INTRO to dance final exam questions
well answered
What are the four elements of Hip Hop? - correct answer ✔✔ Break-dancing improvised,
integration with acrobatics and martial arts, full-body contact with the floor
Graffiti: "the voice of the people"; served as political protest, rebellion, art, cultural expression
Djing: mixing the beats
MCing: rapping
What did Hip Hop originally express? - correct answer ✔✔ A vehicle for social change
Who were the pioneers in Hip Hop and what they were known for? - correct answer ✔✔ DJ
Kool Herc: Jamaican-- moved to the Bronx at 13, credited with extending the break in song:
birthed breakdancing and b-boys
Afrika Bambaataa: coined the term "hip hop"; formed the zulu nation
Grandmaster flash: improved on Kool Herc's techniques, developed a precise way of cutting and
cutting
Where was Hip Hop originated? - correct answer ✔✔ Was born on the streets of Kingston and
the Bronx (1960's and 1970's)
What is break dancing? - correct answer ✔✔ Improvised, integration with acrobatics and
martial arts, full-body contact with the floor
How was break dancing originated? - correct answer ✔✔ DJ Kool Herc
, What break dancers (individual and groups) are called, and what competitions are called? -
correct answer ✔✔ -B-Boys and B-Girls
-Crews
-Battles were called competitions
How did Hip Hop hit the mainstream? - correct answer ✔✔ -1979: "Rappers Delight" was
released by no name group
-Made popular through MTV videos
What is commercial dance? - correct answer ✔✔ Mostly relies on hip hop, jazz, and musical
theater genres
What are examples of commercial dance? - correct answer ✔✔ Music videos, pop star live
performances, theme parks, cruise ships, advertising campaigns, Vegas shows
What is ballroom dance? - correct answer ✔✔ Partner dances that are mostly used for
competition and social gatherings
What is ballroom dance's origins? - correct answer ✔✔ -The name refers to where the first
partner dances were practiced within the grand ballrooms of Europe
-Early Modern Age (16th century): French renaissance: King Louis XIV introduced it to his dance
academy
-Early 19th century: the waltz took hold of England
-Mid-19th century and 20th: African and indigenous slaves mixed their native dance styles with
ballroom styles introduced by their European captors
What is ballroom dance currently used for? - correct answer ✔✔ Socially and comptetively
well answered
What are the four elements of Hip Hop? - correct answer ✔✔ Break-dancing improvised,
integration with acrobatics and martial arts, full-body contact with the floor
Graffiti: "the voice of the people"; served as political protest, rebellion, art, cultural expression
Djing: mixing the beats
MCing: rapping
What did Hip Hop originally express? - correct answer ✔✔ A vehicle for social change
Who were the pioneers in Hip Hop and what they were known for? - correct answer ✔✔ DJ
Kool Herc: Jamaican-- moved to the Bronx at 13, credited with extending the break in song:
birthed breakdancing and b-boys
Afrika Bambaataa: coined the term "hip hop"; formed the zulu nation
Grandmaster flash: improved on Kool Herc's techniques, developed a precise way of cutting and
cutting
Where was Hip Hop originated? - correct answer ✔✔ Was born on the streets of Kingston and
the Bronx (1960's and 1970's)
What is break dancing? - correct answer ✔✔ Improvised, integration with acrobatics and
martial arts, full-body contact with the floor
How was break dancing originated? - correct answer ✔✔ DJ Kool Herc
, What break dancers (individual and groups) are called, and what competitions are called? -
correct answer ✔✔ -B-Boys and B-Girls
-Crews
-Battles were called competitions
How did Hip Hop hit the mainstream? - correct answer ✔✔ -1979: "Rappers Delight" was
released by no name group
-Made popular through MTV videos
What is commercial dance? - correct answer ✔✔ Mostly relies on hip hop, jazz, and musical
theater genres
What are examples of commercial dance? - correct answer ✔✔ Music videos, pop star live
performances, theme parks, cruise ships, advertising campaigns, Vegas shows
What is ballroom dance? - correct answer ✔✔ Partner dances that are mostly used for
competition and social gatherings
What is ballroom dance's origins? - correct answer ✔✔ -The name refers to where the first
partner dances were practiced within the grand ballrooms of Europe
-Early Modern Age (16th century): French renaissance: King Louis XIV introduced it to his dance
academy
-Early 19th century: the waltz took hold of England
-Mid-19th century and 20th: African and indigenous slaves mixed their native dance styles with
ballroom styles introduced by their European captors
What is ballroom dance currently used for? - correct answer ✔✔ Socially and comptetively
