LESSON 2

Question 1

In the late Renaissance and Baroque period, dancers and personalities exerted remarkable influence as the builders of ballet. France became the ancestor in dance during this period.

Answer 1

late 16th and 17th century

Question 2

 Louis XIV portrayed the Sun King, after which he became known by that name.

Answer 2

Ballet de la Nuit (1653)

Question 3

 This is Moliere’s comedy play, which featured music and dance sequences.

Answer 3

Le Bourgeois Gentilhome (1670)

Question 4

 A ballet created by Jean-Baptiste Lully, in which the first female dancers appeared.

Answer 4

Le Triomphe de L’Amour

Question 5

 The French and English theaters grew as major dance centers while Austria and Germany reduced their centers in the court theaters

Answer 5

18th Century

Question 6

 During the Romantic era, the female dancers took the lead roles in ballet performances. They appeared as winged, unearthly beings such as nymphs and fairies.

Answer 6

19th Century

Question 7

• A forerunner of the American square dance had many figures that required practice by the group. The complexity of the dance made it a special performance at a ball or presentation by a dance master at a recital hall.

Answer 7

COTILLION

Question 8

Opened a court ball, involved partners dancing side by side behind a lead couple and moving through various choral figures. Performed in triple time, it had one step that was repeated throughout the dance.

Answer 8

polonaise

Question 9

-Performed in a stately manner and, later on, in an accelerated one. The “Queen of London Society,” Lady Sarah Jersey, introduced the quadrille to English society at Almack’s in 1815.

Answer 9

quadrille

Question 10

-Many scholars believe that the ___ was derived from the German landler and other Southern German folk dances, It was performed in triple time by single couples in close embrace and featured wild hopping, stamping, and throwing of the female partner into the air.

Answer 10

walts

Question 11

Originated in Poland or the former Czechoslovakia, was a popular dance in the first part of the century. This half step dance in 2/4 time was introduced in ballrooms of Prague in the 1830’s.

Answer 11

polka

Question 12

can be best described as a period of “dance fever” wherein the young and old alike were not limited to express their emotions through dance.

Answer 12

early part of the 20th century

Question 13

Originated in the harbor city of Charleston, South Carolina, was done in 4/4 time signature and can be performed solo with, with a partner, or with a group. Though it is in usually performed in place, it looks like normal walking. Its simplicity made it easy for performers to improvise.

Answer 13

THE CHARLESTONE

Question 14

 Originated in New Orleans and has movements similar to the Charleston. “The Original Black Bottom Dance” was printed in 1919 and the dance became a fad in American Society in the mid-20.

Answer 14

THE BLACK BOTTOM

Question 15

 An American dance originated in Harlem, New York City. It was a combination of many dances such as jazz, tap, breakaway, and Charleston. It was sometimes referred to as a street dance because of its improvisational and social nature.

Answer 15

THE LINDY HOP

Question 16

 Considered as the “grandfather of the Latin dances”. It is a dance that narrates love and passion between a tough male lover and a timid, mischievous woman.

Answer 16

the rumba

Question 17

 Comes from a very old tradition of Africa which consisted of multifaceted rhythms. The word “mambo” was not initially a term of a dance, but simply an Afro-Cuban name polymetry or rhythm against rhythm. The mambo is the music of voodoo and the music of the people.

Answer 17

the mambo music

Question 18

 Derived from the mambo and swing. Like most Latin dances, the dancers’ feet remain close to the floor, the hips are relaxed to allow free movement in the pelvic area, and the upper body shifts over the supporting foot as the steps are taken.
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Answer 18

THE CHA-CHA-CHA

Question 19

 Has a distinct look and feel because its “samba bounce action,” a light, effortless, and carefree movement from knees and ankles.

Answer 19

THE SAMBA

Question 20

 A Latin dance in 2/4 time syncopated time. It is a combination of samba rhythm and jazz, resulting in a Latin mix. Eydie Gorme recorded the first bossa nova dance music entitled “Blame it on the Bossa Nova.”

Answer 20

THE BOSSA NOVA

Question 21

 Gained its fame through the songs “Boogaloo Blues” and “I Like It Like That.” The dance is a combination of Latin, African American, rhythm and blues, rock’n’roll, and soul music. It lasted only during the decade but returned the following decade in the West Coast with a funky style that featured head and body rolls and unconventional leg movements.

Answer 21

THE BOGALOO

Question 22

 The cool narcissistic teenagers who rebelled against the emotionalism of rock “n” roll were among the first to perform this dance.

Answer 22

MOD DANCE

Question 23

 Introduced during the widespread use of psychedelic drugs in 1967 at Haight Ashbury, San Francisco.
 The dance was experimental and freeform in nature, affected by drug-induced exhibitionism.

Answer 23

PSYCHEDELIC DANCE

Question 24

became popular and was used in the movie Saturday Night Fever, since then it became part of the American pop culture and kept its popularity for the last two decades. In 1975 A Cuban dance that originated in New York City

Answer 24

hustle

Question 25

 Started in the late 60s by James Brown, Jimi Hendrix, and Earth, Wind and Fire introduced the 1970’s funk rock.
 a music genre that originated in African-American communities in the mid-1960s when musicians created a rhythmic, danceable new form of music through a mixture of soul music, jazz, and rhythm and blues (R&B).

Answer 25

THE FUNK MUSIC

Question 26

 In 1978, Village people performed the song YMCA.
 The group used cheerleading app positions to spell out the letters of the song.

Answer 26

YOUNG MEN CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION

Question 27

 Hit the US song charts for 60 weeks and became the dance craze among the youth with its arm movements and hip swiveling.

Answer 27

MACARENA

Question 28

 Began in California during the 70’s and was performed both in nightclubs and on the streets. It is associated with funk, breakdancing, and hip-hop.

Answer 28

STREET DANCE