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When, by who and where was The Warehouse established?

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Originally established in Chicago, Illinois in 1977 under the direction of Robert Williams.

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Warehouse pioneered music from…

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DJ Frankie Knuckles

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Who is Frankie Knuckles?

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  • Godfather of House Music
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What marks the fusion of Hip-Hop technique and house freestyle and what did it give birth to?

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  • Hip-hop clubs were shut down nationally and many hip-hoppers frequently started the House clubs.
  • This gave rise to house dance codification
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What five brands of street dance fall under House?

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  1. Freestyle
  2. Lofting
  3. Vogue
  4. Webo
  5. Chicago Footwork
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Who is Majory Smarth?

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  • Pioneer of House and Hip-Hop
  • Pushed “lotus” movement (she is also known as Lotus)
  • Named herself “Spirit Warrior”
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Who is Brooklyn Terry?

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  • Pioneer of House and Hip-hop and a memer of elite force
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Who are 5 House Pioneers?

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  1. Marjory Smarth
  2. Kaleaf Sellars (Big Leaf)
  3. Ejoe Wilson
  4. Brian “Footwork” Green
  5. Sheryll & April
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Who are five Hip-hop Groups?

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  1. Elite Force
  2. Soul Brothers
  3. Gucci Girls
  4. Scoop and Scrap Lover
  5. Body and Soul
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Who are four House groups?

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  1. Footwork Kings
  2. Housing Authority
  3. Dance Fusion
  4. World Soul
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What dance is indigenous to Philly? (3)

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  • GQ
  • Wu-tang
  • Battle Dance
    -Cha-Cha
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What dance is indigenous to Chicago?

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  • Footwork
    -Stepping (partner dance)
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What dance is indigenous to D.C.?

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  • Go-go
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What dance is indigenous to L.A.?

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  • Campbell Locking
  • Krump
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What dance is indigenous to Fresno? (3)

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  • Fresno
  • Pop
  • Boogaloo
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What dance is indigenous to Oakland? (5)

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  • Strutting
  • Sticking
  • ROTC
  • Robot
  • Pime Drop
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What dance is indigenous to Detroit?

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  • Jitting
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What dance is indigenous to Memphis?

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  • Juking
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What dance is indigenous to Bay Area? (2)

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  • Turfing
  • Hyphie
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What dance is indigenous to New Orleans?

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  • Second Line
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What dance is indigenous to Sacramento?

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  • Saccing
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What dance is indigenous to the Filmore District?

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  • Filmore/strutting
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What dance is indigenous to Long Beach?

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  • Bopping
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What dance is indigenous to New York?

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  • Sasha
  • Loft/House
  • Rocking
  • Breaking
  • Lite Feet
  • Bone Crushing
  • Harlem Shake
    -Boogie
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25
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This song was originally sung by Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thorton but was covered by Elvis Presley.

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“You ain’t nothin but a hound dog”

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What are four euphemisms for Sex?

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  1. Jazz
  2. Jasm
  3. Rock N Roll
  4. Swing
  5. Giggy
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Name 5 Breaking Movement Vocabulary?

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  1. Two Step
  2. Three Step
  3. Six Step
  4. CC’s
  5. Top Rock
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Name 5 House Movement Vocabulary?

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  1. Loose Leg
  2. Skates
  3. Train Track
  4. Jack Rhythm
  5. Farmer
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Who was a pioneer of hip-hop proper in the West Coast?

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The Soul Brothers

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What style of movement did Boogaloo Sam create?

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Popping and Boogaloo

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Who created Campbellocking?

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Don Campbellock Campbell

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Who is the non-binary term for B-Boy or B-Girl?

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Breaker

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The term B-Boy is

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Polyonymous

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According to Rennie, who was the first female graffiti artist?

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Pink Lady

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35
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Who was the other revolutionary group that is noted for blowing things up?

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Weatherman Underground

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36
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Who is responsible for creating the Breakfast Club Program?

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Black Panthers

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37
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Who first coined the term Rock N Roll?

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Aland Freed in 1945

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38
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Who created the Jim Crow Character?

