Exam 2

Question 1

Balli

Answer 1

dance courtiers who dance dances about roman and greek mythology

Question 2

Cadiz

Answer 2

Roman colony, known for “sinking to the floor”

Question 3

Cook Islanders

Answer 3

Don’t focus on nuclear families, woman moved their hips and men flapped their legs, considered to be a good dancer if you got really close to the partner but never touched.

Question 4

Crusaders

Answer 4

Men who were summoned by the catholic pope or priests to regain the holy land

Question 5

Dancing Masters

Answer 5

People who not only taught the dances but also the dance etiquette

Question 6

Etiquette

Answer 6

Important to know in order to be a good dancer

Question 7

Exotic Dancers

Answer 7

Middle East female dancers that made their way to the U.S.

Question 8

Fitna

Answer 8

Seduction, temptation, loss of control when a man sees an attractive woman

Question 9

Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers

Answer 9

Famous American silver screen dancers, known for making the dances look easy

Question 10

Gender Specific Behavior

Answer 10

Different regions had different rolls for the genders.
Ballrooms: Men were asked by women to dance
Islam: Woman had to cover their faces
Cook Islanders: Men flapped their legs and woman shook their hips

Question 11

Islam

Answer 11

Major religion in Maracco, followers are called muslims

Question 12

Kathak

Answer 12

North Indian dancing girls, inspired by Islamic females

Question 13

Koran

Answer 13

Holy book of Islam, thought to be the “literal word of God”

Question 14

La danse du ventre

Answer 14

AKA Belly dancing, western experiment with hips, shoulder shaking= great dancer

Question 15

Little Egypt

Answer 15

Nearly nude dancer who came from the middle east and danced in Coney Island

Question 16

Orchesographie

Answer 16

Dance manual for proper social dancing

Question 17

Renaissance

Answer 17

The era where individuality was encouraged

Question 18

Team Dancing

Answer 18

Part of a school day for Cook islanders, men flapped their legs and women shook their hips

Question 19

Thoinet Arbeau

Answer 19

The author of Orchesographie

Question 20

Waltz

Answer 20

Popularized in the 1800s, no leader originally, circling the ballroom

Question 21

Whirling Dervishes

Answer 21

Turkish priests who spin in circles to clear their thoughts . Sufi Priests.

Question 22

Popataum

Answer 22

wanted to reverse the ban on dancing in the cook islands

Question 23

Court Dancing

Answer 23

First time in the 18th century when man and woman danced together

Question 24

Ballspend

Answer 24

dance card

Question 25

Hijab

Answer 25

head covering and comes under the chin

Question 26

burka

Answer 26

garment that covers the whole body