Ballet
This ballet term means "to bend."
What is plié?
A movement that combines a brush forward and a brush back.
What is a shuffle?
This movement involves moving one part of the body (like the head, rib cage, or hips) independently of the rest.
What is an isolation?
Instead of wearing shoes, modern dancers perform
What is barefoot?
This city is known as the birthplace of hip-hop dance.
What is New York City?
This movement means “to rise” and is performed on the balls of the feet.
What is relevé?
This move transfers weight from one leg to the other.
What is a leap?
True or False:
A pirouette in Jazz is performed turned out.
False
This modern technique was developed by Martha Graham.
What is the Graham Technique?
She was one of the first African American ballerinas to perform with the American Ballet Theatre.
Who is Misty Copeland?
This term means “chained or linked turns.”
What are chaînés?
What is the term for when the dancer responds spontaneously to the music?
What is tap improvisation (or "improv")?
This leap is performed with the back leg in attitude and front leg straight while turning.
What is a calypso?
This person invented suspend & fall
Who is Jose Limon?
The Rockettes are famous for dancing this precise movement.
What is a kickline?
This term refers to a fast series of small steps done en pointe or demi-pointe, often used to travel.
What is bourrée?
A famous Broadway show featuring tap numbers and the song “We're in the Money.”
What is 42nd Street?
A type of shoe dancers wear on stage while performing theatrical jazz.
What is character heels?
What is a over-shoulder roll? (or fish flop)
The owner of Dance In Bloom
Who is Mrs. Destiny?
The origin country of classical ballet.
What is Italy?
A tap step and red drink is named after this person
Who is Shirley Temple?
This show features iconic Fosse jazz choreography and the song “All That Jazz.”
What is Chicago?
This pioneer of modern dance often danced barefoot and wore tunics.
Who is Isadora Duncan?
A famous African American tap dancer known for stair dancing.
Who is Bill “Bojangles” Robinson?