Tap Steps
A step having two sounds: a brush and a spank.
What is a shuffle?
A tap and ballroom dancer known for her elegant style; she appeared in many films with her partner, Fred Astaire
Who is Ginger Rogers?
The speed of a piece of music.
What is tempo?
The founder of Syncopated Ladies, a female tap dance band.
Who is Chloe Arnold?
A 1952 film starring Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, and Donald O'Connor.
What is Singin' in the Rain?
A step having four sounds: dig, spank, toe (or ball), heel.
What is a paradiddle (or paddle)?
He danced in the movies in the 30s and 40s. His most iconic perfomance was to Singin in the Rain
Who is Gene Kelly
A rhythm that is counted in 3s
What is a waltz?
A tapper who gained fame from winning season 12 of SYTYCD
Who is Gaby Diaz?
A movie and musical in which Peggy Sawyer, a small-town girl, dreams of tapping her way to Broadway stardom.
What is 42nd Street?
A step that can be done in place or turning, made up of the movements: step, shuffle, leap, toe-tip.
What is a Maxi (Maxie) Ford?
Well known on the big screen this tapper was best known for her performance as Dorthy in The Wizard of Oz
Who is Judy Garland
The pattern or arrangement of musical beats and silence.
What is rhythm?
A child prodigy who starred in The Tap Dance Kid on Broadway and won a Tony Award for Best Choreography for Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk.
Who is Savion Glover?
A movie starring a tap dancing Penguin.
What is Happy Feet?
A step historically used to set tempo that repeats for several measures; the basic step is a stomp, hop, step, flap, step.
What is a timestep?
He was best know in the 30s for his perfomance of James Cagney in Yankee Doodle Dandy
Who Mickey Rooney?
A rhythm that gives unequal weight to beats of the same value; "stressing the upbeat." Often thought of as more laid back.
What is swing rhythm?
A performer who was in over 40 movies, including White Nights with Mikhail Baryshnikov.He was best known for a tap trio with his father and brother
Who is Gregory Hines?
A movie/broadway show about an English boy who loved ballet but his dad didn't want him dancing. One of the tap numbers is called I love a Revolution.
What is Billy Elliot?
A step having 4 sounds toe toe heel heel
What is a Cramproll?
A child star who was best know for her singing and tap dancing. One of her songs was On the Good Ship Lollipop
Who is Shirley Temple
Accenting a note or notes that wouldn't normally be accented; rhythmic stresses or accents on the "off beat."
What is syncopation?
He is considered the mostly widely influential dancer in the history of film. his career lasted 76 years. Partners include. Ginger Rogers and Gene Kelly
Who is Fred Astaire
An ex con reunites with his girlfriend and is approached about a new dance production. the stars included Sammy Davis Jr. and Gregory Hines.
What is Tap?