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Vocabulary
100

Jazz music and dance came from _____________________________

African Slaves

100

Who was a famous tap dancer to dance with Shirley Temple?

Bill Bojangles

100

Who was know for his signature "inappropriate" dance movements?

Elvis Presley

100

What popular television station fueled the popularity of dance in the 80s?

MTV

100
What is the term for the movement often done in jazz dances when traveling to a new form? *Hint - we did these across the floor

Jazz Walk

200

Describe original jazz movement

Low to the ground, earthy, bent knees, hand clapping
200

Fred Astaire was known for being vital to _________________ and the use of _________________

Broadway  / choreography

200

In what decade did social dance once again become a national craze?

The 1960s

200

In the 1990s, what did music groups/artists like N'Sync and Britney Spears make "the new norm"

Singing AND dancing

200
"Pirouette" means __________

to whirl/spin/turn

300

Slaves came to America through what route?

The Triangle Trade

300

Louis Armstrong increased the popularity of jazz music through the use of _______________________

syncopation

300

Who was known for a unique style of choreography that showcased bent knees, isolations, and erotic movement?

Bob Fosse

300

Outside of music videos, what else were people seeing jazz incorporated into starting in the 80s?

Commercials and advertisements

300

A "jete" is ____________

a leap

400

In the 1800s, jazz was seen taking stage at ______________ shows

Vaudeville/Mistrel

400

Gene Kelley gained popularity through "______________________"

Movie Musicals

400

During what "era" do we see music groups like the Supremes begin assigning movement to their lyrics when they performed?

Motown era

400

What 3 sub-genres burst from jazz in the 1990s?

Funk, Hip-Hop, and Street Jazz

400

in what movement do we see the feet making a box pattern, alternating stepping right and left?

Jazz square

500

The 1740s slave act prohibited slaves from playing the drums. What did they do to compensate?

Foot stomping and using rhythmic vocals

500

Social dance lost its significance in the 1940s due to _______________

World War II

500

What did disco mainstream the possibility of? 

Solo social dancing

500

We continue to see jazz transformed and influenced by _______________ and ____________________

society   /  other forms of dance

500

What is the "dance" term for a kick?

Battement