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T.D. Rice (Thomas “Daddy” Rice)

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Who was the leader of the Ghetto Brothers

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“Yellow” Benji Melendez and Carlos “Karate Charlie” Suarez

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40
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Name three bridges built by Robert Mosses

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  1. Staten Island Expressway Bridge
  2. Brooklyn Bridge
  3. Bronx Cross River Expressway Bridge
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When, where, and by whom was the term Ebonics first mentioned?

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Robert Williams, in a discussion with linguist Ernie Smith at a conference on “Cognitive and Language Development of the Black Child,” which was held in St. Louis, MO, in 1973.

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What are the two parts of the word “Ebonics”?

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Ebonics = Black Sound

Ebony = black
Phonic = sound

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43
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Name a paradigm shift?

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  1. Phonograph creation
  2. Minstrel Era
  3. 9/11
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What was the first dance to come out of the planation and be done by white folks?

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The Cake Walk

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What is the Cake Walk

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Enslaved Africans used to watch their white masters at fancy parties. The Cake Walk originated as a way for those enslaved to imitate their masters/slave owners. However, the dance, when seen by white folks became misconstrued - white minstrels were added to make fun of people on plantations.

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46
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Who are three House DJs and pioneers?

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  1. DJ Larry Levan (Resident DJ at the Paradise Garage in NY)
  2. DJ Frankie Knuckles (Prodigy of Larry Levan and Resident DJ at The Warehouse in Chicago)
  3. DJ Ron Hardy (Resident DJ at the music box in chicago)
47
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What is the theory for why “House” got its name?

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Physical Location and space incluening reference to a sound

48
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What was the Loft? Who started it?

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Following the stone wall riots in 1969, David Mancuso opened up the doors of his loft to the queer community

  • Laid the foundation for the decorations and aesthetics of clubs?
49
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What dance group codified House in the 90’s?

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Dance Fusion (made House more about expression rather than battle)

50
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What was the Paradise Garage?

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  • Club founded in 1976 known for sound system
  • held about 750 people on the main dance floor
    -ceased operations in 1987
51
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When was the Warehouse established?

52
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What instruments were used to create music to accompany Dancing the Slaves?

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  1. Tea Kettles
  2. Pots and Pans
  3. Banjoes
  4. Shackles
53
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What famous aviator inspired the name “Lindy Hop”?

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Charles Lindbergh

54
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The word Juke derives from what language?

55
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The Jim Crow character was created by what minstrel performer?

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Thomas “Daddy” Rice (T.D. Rice)

56
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List 5 minstrel characters other than Jim Crow

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  1. Mr. Tambo
  2. Zip Coon
  3. Sambo
  4. Uncle Tom
  5. Pick-a-ninnies
57
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According to”Last Night a DJ Saved My Life,” the first DJ was who and in what year?

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Reginald A. Fessengen and in 1906

59
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List 3 Jazz and Lindy Hop Pionners

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  1. Leon James
  2. Al Minus
  3. Frankie Manning
60
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Who coined the term Lindy Hop?

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George Shorty Snowden

61
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Who coined the term Ebonics?

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Dr. Robert Williams

62
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Burt Willems was a famous…

63
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“Structure is a guideline, not a …”

64
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The Word “Hip” derives from the word:

A

Hippi (Wolof)

65
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“Rock-N-Roll” is a euphemism for…

66
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The phonograph was invented when and by whom?

A

By Thomas Edison in 1877

67
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Who was the highest paid Minstrel?

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Burt Williams

68
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The method of Dancing the Slaves was discovered in the journal of ________ in ________.

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Dr. Trotter; 1783

69
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What actor was the archetype for the Mammy character?

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Nancy Green

70
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Who was the partner of the minstrel Burt Williams?

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George Walker

71
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Of the four functions of the Ring Shout please list one:

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Religious Worship

72
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List 5 hybrid Slave languages

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  1. Pigeon
  2. Creole
  3. Patios
  4. Gullah
  5. Ebonics
73
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The word Juke was used as a euphemism for:

74
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Frankie Manning was considered the _________ of Lindy Hop

A

Ambassador

75
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What graffiti pioneer is known as the creator of graffiti?

76
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Define Bomb, Burn, Tag, and Burner

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Bomb: graffitiing multiple surfaces in one area

Burn: the beat a rival with a style

Tag: a stylized signature is generally done in one color

Burner: a large more elaborate piece (master piece)

77
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List the names of 4 graffiti crews.

