Misc Tap/Shows
True/False: There is no difference between a jump and a hop.
False
How exactly do tap shoes make noise?
A. A big piece of metal on the bottom of a shoe
B. Two pieces of plastic on the bottom of a hard shoe
C. Two pieces of metal on the bottom of a hard shoe
D. I don't know, must be magic!
C. Two pieces of metal on the bottom of a hard shoe
What are the two most basic steps in tap?
Shuffle and Flap
Toe and Heel
Homp and Stam
Toe and Heel
Which famous tap dancer(s) was/were known for tapping in sand?
The Nicholas Brothers
Howard ‘Sandman’ Simms
Sammy Davis Jr.
Howard ‘Sandman’ Simms
Which female dancer primarily partnered with Fred Astaire?
Ginger Rogers
Elanor Rogers
Shirley Temple
Ginger Rogers
True or False: A scuff forward is a brush forward using your heel.
True
What are the two main sounds created by tap shoes?
Heel and toe
Slide and tap
Shuffle and
Heel and toe
True/False: Bojangles Robinson is a fictional character.
False
Some historians think that tap dancing is a mix of which dance forms:
A. Irish Step Dance
B. African Dance
C. English Clog Dance
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
What is the first step of a shuffle?
Drag
Brush
Step
Brush
How many sounds are in a paradiddle?
2
3
4
4
Happy Feet is a movie about whom?
Bojangles
Fred Astaire
Mumbles
Gene Kelly
Mumbles
What famous tap dancer danced alongside Bing Crosby in "White Christmas"?
Fred Astaire
Danny Kaye
Gregory Hines
Bob Fosse
Danny Kaye
What is the sequence 'dig brush toe heel' known as?
Paddle
buffalo
drawback
pull back
Paddle
How many total screws are commonly used to hold the two metal taps to shoes?
4
6
8
6
You deserve a lollypop if you can name this curly haired darling of America who tapped her way into a nation's heart in the 1930s.
Shirley Temple
Sheila Temptress
Little Orphan Annie
Shirley Temple
With which style of tap dance would you most associate dancer Michael Flatley?
) Irish tap dancing
b) Soft shoe
c) Broadway tap
d) All of the above
Irish tap dancing
Which is not a step in tap?
Shuggle
Paradiddle
grab off
doug
Doug
What is a basic tap step where you quickly transfer weight?
Digs
Ball change
Shuffle
Heel toe
Ball change
What tap dancer performed on the Lawrence Welk show for over 20 years?
Jimmy Slyde
Harold Cromer
Arthur Duncan
Gregory Hines
Authur Duncan
In the film Anchors Aweigh, Gene Kelly famously performs a tap dance number with which cartoon character?
a) Mickey Mouse
b) Jerry Mouse
c) Bambi
d) Jessica Rabbit
Jerry Mouse
Which of the following steps would you associate least with tap dance?
a) shuffle
b) cramp roll
c) layout
d) buffalo
Layout
How many distinct sounds should be heard in a regular cramp roll?
8
5
4
3
4 or 5
Which Tap dancer was known for being the first to dance with animations?
Ginger Rogers
Gene Kelly
Savion Glover
Gene Kelly
Which tap dancer(s) was/were known for including acrobatics into routines?
The Nicholas Brothers
Fred Astaire
Gregory Hines
Gene Kelly
The Nicholas Brothers
What is a 'brush forward, scuff, toe', all on the same foot, known as?
Shuffle
scuffle
ball change
pull back
Scuffle
Which of the following steps is known as the "tap dancer's anthem"?
A. Time Steps
B. Shim Sham Shimmy
C. Ball Change
D. Buffalo
Shim Sham Shimmy
Which female tap dancer was known for her ‘machine gun’ fast tapping in the 40’s and 50’s?
Jeni LeGon
Eleanor Powell
Ginger Rogers
Ann Miller
Ann Miller