Styles
This style was characterized by making sounds with the feet and has evolved into a popular dance style that is still practiced today.
What is Tap?
This performer was well-known for his eccentric dance and went on to perform in a variety of movie musicals.
Who is Ray Bolger?
Arguably the most famous dancing duo of all-time, this couple starred in many Vaudeville acts together, eventually continuing to star in movie musicals together, as well.
Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers
Vaudeville started in this country.
What is France?
When you move toward the back of the stage, you are moving this direction.
What is upstage?
This style was characterized by limbs wildly moving about. It also included feats of flexibility and strength.
What is Eccentric dance?
This performer was a favorite of men of the time, specifically for her use of the curtain near the end of her act. She was well-known for her burlesque style.
Who is Gypsy Rose Lee?
These brothers were famous for the acrobatic tap performance in which they attempted exciting tricks and leapt between set pieces.
Who were the Nicholas Brothers?
What is Singin' in the Rain?
This system, which we do not have, is a rope and pulley system used to move props and set pieces in and out of the stage quickly from overhead.
What is a fly system?
This style was wildly popular in clubs but was overtaken by Vaudeville, though it continued to hold a place in Vaudeville theatres. Today, we might call it "exotic" dance.
What is Burlesque?
A tap dancer, this man broke many racial barriers of the time, becoming one of the most famous tap dancers of all time. He can be seen in many films alongside Shirley Temple.
Who is Bill "Bojangles" Robinson?
A famous comedy duo, these men were known for their "who's on first" act.
Who were Abbott & Costello?
Vaudeville declined due to advancements in technology, specifically these two modalities that became wildly popular in the 1930s.
What are radio and film?
The nickname of the accessory bag that hangs with your costumes.
What is diddy bag?
This style, also the name of a song we might hear today, was athletic, aggressive, and very fast. It included throwing, pulling, and even what looked like hitting or kicking.
What is Apache?
Magic was in the air every time this man took the stage, attempting death-defying feats and spectacular tricks.
Who was Harry Houdini?
The films these men made together, following their start in Vaudeville, are still enjoyed as a comedic troupe today. Through their slapstick gags and goofy sound effects, they delight audiences of all ages.
Who are the Three Stooges?
Burlesque dancer Gypsy Rose Lee's story became so widely-known that a musical, known as "The Greatest Musical of All Time," was created based on her life. This was its title.
What is Gypsy?
This is the name for the place where the audience sits.
What is the house?
This Vaudeville act was less a performance and more a skill. The most famous person to excel in this skill was the inspiration for the musical "Annie Get Your Gun."
What is Sharpshooting?
Though she led a tragic life, this woman was beloved across the world for her work in musicals. She began her career as a child, alongside her sisters, performing in Vaudeville acts across the country.
Judy Garland
These tap dancing men starred alongside one another in a wide variety of films, including Singin' in the Rain, and were also hugely famous as solo performers.
Who are Gene Kelly & Donald O'Connor?
This man, a double amputee, became famous in the Vaudeville circuit for his act in which he tap danced with only one leg.
Who is Henry "Crip" Heard
This is what we call taking down the set, putting props & costumes away, and cleaning up at the end of a production.
What is strike?