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DCED 202- Modules 8-15 Exam Questions
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Jazz & Tap are fusion of what two groups of cultural & dance elements? - Answer✔European &
African
Why was the advancement of tap dance technique more successful on Vaudeville than on
Broadway? - Answer✔Vaudeville dancers performed in smaller groups allowing for the creation
of more complex rhythms to be developed
Which of the following best describes the style of Jack Cole? - Answer✔Technically demanding
movements drawing from modern dance including knee slides & thrusting movements
Which of the following is a unique legacy only achieved by Bob Fosse? - Answer✔He is the only
artist to win and Oscar, Emmy, and Tony All in the same year
Which of the following best describes Fosse's choreographic style? - Answer✔Emphasis on
isolated movements such as rolling of the hips, shoulders, and turned in legs
What defines the tap dance style by Bill "Bojangles" Robinson? - Answer✔An upright, European
styled body with weight more on the balls of the feet
The "Stair-dance" was created by which tap dancer who brought tap up onto the toes? -
Answer✔Bill Robinson
Which early tap dance icon was famous for being one of the first dancers to fuse European
dance styles with African Musical Rhythms? - Answer✔William Henry Lane
Which early tapper created complex, contemporary rhythms in slightly more African style? -
Answer✔John C. Bubbles
Which of the following best defines the style of "Flash Tap" made famous by the Nicholas
Brothers? - Answer✔A fast, rhythm driven style accompanied by acrobatic movements
Why are Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, and Gene Kelly referred to as "class acts?" - Answer✔They
preserved tap in film imbuing it with elegance, refined movements, and blending it with social
dance styles.
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Which tap dancer is credited with developing a style called "improvography"? -
Answer✔Gregory Hines
Which of the following best describes the style of "power-tapping?" - Answer✔Grounded, hard-
hitting, polyrhythmic, and infused with African dance characteristics
Which of the following accomplishments did Savion Glover NOT achieve? - Answer✔Winning a
Tony award as the youngest dancer ever in a Broadway show
Which of the following are characteristics of early movie musicals? - Answer✔- The shows
featured a revue format in which dance was inserted like a variety show into the film
&
-The camera placed the viewer in "front row center"
&
- The dances often incorporated social, ethnic/folk, theatrical, and specialty forms
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Busby Berkeley's films? - Answer✔creating
highly technical & virtuosic movements for dancers to dazzle the audience
What happened in the video segment of 42nd street? - Answer✔Ruby Keeler performed a tap
dance while singing and building flats created an optical illusion
Eleanor Powell incorporates ethnic/folk dance into her tap dance routine in which movie? -
Answer✔Honolulu
How many films did Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers dance in together? - Answer✔10
What changes to cinematography did Astire insist upon when they made The Gay Divorce? -
Answer✔He wanted the dances to flow in and out of the storyline naturally
&
He wanted multiple stationary cameras filming at the same time
What influence did Gene Kelly have on dance in film in the Hollywood Golden Era? -
Answer✔He innovated elaborate filming techniques to capture dance in film in ways that could
not be possible on Broadway
In 1943, Cabin in the sky was presented in which format for audiences? - Answer✔Sepia
The movie stormy weather had an abstract daydream dance choreographed & performed by
who? - Answer✔Katherine Dunham
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DCED 202- Modules 8-15 Exam Questions
With Correct Answers 100% Verified.
Jazz & Tap are fusion of what two groups of cultural & dance elements? - Answer✔European &
African
Why was the advancement of tap dance technique more successful on Vaudeville than on
Broadway? - Answer✔Vaudeville dancers performed in smaller groups allowing for the creation
of more complex rhythms to be developed
Which of the following best describes the style of Jack Cole? - Answer✔Technically demanding
movements drawing from modern dance including knee slides & thrusting movements
Which of the following is a unique legacy only achieved by Bob Fosse? - Answer✔He is the only
artist to win and Oscar, Emmy, and Tony All in the same year
Which of the following best describes Fosse's choreographic style? - Answer✔Emphasis on
isolated movements such as rolling of the hips, shoulders, and turned in legs
What defines the tap dance style by Bill "Bojangles" Robinson? - Answer✔An upright, European
styled body with weight more on the balls of the feet
The "Stair-dance" was created by which tap dancer who brought tap up onto the toes? -
Answer✔Bill Robinson
Which early tap dance icon was famous for being one of the first dancers to fuse European
dance styles with African Musical Rhythms? - Answer✔William Henry Lane
Which early tapper created complex, contemporary rhythms in slightly more African style? -
Answer✔John C. Bubbles
Which of the following best defines the style of "Flash Tap" made famous by the Nicholas
Brothers? - Answer✔A fast, rhythm driven style accompanied by acrobatic movements
Why are Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, and Gene Kelly referred to as "class acts?" - Answer✔They
preserved tap in film imbuing it with elegance, refined movements, and blending it with social
dance styles.
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Which tap dancer is credited with developing a style called "improvography"? -
Answer✔Gregory Hines
Which of the following best describes the style of "power-tapping?" - Answer✔Grounded, hard-
hitting, polyrhythmic, and infused with African dance characteristics
Which of the following accomplishments did Savion Glover NOT achieve? - Answer✔Winning a
Tony award as the youngest dancer ever in a Broadway show
Which of the following are characteristics of early movie musicals? - Answer✔- The shows
featured a revue format in which dance was inserted like a variety show into the film
&
-The camera placed the viewer in "front row center"
&
- The dances often incorporated social, ethnic/folk, theatrical, and specialty forms
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Busby Berkeley's films? - Answer✔creating
highly technical & virtuosic movements for dancers to dazzle the audience
What happened in the video segment of 42nd street? - Answer✔Ruby Keeler performed a tap
dance while singing and building flats created an optical illusion
Eleanor Powell incorporates ethnic/folk dance into her tap dance routine in which movie? -
Answer✔Honolulu
How many films did Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers dance in together? - Answer✔10
What changes to cinematography did Astire insist upon when they made The Gay Divorce? -
Answer✔He wanted the dances to flow in and out of the storyline naturally
&
He wanted multiple stationary cameras filming at the same time
What influence did Gene Kelly have on dance in film in the Hollywood Golden Era? -
Answer✔He innovated elaborate filming techniques to capture dance in film in ways that could
not be possible on Broadway
In 1943, Cabin in the sky was presented in which format for audiences? - Answer✔Sepia
The movie stormy weather had an abstract daydream dance choreographed & performed by
who? - Answer✔Katherine Dunham
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