DCED 202 Final Exam ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Jazz and Tap are a fusion of what two groups of cultural and dance elements? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- European and African
Why was the advancement of tap dance technique more successful on Vaudeville than on
Broadway? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Vaudevillle dancers performed in smaller groups
allowing for the creation of more complex rhythms to be developed.
Which of the following best describes Fosse's choreographic style? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Emphasis on isolated movements such as rolling of hips, shoulders, and
turned in legs
Which early tapper created complex, contemporary rhythms in a slightly more African style?
- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- John C. Bubbles
Which of the following best defines the style of "flash tap" made famous by the Nicholas
Brothers? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- A fast, fluent, rhythm driven style accompanied by
acrobatic movements
Why are Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, and Gene Kelly referred to as "class acts"? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- They preserved tap in film imbuing it with elegance, refined
movements and blending it with social dance styles.
Which of the following best describes the style of "power-tapping"? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Grounded, hard-hitting, polyrhythmic, and infused with African dance
characteristics
How did DJ Kool Herc continue to the development to the development of b-boys and b-
girls? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- He extended the percussive break sections of the music
which inspired the dancers
Which singing artist performed the "good foot" inspiring movements of the top-rock era? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- James Brown
, What main addition to break dancing occurred in the mid 1970's? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- The influence of Capoeira and other martial arts helped to develop floor-rock
Which of the following best describes the style of "locking"? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Sharp linear limb extensions with pauses and elastic-like movement
What types of clothing were typical costumes for early "poppers" in hip-hop? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Elegant but oversized garb such as suits, gloves, and trenchcoats
Which of the following describes one drawback of the commercialization of hip-hop dance? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Dances are usually choreographed for the stage or screen so the
elements of improvisation and socialization are lost
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Busby Berkely's films? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Creating highly technical and virtuosic movements for dancers to dazzle the
audience
What happened in the video segment of 42nd Street? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Ruby
Keeler performed a tap dance while singing and building flats created an optical illusion
Eleanor Powell incorporates ethni/folk dance into her tap routine in which movie? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Honolulu
How many films did Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers dance in together? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- 10
What influence did Gene Kelly have on dance in film in the Hollywood Golden Era? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- He innovated elaborate filming techniques to capture dance on
film in ways that could not be possible on Broadway
In 1943, Cabin in the Sky was presented in which format for audiences? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Sepia
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Jazz and Tap are a fusion of what two groups of cultural and dance elements? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- European and African
Why was the advancement of tap dance technique more successful on Vaudeville than on
Broadway? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Vaudevillle dancers performed in smaller groups
allowing for the creation of more complex rhythms to be developed.
Which of the following best describes Fosse's choreographic style? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Emphasis on isolated movements such as rolling of hips, shoulders, and
turned in legs
Which early tapper created complex, contemporary rhythms in a slightly more African style?
- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- John C. Bubbles
Which of the following best defines the style of "flash tap" made famous by the Nicholas
Brothers? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- A fast, fluent, rhythm driven style accompanied by
acrobatic movements
Why are Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, and Gene Kelly referred to as "class acts"? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- They preserved tap in film imbuing it with elegance, refined
movements and blending it with social dance styles.
Which of the following best describes the style of "power-tapping"? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Grounded, hard-hitting, polyrhythmic, and infused with African dance
characteristics
How did DJ Kool Herc continue to the development to the development of b-boys and b-
girls? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- He extended the percussive break sections of the music
which inspired the dancers
Which singing artist performed the "good foot" inspiring movements of the top-rock era? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- James Brown
, What main addition to break dancing occurred in the mid 1970's? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- The influence of Capoeira and other martial arts helped to develop floor-rock
Which of the following best describes the style of "locking"? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Sharp linear limb extensions with pauses and elastic-like movement
What types of clothing were typical costumes for early "poppers" in hip-hop? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Elegant but oversized garb such as suits, gloves, and trenchcoats
Which of the following describes one drawback of the commercialization of hip-hop dance? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Dances are usually choreographed for the stage or screen so the
elements of improvisation and socialization are lost
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Busby Berkely's films? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Creating highly technical and virtuosic movements for dancers to dazzle the
audience
What happened in the video segment of 42nd Street? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Ruby
Keeler performed a tap dance while singing and building flats created an optical illusion
Eleanor Powell incorporates ethni/folk dance into her tap routine in which movie? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Honolulu
How many films did Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers dance in together? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- 10
What influence did Gene Kelly have on dance in film in the Hollywood Golden Era? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- He innovated elaborate filming techniques to capture dance on
film in ways that could not be possible on Broadway
In 1943, Cabin in the Sky was presented in which format for audiences? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Sepia
