Types of Dance
make all the sounds with your feet
What is Tap dance?
Shuffle (cross) ball heel heel toe toe
What is a rhythm turn?
He is best remembered for his sense of rhythm, his perfectionism, and as the dancing partner and on-screen romantic interest of Ginger Rogers..
Who is Fred Astaire?
Ballet dancers start here
What is the barre?
leap shuffle leap
What is a buffalo?
There are two different shoes for this dance and one is 'harder' than the other
What is ballet/pointe?
When you turn on one foot
What is a pirouette?
He began tapping when he was 2 years old and began dancing semi-professionally at the age of 5. He appeared in several dance movies, including White Nights and Tap. Hines was an avid improviser.
Who's is Gregory Hines?
Something dancers say to each other before they go on stage
What is 'break a leg' or 'good luck'?
dig spank ball heel
What is a paradiddle?
You use you music to tell a story
What is lyrical?
When you turn with your pinky toe placed at the bass of the shin
What is a coupe turn?
He is remembered for his highly energetic and athletic dancing style. He is one of the biggest stars and greatest innovators during Hollywood’s golden age of musicals.
Who is Gene Kelly?
A "less lethal" form of fighting between warring African-American street gangs in 1970s Bronx area of New York City. This form of dancing re-emerged into worldwide popularity during 1990s.
What is Breakdancing?
To the front
What is avant?
Singing, dancing and acting at the SAME TIME
What is musical theatre?
When you turn and your working leg is out in 2nd
What is a pump turn or a la seconde?
Known as the best living male ballet dancer *hint, you love doing these jump ;)
Who is Mikhail "Misha" Baryshnikov?
This Ballerina performed 32 fouettes in a row on pointe as Odile/Odette in Swan Lake.
Who is Pierina Legnani?
“Linked like a chain”. A series of small turning steps with the feet in first position relevé.
What is a chaînés turn?
A classical ballet term meaning “whipped turns.”
What is A Fouetté turn?
Who is Martha Graham?
From the Spanish word for "sauce," and refers to the hot and spicy flavor of the dance
What is Salsa?
“Chasing one foot with the other”.
What is a chassé?