Genres of dance

Question 1

What kind of actions are in the salsa style?

Answer 1

• Kicks
• Spinning
• Hip isolation
• Elongated arm gestures

Question 2

What are the dynamics in Salsa?

Answer 2

Range of dynamics from slow and strong to fast and strong

Question 3

What kind of costumes are in Salsa?

Answer 3

Quite revealing and are quite warm colours in the costume; it is also quite feathery

Question 4

What’s the mood of Salsa?

Answer 4

• Romantic
• Sassy
• Fun
• Passionate

Question 5

What dance is Salsa?

Answer 5

It is a Latin dance

Question 6

When did Salsa originate?

Answer 6

In the 1960s

Question 7

Where did Salsa originate?

Answer 7

In New York

Question 8

What is Salsa an amalgamation of?

Answer 8

Cuban and American Jazz dances

Question 9

How many people is it normally in a Salsa dance?

Answer 9

It is normally a duet (usually a male and female)

Question 10

Who was Vogue danced by when it was made?

Answer 10

African-American and Latino people

Question 11

When was Vogue created?

Answer 11

Through the 1960s to the 1980s

Question 12

What style of dance is inspired by Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs?

Answer 12

Vogue

Question 13

What are the actions of Vogue like?

Answer 13

Arm and leg movements are angular and rigid

Question 14

What are the 5 elements of Vogue?

Answer 14

• Catwalk
• Hands
• Spins and Dips
• Duckwalks
• Floor performance

Question 15

What style of dance has dark and often black costumes?

Answer 15

Vogue

Question 16

What are the costumes like in Disco?

Answer 16

They are bright and bold

Question 17

What do women wear in Disco?

Answer 17

• Short skirts
• Flared trousers
• Jewellery

Question 18

What are the stylistic features of Disco?

Answer 18

• Fast paces movements
• Lots of arm and hand gestures
• Floor travel

Question 19

What style of dance often tells a story?

Answer 19

Contemporary

Question 20

What are two stylistic features in contemporary?

Answer 20

• Bare feet

- Contractions and release

Question 21

What style of dance wear tight but often floaty costumes?

Answer 21

Contemporary

Question 22

What is the amalgamation of contemporary?

Answer 22

Ballet

Question 23

What style is quite lyrical to the music?

Answer 23

Contemporary

Question 24

What style was created in Brazil?

Answer 24

Samba

Question 25

Who was Samba created by?

Answer 25

African people

Question 26

What has Samba music influenced by?

Answer 26

Latin American music genres and dances

Question 27

The term “Samba” is given to…

Answer 27

Latin duet dances with origins from the Congo and Angola

Question 28

What dance is most popular in Brazil?

Answer 28

Samba

Question 29

Where is Samba most danced during?

Answer 29

Carnivals and parades

Question 30

What style has bright and feathery costumes with extended movements and range of dynamics?

Answer 30

Samba

Question 31

Where is Salsa often danced?

Answer 31

In ballrooms and nightclubs and festivals

Question 32

What style was developed by Puerto Rican’s living in New York?

Answer 32

Salsa

Question 33

When was Salsa developed?

Answer 33

Between the 1960s and 1970s

Question 34

What style arose from Harlem ballroom cultures?

Answer 34

Vogue

Question 35

What style is characterised by striking poses?

Answer 35

Vogue

Question 36

What style has flexed feet?

Answer 36

Contemporary

Question 37

What style is acrobatic?

Answer 37

Contemporary