LORD OF THE DANCE
This is how many foot positions there are in classical ballet
What is five?
This is why Jean Valjean is imprisoned in Les Miserables
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This is the most common rhythm used in waltz dances
What is 3/4 time? The waltz is traditionally danced to music in a 3/4 time signature, which gives it a distinct rhythm characterized by three beats per measure. This time signature creates the classic "oom-pah-pah" pattern
This is the longest-running show on Broadway
What is the Phantom of the Opera?
This dance style employs the terminology "light and shade" to describe varying rhythms in the form
What is tap-dance?
This pop legend wrote the music for Billy Elliot: The Musical
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This Konami game was initially released to the European arcade audience in September 1998 under the name "Dancing Stage"
What is "Dance Dance Revolution"?
This is how many daughters Tevye has in "Fiddler on the Roof"
What is five? Tzeitel, Hodel, Chava, Shprintze, and Bielke
This dance style originated in the Dominican Republic, strongly influenced by Venezuelan and Afro-Cuban musical practices and by dances throughout Latin America. It is danced with a limping step, the weight always on the same foot. The music is in 4/4 time with three sections
What is merengue?
This was the last Broadway musical Rodgers and Hammerstein created, which starred Mary Martin and debuted in 1959
What is "The Sound of Music"?
This text codified aspects of daily life in ancient India, including dance.
What is The Natya Shastra? The Natya Shastra is an ancient Indian treatise attributed to the sage Bharata Muni, dating back to between 200 BCE and 200 CE. It is a comprehensive guide on performing arts, encompassing theatre, dance, and music, and it outlines the principles of dramatic composition, stagecraft, and the aesthetic theory of rasa, which has influenced Indian arts for centuries.
Sporty Spice (aka Melanie Chisholm) was nominated for an Olivier award for her first-ever professional acting role in the West-end production of this musical.
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