Location of Origin
Time Period
Description
Movement Vocabulary
Description
100

The Bronx, New York

Where did Hip Hop orginate?
100

1600s

When did Ballet originate? 
100

Swing Dance 

What is a group of partner dances derived from Jazz music?

100

Tendu

List a movement step in Ballet

100

This type of ballet introduced the concept of "ballerina" and featured ethereal themes, defined by gentle movement  

What is Romantic Ballet?

200

Italy

Where did Ballet originate? 

200
Swing Dance

Which style originated in the 1920's? 

200

Art form where dancers strive to appear light, airy, and weightless

What is Ballet?

200

List a movement step in Jazz

Grapevine

200

This is a style of dance classified under the "Hip Hop" genre

Freestyle/Battle, Breaking, Social Dance

300

Swing Dance

Which style originated in Harlem, New York? 
300

19th century (Late 1800s/Early 1900s)

When did Modern dance originate?

300

Started as a rebellion against ballet, focuses on dancer’s expression.

What is Modern dance?

300

Drop Bounce

List a movement step in Hip Hop

300

Narrative Ballet

What type of ballet emphasized storytelling and character development?

400
United States

Where did Modern dance originate? 

400

1950's

What time period was Jazz dance commercialized? 

400

Hip Hop

What is the creation of an entire culture, including breaking, deejaying, graffiti, and rap music?

400

Laterals

List a movement step in Modern

400

 This style was influenced by Jazz music and West African and Latin cultures

What is Jazz dance?
500

Jazz

Which style is rooted in African culture and came to the US through the Slave Trade?

500

Hip Hop

What style of dance originated in the 1970's?

500

A dynamic, high-energy, multi-cultural style that was commercialized and made its way to theater and film production

What is Jazz dance?

500

List a movement step in Swing Dance

Charleston

500

A diverse and evolving style that reflects culture and contemporary ideas and movements

What is Modern Dance?