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100

The musical _______________________________ paved the way for African-American musical theater performers.~~~~~~~

She performed in Shuffle along and later performed the Banana Dance.


What is Shuffle Along?


Who is Josephine Baker?



100

____________________ was one of the most popular social dances ever developed and was created in the Harlem nightclubs of the 1930s.


What is the Lindy Hop?

100

The ______________________________________________________ is in charge of all technical aspects of the performance.

Who is the technical director?

100

Dance educator ____________________________ is credited with being one of the first people to bring dance to higher education.

Who is Margaret H'Doubler?

100

Musical theatre productions can be seen on __________________ and in ____________________.

What are concert stage and film?

200

In addition to revues and burlesque shows these featured variety acts and had a great impact on jazz. 



What is Vaudville?

200

This type of dancer created hip-hop dance.


Who are untrained/ not classically trained dancers?

200

The _______________________________ is responsible for the overall aesthetic and vision for the dance company.

Who is the artistic director?

200

When looking back on the advent of dance in education, the genres most taught through physical education departments were ________________________ and __________________________.                                        

What are folk and square dance?

200

The ________________________________ is more directly involved with the dancers and artistic director.  

Who is the company manager?

300

The decade known as the Roaring Twenties saw the advent of such dances as the ___________________________________ and the _______________________.


What is the Charleston and the Black Bottom?

300

Choreographer who uses hip-hop movements in his choreography is _______________________________.


Who is Rennie Harris?

300

The _________________________________________is responsible for calling the show and is crucial to the overall success of the performance.                                                                                            

Who is the stage manager?

300

The main career choice for dancers are to become performers, choreographers, and when they’ve completed their performance career they often will become these.

What is an educator/teacher?

300

Balachine and Nijinsky both worked with this composer.--------------

Martha Graham often collaborated with this sculptor.

Who is Igor Stravinsky?

Who is Isamu Noguchi?

400

The origins of jazz dance can be traced back to this place. 

What is Africa?

400

The Twist, Monkey, Mashed Potato, and the Frug became popular with the advent of _________________________.

Hip hop dance has a direct connection to ___________________.



What is rock and roll?


What is rap music?

400

In a dance company the ______________________________ is in charge of the company’s budget.      

Who is the business manager?

400

In 1932, the first Bachelor of Arts Degree in Dance was offered at _________________________________________ in Vermont.

What is Bennington College?

400

Most__________________dance companies have a support staff to take care of company management.

What is large? Small companies cannot afford a large support staff.

500

Famous movie musical choreographed by Agnes de Mille.----------------------

The use of ____________________ rhythms is what, for many, characterizes jazz dance.


What is Oklahoma?-----------------

What is syncopated?

500

The Vietnam War, the Civil Rights Movement and an increased interest in drugs created a “radical” generation that began this type of movement.  


What is free style dancing?

500

The_____________________________ is a group consisting of prominent members of the business and artistic community who assist the dance company with fund raising and other activities.

What is the board of directors?

500

K-12 is always in jeopardy of being cut from the curriculum because of lack of these.


Some dance departments are the _________________________ of their institutions. 

What is funding and budget cuts. 


What are centerpieces? 

500

Majoring in dance in a college or university is an honorable academic pursuit that can lead to fulfilling career in the field of dance, or this.  

What is a different career path.