Tap History
The country that tap dance was born in
What is America?
Timesteps and the Shim Sham Shimmey start on this count
What is count 4?
Another name for a Paddle roll (Paddle and roll step)
What is a perididdle?
The names of the two sisters in Syncopated Ladies Tap Company
What are the Shim Sham, Cross Over, Tacky Annie and Half Break sections?
Tap dance was spread from the East Coast to the rest of the country because of this travelling circuit of performances.
What is Vaudeville?
Most tap dancers do this to represent that we are musicians too and will speak the same language as musicians
What is count to 4 or count in bars?
What is a traditional or standard timestep?
Lives in NYC and is the Director of Dorrance Dance Company
Who is Michelle Dorrance?
For these reasons (2), there are many different names of tap steps
What is segregation and passing down of information over time?
National Tap Dance Day (date and why)
What is on May 25th because of Bojangles birthday?
A step that is traditionally swung and a step that is usually straight... (one of each)
What is_______
The steps that make up a Maxi Ford
What is a Stamp, Shuffle, Leap, Tip
Started his career being in Acia Gray's tap company (and name of company)
Who is Jason Janas? (and Tapestry dance co.)
Tonya's two teaching certificates for teaching tap
What is Dance Educators of America & the American Tap Dance Institute?
Who is Gregory Hines?
One bar of eighth notes and one bar of sixteenth notes... count outloud
What is 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a
shuffle, step, heel, step (or stamp),
What is a Quint?
The name of the show that Savion Glover choreographed for, danced in and help to create in 1996
What is Bring in da noise, Bring in da funk?
Jovon's tap dance mentor
Who is Chester Whitmore?
Known as the father of Rhythm tap for which reasons
Who is John Bubbles because he dropped his heels to make more complicated rhythms and syncopations
1 a 2 & 3 e & a 4 & 1 (2) a 3 &
(count out loud with correct rhythm)
_______
Five other names that also refer to an Alexander step
What is Shirley Temple, Broadway, Nifty, That one thing and Bus Boy?
Name five tap dancers that have not already been mentioned in this Jeopardy game
Who are Leon Collins, Henry Le Tang, Sandman Sims, Fred Astaire, Jimmy Slyde, Ginger Rogers, Shirley Temple, Nicolas Brothers, Jason Samuel-Smith, Mark Mendonca, Jeni LeGon, Clayton (Peg leg) Bates, Eleanor Powell, etc...
5 songs that are considered Jazz Standards for tap dancers
What are____________