Intro. to Dance Exam #5 questions
well answered graded A+
What two big things does social dance provide? - correct answer ✔✔ pleasure and
entertainment
Where did many social dances of the past come from? - correct answer ✔✔ African American
communities
In what specific society have there been strict rules about social dancing/night life? - correct
answer ✔✔ Japanese
What social dance is considered to be one of the most popular social dances ever? Where was it
created? What are its characteristics? Who is it named after? - correct answer ✔✔ "The Lindy
Hop"; created in the Harlem Nightclubs of the 1930's; performed to swing music and is fast-
paced, athletic, done with a partner; named after Charles Lindbergh
How does the "white" lindy hop differ from the "black" lindy hop? - correct answer ✔✔ When
Lindy Hop is done by the white communities, it is a
slower tempo, with less daring lifts and tricks
How do you count the basic lindy hop step? - correct answer ✔✔ Counted 1-2-3 & 4, 5-6-7 & 8
How does the Lindy Hop basic step differ from the basic Jitterbug step? - correct answer ✔✔
Referred to as swing dancing; they drop the triplet from the basic Lindy step and make it just a
rock step
, How did jazz music shift in the 40's? - correct answer ✔✔ Music was changing from Jazz era to
the BIG BAND Era = faster songs
How does the dance craze of swing/jitterbug spread internationally? - correct answer ✔✔
Spreads internationally through the U.S armed forces in World War II
What social dance form came about in the 1950s? Give a few examples. - correct answer ✔✔
Ballroom and popular dance in America; ex) waltz, foxtrot, rumba. (ALL PARTNER DANCES!)
Where do many of the ballroom styles have their roots anchored? - correct answer ✔✔ Roots in
European, African and South America movements.
What are the 5 competitive Ballroom International Latin dances? - correct answer ✔✔ 1.)The
rumba (the slowest of the 5)
2.)The paso doble
3.) The samba
4.) The cha-cha-cha
5.) The jive
What are two characteristics of the ballroom rumba? - correct answer ✔✔ Lots of hip
movements and
balletic lifts and turns
What music form emerged in the 1950's? Name some highly influential musicians of this time. -
correct answer ✔✔ Rock and roll music; Performers such as Chuck Berry, Little Richard and Elvis
Presley begin to influence youth
well answered graded A+
What two big things does social dance provide? - correct answer ✔✔ pleasure and
entertainment
Where did many social dances of the past come from? - correct answer ✔✔ African American
communities
In what specific society have there been strict rules about social dancing/night life? - correct
answer ✔✔ Japanese
What social dance is considered to be one of the most popular social dances ever? Where was it
created? What are its characteristics? Who is it named after? - correct answer ✔✔ "The Lindy
Hop"; created in the Harlem Nightclubs of the 1930's; performed to swing music and is fast-
paced, athletic, done with a partner; named after Charles Lindbergh
How does the "white" lindy hop differ from the "black" lindy hop? - correct answer ✔✔ When
Lindy Hop is done by the white communities, it is a
slower tempo, with less daring lifts and tricks
How do you count the basic lindy hop step? - correct answer ✔✔ Counted 1-2-3 & 4, 5-6-7 & 8
How does the Lindy Hop basic step differ from the basic Jitterbug step? - correct answer ✔✔
Referred to as swing dancing; they drop the triplet from the basic Lindy step and make it just a
rock step
, How did jazz music shift in the 40's? - correct answer ✔✔ Music was changing from Jazz era to
the BIG BAND Era = faster songs
How does the dance craze of swing/jitterbug spread internationally? - correct answer ✔✔
Spreads internationally through the U.S armed forces in World War II
What social dance form came about in the 1950s? Give a few examples. - correct answer ✔✔
Ballroom and popular dance in America; ex) waltz, foxtrot, rumba. (ALL PARTNER DANCES!)
Where do many of the ballroom styles have their roots anchored? - correct answer ✔✔ Roots in
European, African and South America movements.
What are the 5 competitive Ballroom International Latin dances? - correct answer ✔✔ 1.)The
rumba (the slowest of the 5)
2.)The paso doble
3.) The samba
4.) The cha-cha-cha
5.) The jive
What are two characteristics of the ballroom rumba? - correct answer ✔✔ Lots of hip
movements and
balletic lifts and turns
What music form emerged in the 1950's? Name some highly influential musicians of this time. -
correct answer ✔✔ Rock and roll music; Performers such as Chuck Berry, Little Richard and Elvis
Presley begin to influence youth
