Discovering Dance Ch 6 Questions and
Answers
True/False: The cha-cha has been named the "King of Latin Dances." - answer
False
True/False: The line of direction refers to you and your partner moving around the floor
and is determined by either the leader or all couples moving in the same direction. -
answer True
True/False: Social dance safety relies on respecting your space and that of others while
moving to the music. - answer True
When did the bossa nova, the swim, the mashed potato, and others made music that
was classified as Fad dances become popular? - answer 1950's-1960's
Who created animal dances such as the turkey trot? - answer Vernon and Irene
Castle
During the 1970s, why country-western dances resurface? - answer The country
music industry
What are three ways to social dance? - answer Group social dances, partner
dances, and on your own
What is the cha-cha? - answer 1950s popular dance that originated in Cuba
What is the foxtrot? - answer Early 20th-century American social dance named for
Henry Fox
What is the salsa? - answer Cuban or Afro-Caribbean dance form early in the 20th
century
What is the swing? - answer Dance with a variety of forms and styles that has simple
to complicated footwork and many handholds with your partner
What is the waltz? - answer A dance in ¾ time that gained and maintained popularity
in the 19th century ballroom
What is closed position? - answer Partners face each other and the leader places his
right hand on the follower's cent back below the shoulder blades
Answers
True/False: The cha-cha has been named the "King of Latin Dances." - answer
False
True/False: The line of direction refers to you and your partner moving around the floor
and is determined by either the leader or all couples moving in the same direction. -
answer True
True/False: Social dance safety relies on respecting your space and that of others while
moving to the music. - answer True
When did the bossa nova, the swim, the mashed potato, and others made music that
was classified as Fad dances become popular? - answer 1950's-1960's
Who created animal dances such as the turkey trot? - answer Vernon and Irene
Castle
During the 1970s, why country-western dances resurface? - answer The country
music industry
What are three ways to social dance? - answer Group social dances, partner
dances, and on your own
What is the cha-cha? - answer 1950s popular dance that originated in Cuba
What is the foxtrot? - answer Early 20th-century American social dance named for
Henry Fox
What is the salsa? - answer Cuban or Afro-Caribbean dance form early in the 20th
century
What is the swing? - answer Dance with a variety of forms and styles that has simple
to complicated footwork and many handholds with your partner
What is the waltz? - answer A dance in ¾ time that gained and maintained popularity
in the 19th century ballroom
What is closed position? - answer Partners face each other and the leader places his
right hand on the follower's cent back below the shoulder blades
