EVOLUTION DANCE COMPETITION

EASY WINS

1

• Where was Abby Lee Miller’s original Studio located on the famous hit show “Dance Moms”? 

Pittsburgh

2

What dessert, popular in both New Zealand and Australia is named after a famous Russian dancer?

Pavlova

3

What holiday season is "The Nutcracker" usually associated with?

Christmas

4

What is the bending of the knees in ballet called?

Plie

5

Welder by day, dancer by night, She's trying to get her audition right, He's her boss at the steel plant, The name of this movie is ___ ?

Flashdance

STUDIO LIFE

1

What is stage awareness?

Understanding position on stage

2

What is dynamic contrast in performance?

Variation in energy/quality

3

What is projection in performance?

Expressing to the audience

4

What is the role of core strength in dance?

Stability / control

5

What is alignment in dance technique?

Correct body positioning

DANCE IQ

1

According to folklore, which hypnotic dance can cure a spiders bite?

Tarantella

2

What is the literal translation of tendu?

Tense

3

Which dance style means double step in Spanish?

Pasodoble

4

This is a jump in which the dancer rises low off of the floor and the two feet are brought together in the air before the dancer lands in fifth position.

Assemble

5

What idoes the word Penché mean?

"Leaning." Starting from an arabesque, the dancer leans their torso far forward while the back leg rises toward a vertical split.

COMP TRUTHS

1

What section can you enter if you become one of Evo’s Highest Scoring Soloists in an Open Section?

Evo Elite

2

What is the minimum number of performers allowed in a Group Production performance?

10

3

Are backing vocals allowed in a Song & Dance section?

No

4

What is our beginners section called?

Novice

5

Does Evolution use Audio/Video critiques?

Yes

RISK IT

1

What 20th century African American dancer, choreographer, and director founded his famous American Dance Theater and School in 1958?

Alvin Ailey

2

Led by their prima ballerina, Mlle. Upanova, a flock of ostriches puts on ballet shoes and dances to the music of Amilcare Ponchielli's "La Gioconda" in what 1940 Disney movie?

Fantasia

3

What dance craze did Chubby Checker popularize?

The Twist

4

In 1934 which 15-year-old English ballerina made her first appearance, dancing as a Snowflake in The Nutcracker?

Margot Fonteyn

5

Which scandalous dance found fame in Paris, France, during the 19th century?

Can Can