated in which New York borough?
Bronx
What dance was strongly associated with the Savoy Ballroom?
Lindy Hop
Which entertainment show helped popularize tap in the early 1900s by featuring dancers, comedians, jugglers, and musicians?
Vaudeville
Jack Cole is known as:
The Father of Theatrical Jazz
Ethnicity refers to
Nationality and culture
Name one of the “Holy Trinity” pioneers of hip hop.
DJ Kool Herc, Grandmaster Flash, Afrika Bambaataa.
What are the four foundational pillars of hip hop?
DJing, MCing, Breaking, Graffiti
Bill “Bojangles” Robinson was known for what signature characteristic in his tap dancing?
Upright posture and clean, clear rhythms (including the stair dance)
Bob Fosse’s signature style includes:
Turned-in legs, isolations, bent joints
What is credited as being the first dance for camera
A Study in Choreography for Camera (1945) by Maya Deren
What did DJ Kool Herc call his breakbeat technique?
The Merry-Go-Round
Jazz originated in:
New Orleans in Congo Square
Tap is shaped by both African and European aesthetics. Describe one African element and one European element found in tap?
African:
Percussive footwork
Improvisation
Call-and-response rhythms
Syncopation
Polyrhythmic grounding
European:
Irish/Scottish step dancing
Clog rhythms
Upright posture
Structured foot patterns
Luigi developed his technique after:
A car accident that left him partially paralyzed
What is the significance of music videos in the 80's when it comes to dance for film
Making music videos the primary outlet for dance on screen and progressing the genre further
Breaking was created by dancers responding to what part of the music?
The break/instrumental breakbeat
Tap dance emerged from the blending of which two cultural dance styles?
African styles and Irish clogging
Who was known for an acrobatic, show-stopping tap style that blended with rhythm tap?
The Nicholas Brothers
Describe the Harlem Renaissance and why it was significant.
Significant for African Americans in every area of the arts.
How can dance serve as a form of cultural preservation for communities whose histories have been marginalized or erased, and what is one example from class that demonstrates this?
Dance can preserve cultural traditions, stories, and identities by passing them through movement. Examples include Folklórico celebrating Mexican regional histories or African influences preserved through tap when percussion instruments were banned.
Which major historical event led to a rise in mass media and consumer culture?
World War II
What skills does dancing require that makes it especially challenging for the brain?
Coordinating listening, timing, balance, and movement at the same time.