What dance has its roots in european court dancing?
ballet
100
The dance that features a "breakaway"
lindy hop
100
Ballroom dance that originated in Cuba (not China)
mambo
100
Rhythmic Latin-American dance with the basic pattern of three steps and a shuffle
cha-cha
100
What kind of Latin American dancing did Leonard Bernstein write in the musical, West Side Story?
mambo and cha-cha
200
True or false: the movements and gestures of the hula dance may be performed either sitting or standing
true
200
Dance that became popular during the jazz age of the 1920's
charleston
200
Athletic dance that includes kicks and inward leg rotations on syncopated beats of the music
charleston
200
Jazzy dance in which couples swing, balance, and twirl
lindy hop
200
Riverdance created a renewed interest in what kind of dance?
step dancing
300
The jig has a simple duple feeling or a triple feeling?
triple
300
What is the meaning behind the body movements and gestures of the hula dance?
tells life stories, recounts family histories, narrates history
300
Dance music created by Mexicans in Texas
conjunto
300
Refined style of classical dance emphasizing the verticality of the body, outward rotation of the legs with fluid footwork and legwork, and virtuosic turns and jumps
ballet
300
Who composed the music for the Rite of Spring?
Igor Stravinsky
400
The reel has a simple duple feeling or a triple feeling?
simple duple
400
Describe the breakaway in the linty hop
partners separate to improvise dance movements before rejoining as partners
400
African-Brazillian dance that is faster and jazzier than the tango
samba
400
step dance in which foot movements produce audible rhythms emphasized by small metal plates on the soles of the dancer's shoes
tap dancing
400
What 20th century musical form radically changed the course of popular music?
rock and roll
500
The twist was both a song and dance performed by what famous musician?
Chubby Checker
500
Tejano musicians created dance music based on what rhythm?
steady duple polka rhythm
500
Dancing that includes mainly reels and jigs danced at traditional Irish and Scottish social dances
ceili dancing
500
The roots of many Latin American and Caribbean music styles can be traced back to what continent?