Ballet Terms
A ballet slipper with a hardened, reinforced toe that enables a dancer to perform or dance on the toes.
What are "pointe shoes"?
The only style of dance that is included in the 4 main pillars of Hip Hop. There is dj-ing, graffiti, MC-ing and...?
What is "breaking"?
How many taps are on each shoe in tap dancing?
What is "two"?
The title for a person who creates a dance.
What is "choreographer"?
What movie set in Los Angeles features a dance scene with the two lead actors, a bench and a sunset called "A Lovely Night"?
What is "La La Land"?
The position of the body supported on one leg, with the other leg extended behind the body with the knee straight.
What is "arabesque"?
The decade when Hip Hop music and dance emerged.
What is "the 1970's"?
A spin on one leg with the working leg in a parallel passé.
What is "a jazz pirouette" or "pirouette"?
Movement of the limbs, especially the arms and head, that conveys ideas or emotions.
How many Step Up movies are there?
A long horizontal jump, starting from one leg and landing on the other. Known as a split in the air.
What is "grand jeté"?
What is "a crew" or "a dance crew"?
A tap step in which you brush the foot forward then backward making two sounds.
What is "shuffle"?
Where in the space does a contemporary warm-up typically occur?
What is "the floor" or "the ground"?
Iconic dance film in which the lead couple performs a lift with the female dancer raised about the male dancers head by the hips with her limbs fully extended.
What is "Dirty Dancing"?
Literally "circle of the leg". Actually, half-circles made by the pointed foot, returning through first position to repeat.
What is "rond de jamb"?
In breaking, the name for movements a dancer performs while standing, serving as the opening display of the dancer's style.
What is "toprock"?
A term associated with African music and dance in which one dancer performs a dance phrase, and then another dancer(s) responds by imitating the same rhythms and phrasing.
What is "call and response"?
The name for pattern or shape that multiple dancers move within in a space or on a stage.
What is "formation"?
The name of the actor who starred in "Singin' in the Rain" and performed an iconic solo with an umbrella hanging off a street lamp?
Who is "Gene Kelly"?
A complete single, double, or triple turn in the air, usually beginning from and ending in the fifth position.
What is "tour en l'air"?
DJ Kool Herc is credited as "the father of hip hop". He started dj-ing and mc-ing at block parties in what borough of New York City?
What is "the Bronx"?
A movement that involves extending one leg in a wide arc, crossing it in front of the other leg, and then circling it up into the air and back down in front of the body.
What is "fan kick"?
Name a dancer or choreographer that is mostly associated with contemporary dance.
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Who choreographed the original Broadway production of "Chicago"? The movie version of the dance-heavy musical won the Oscar for best picture in 2003.
Who is "Bob Fosse"?