Technique and Timing
Figures
History
Collegiate
Misc.
100
You should step on this part of your foot in a East Coast Swing basic step.
What is the ball of your foot?
100
A Latin Cha Cha Cross Basic commences in this position.
What is Closed Position?
100
Waltz is German for this word.
What is "Revolve"?
100
The anti-ballroom, collegiate competition ridiculuousness.
What are fun dances?
100
There are this many planets in the Solar System.
What is 9? (We don't discriminate in this house).
200
The pattern for this dance follows the timing pattern: slow, slow, quick, quick, slow.
What is American Tango?
200
There are this many flashes in Paso Doble.
What is 2?
200
Jive originated in this country.
What is the United States?
200
The Yale Ballroom Dance Team was founded in this year.
What is 1988?
200
This amendment in the Bill of Rights entails that you are not legally required to quarter a soldier in your home.
What is the 3rd amendment?
300
The four hip actions in Samba
What are tilt, lift, rotation, and pendulum?
300
The following (leader) steps outline the following Cha Cha figure:
1. LF fwd
2. Transfer weight to RF
3. Side Chasse, LRLClosed
4. RF back
5. Rransfer weight to LF
6. Side Chasse, RLR
What is a Closed Basic?
300
Professional Ballroom Dance Competitions under the World Dance Council began in this decade.
(+200 bonus points for naming the country the first World Championship was held in)
What is the 1920's.
(+200: What is England)
300
The *first MIT Open was in this year.
What is 1997?
*the first recorded according to their website.
300
This is the 2nd most abundant element in the universe.
What is Helium?
400
The time signature for American Foxtrot music.
What is 4/4?
400
This Samba figure entails that the follow follow these steps:
1.RF to side Backing Wall
2.LF Crosses behind RF, part weight (Latin Cross)
3.Replace weight to RF
What is a whisk to the left?
400
Quickstep was invented in this decade.
What is the 1920's?
400
This (1) local competition is the only one with this (2) dance as a competitive category.
must give 2 answers for full credit.
What are (1) RPI and (2) Peabody?
400
This iconic children's book consists of only 50 different words.
What is Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss?
500
Viennese Waltz is danced at this BPM.
What is 180 BPM?
500
This Tango position entails that (as the leader):
1. LF forward in CBM
2. RF to side
3. LF back to end to side
4. Flex L knee and incline body to R
What is oversway?
500
He is widely regarded as the "Michael Jordan" of ballroom dancing; undefeated for almost 20 years of competition.
Who is Donnie Burns MBE?
500
Memes such as this can be found on this iconic Facebook page.
What is Ballroom Memes for Latin and Standard Teens?
500
This is the ASL sign for this letter.
What is Q?