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  1. T.O.P.
  2. C.I.A.
  3. Destiny
  4. W.O.L.
78
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List 4 graffiti pioneers

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  1. Dondi
  2. Phase 2
  3. Cornbread
  4. Seen
79
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List the 3 DJs Professor Harris refers to as the Holy Trinity of Hip-hop

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  1. Afrika Bambattaa
  2. DJ Kool Herc
  3. Grand Master Flash
80
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What DJ innovated the mixer?

A

Grand Master Flash

81
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What DJ coined the term Hip-hop?

A

Afrika Bambattaa

82
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What DJ coined the term B-boy

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DJ Kool Herc

83
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What DJ created the turntable technique “The Merry-Go-Round”?

A

DJ Kool Herc

84
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List 5 gangs in the South Bronx.

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  1. Savage Nomads
  2. Ghetto Brothers
  3. Black Spades
  4. Golden Guineas
  5. War Pigs
85
Q

The landlords paid the Bronx gangs $______ to set the buildings they owned on fire.

86
Q

Excluding the Black Spades, what other gang is considered to be the biggest gangs in the South Bronx

A

The Ghetto Brothers

87
Q

The infrastructure of the gangs is modeled after the…

A

Government

88
Q

Briefly explain what the term “Flying Cut Sleeves” is associated with…

A

Being a gang member

89
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List 4 Breaking Crews

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  1. Magnificent Force
  2. Crazy Commanders
  3. The “N” Twins
  4. Dynamic Breakers
90
Q

The term Break was also used as a euphemism for being emotionally upset. What else did the term “Break” refer to?

A

A break in the music

91
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Name 3 B-Girl Pioneers

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  1. Head Spin Janet
  2. B-Girl Kim
  3. Baby Love
92
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List 3 turntable techniques

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  1. Merry-Go-Roud
  2. Crab
  3. Beat Juggling
93
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According to Professor Harris the invention of a particular turntable ultimately saved lives. List this turntable.

94
Q

What turntable technique was named after a famous pop culture cartoon that eventually became a pop cul movie?

A

Transformer

95
Q

Name two famous toasters

A

Red Fox and Dolamite

96
Q

List 6 Black Panther members

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  1. Fred Hampton
  2. Angela Davis
  3. Huey Newton
  4. Bobby Seal
  5. H.R. Rap Brown
  6. Areni Shakur
97
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List three definitions of the acronym MC

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  1. Mic Controller
  2. Move the Crowd
  3. Master of Ceremonies
98
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Who is the mother of the House of Ninja

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Willie Ninja

99
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Name three vogue houses

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  1. House of Dupree
  2. House of extravaganza
  3. House of Ninja
100
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What documentary introduced Vogue and Ball culture to the world?

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Paris is Burning

101
Q

List 3 Vogue vocabulary movements?

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  1. Dip
  2. Pose
  3. Catwalk
102
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3List 2 Vogue Pioneers

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  1. Caesar Valentin
  2. Willie Ninja
  3. Archie Burnette
103
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Where does House music get its name from?

A

Warehouse in Chicago

104
Q

What ex-Soul Train dancers is considered a pioneer of Waacking

A

Tyrone “the bone” Proctor

105
Q

What Waacking group opened and performed for Diana Ross?

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The Outrageous Waackers

106
Q

In the language of Wolof, what is the definition of Def Jam

A

Peaceful Gathering

107
Q

In the language of Wolof, what is the definition of Hippie?

A

Open one’s eyes

108
Q

What does the word “Dub” mean?

A

Double Music

109
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Who is considered the pioneer of Hip-hop freestyle?

A

Buddah Stretch

110
Q

What was Hip-Hop wrongly named after?

A

“Street Funk”

111
Q

Who were the pioneers of hip-hop on the east coast?

A

Elite Force

112
Q

What is the term “Boogaloo” synonymous for

A

“Dance”

113
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Who are 5 B-Boy pioneers?

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1.Ken Swift
2. Crazy Legs
3. B-Boy Trace 2
4. B-Boy Alien-ness
5. Lil Lep

114
Q

Who are the members of Elite Force?

A
  1. Buddah Stretch
  2. Henry aka “Link”
  3. Bobby Mileage
  4. Brooklyn Terry

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