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MissAlyssa
07-06-2003, 08:11 PM
You think you know..but you have no idea :lol:
See how many you can answer correctly..
answers at http://library.thinkquest.org/J001618/trivia.html

Dance Trivia Questions
1. Pattern and rhythmic bodily movements usually performed to music that serves as a form of communication or expression.
a.) fencing
b.)Judo
c.)dance
d.)gymnastics
2. A principal form of american folk dance, in which couples execute figures to the prompting of a caller.
a.) square dance
b.)tango
c.)fox trot
d.)charleston
3. Recreational or ceremonial dance performed usually by members of the community to which the dance is traditional.
a.)ballet
b.)folk dance
c.)kabuki
d.)sarabande
4. The art of composing dances.
a.)Pantomime
b.)Sculpture
c.)Choreography
d.)Animation
5. A graceful couple dance in 3/4 time.
a.)square dance
b.)waltz
c.)ballet
d.)disco
6. A style of American theatrical dance distinguished by percussive footwork.
a.)tap dance
b.)gavotte
c.)flamenco
d.)square dance
7. American dramatic ballerina who has been called the Duse of dance after the Italian actor Eleonora Duse.
a.)Kaye, Nora
b.)Fonteyn, Dame Margot
c.)Dunham, Katherine
d.)Makarova, Natalia Romanovna
8. An anonymous song and street dance popular during the reign of terror of the French revolution.
a.)cancan
b.)jota
c.)gavotte
d.)Carmagnol
9. This British musician awakened modern interest in English folk song and dance.
a.)Mussorgsky, modest Petrovich
b.)Foster, Stephen Sollins
c.)Copland, Aaron
d.)Sharp, Cecil James

DanceMentor
07-06-2003, 08:57 PM
Everything was easy until I got to 7, 8 and 9. I got all of these incorrect.
I made a "Big Band Quiz" and an "Argentine Tango Quiz" here:
http://www.atldanceworld.com/quiz/quiz.php
Good Luck!

DanceMentor
07-06-2003, 08:58 PM
Here is a copy of the big band quiz:
Question 1: The Nicholaus Brothers were:
Band Leaders
crooners
tap dancers
trumpet players

Question 2: Who was not married to Frank Sinatra?
Barbara Marx
Ava Gardner
Nancy Barbato
Lauren Bacall

Question 3: Count Basie's first name is:
William
Dothan
Benjamin
Donavan

Question 4: George Gershwin's brothers' names were:
Arthur and Ira
Phillip and James
Hugh and Ira
James and Robert

Question 5: In the eighteenth century the term "boogie woogie" meant:
work at a fast pace
walk like a dog
noise a monster makes
socially transmitted disease

Question 6: What instrument did Lester Young play?
Trumpet
Trombone
Drums
Saxaphone

Question 7: Which of these was not a club on 52nd street
The Onyx
Kelly's Stable
Three Aces
Jimmy Ryan's

Question 8: What state is Fred Astaire from?
Michigan
Nebraska
New York
Kansas

Question 9: The Cotton Club in Harlem was designed to look like a _______.
plantation
circus
vaudevilleshow
French Chateau

Question 10: Which branch of the armed forces did Glenn Miller serve in?
Air Force
Navy
Marines
Army

DanceMentor
07-06-2003, 08:59 PM
...and here is the Tango Quiz:
Question 1: Pista
an angry attitude
an embellishment my the lady
a shawl
the dance floor

Question 2: Parada
A large group of dancers in formation
the first pattern danced, which is then embellished throughout the song
to change direction
To move and stop a partner's foot by pushing their foot with your own

Question 3: Sentada
a hooking action
a slow rhythm
a sitting action
a type of tango walk

Question 4: Cruzada
a smooth, gliding walk
an abrubt change in tempo
crossing one foot in front or in back of the other
wrapping the leg around your partner

Question 5: Pasos
passing another couple
steps
the dance floor
a change of partners

Question 6: Derecho
Right
Left
Sraight
Backwards

Question 7: Gancho
a male dancer
a strong leader
to trace back over previous steps
a hooking action with the leg

Question 8: Dibujo
the dance frame
drawing circles or patterns on the floor
the man hooks one leg behind the other and spins
a sweeping motion; one partner weeps the other's foot

Question 9: Guiar
to guide or lead
a transition in the music
to balance and turn slowly on one foot
to ask (a person to dance)

Question 10: Caminar
to walk
to drag the foot
to hook the leg
to finish or complete