Jazz
Improv
Spring Show
Dance as Entertainment
100

Where did jazz dance originate from?

Africa
100

How do dancer's count?

By 8's

100

What was our theme for our spring show?

Movie theme/Decade theme


100

True or false: College dance teams are just as important as athletes and train just as hard as athletes.

True


200

What were the 3 jazz genres we learned?

Contemporary jazz, Jazz funk, Broadway jazz

200

True or False: Dance improvisation is creating movement or movement invention for making dances. .

True

200

What was the dance genre your class did for spring show?

Jazz, hip-hop, musical theater, lyrical

200

What is a tour jete?

A lunge into a mini jump while turning

300
Name one famous jazz choreographer?

Bob fosse, jack cole, Luigi 

300

What are some ways you can change choreography?

Speed, ripple effect, levels, retrograde (Backwards)
300

If you had put on your own dance show, what would your show be called?

Any answer is correct

300

What is a dance team?

 is a team of participants that participates in competitive dance. In a routine, a squad will incorporate a specific dance style and does technical work

400
What is one musical we studied in jazz?

West side story, Oklahoma, Singin in the rain

400

What are the three sources for improvisation dance?

Free-form, Structured, Semi-structured

400

What is a diagonal kick?

A kick where it is facing diagonally to the side with arms in a diagonal as well.
400

Where was the first dance team from?

Greenville High school in Greenville Texas

500

What are some characteristics of jazz dance?

Bent knees, low to the ground, isolations, pirouette turns and leaps.

500
When choreographing is there anything that is considered wrong in improvisation dance?

No

500

What is a front kick?

A front kick goes towards the nose with arms being in a L shape

500

Why do people call dance teams "drill teams"?

A dance drill team creates routines based on precision dance movements rather than military drill. ... A team that execute routines carrying either one or multiple flags or pom-poms.