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Question 1

a dance born in the suburbs of vienna and in the alphine region of australia.

Answer 1

Waltz

Question 2

it is smooth dance, traveling around the line of dance.

Answer 2

Waltz

Question 3

It is Characterized primarily by its rise and fall action.

Answer 3

Waltz

Question 4

Vivacious couple dance of Bohemian origin in duple time.

Answer 4

polka

Question 5

A basic pattern of hop-step-close-step.

Answer 5

polka

Question 6

Lively Bohemian dance tune in 2/4 time.

Answer 6

polka

Question 7

Originated by Vaudeville actor Harry Fox, adopted the stage name of “fox” after his grandfather.

Answer 7

foxtrot

Question 8

Combination of quick and slow steps permits more flexibility and gives much greater dancing pleasure.

Answer 8

foxtrot

Question 9

Dance with the stop “Baille Con Carte.”

Answer 9

tango

Question 10

Originating in Spain or Morocco, this dance was introduced to the New World by the Spanish settlers, eventually coming back to Spain with Black and Creole influences.

Answer 10

tango

Question 11

Wore chaps that had hardened from the foam and sweat of the horses’ body.

Answer 11

Guachos of Argentina

Question 12

Would go to the crowded night clubs and ask the local girls to dance.

Answer 12

Guachos of Argentina

Question 13

Afro-Cuban origin and deriving from the days of Negros slavery.

Answer 13

rumba

Question 14

Exotic dance with violent and sinuous movements of hip, shoulder, and torso.

Answer 14

rumba

Question 15

3 Main Characteristics of Rumba

Answer 15

Action is in the feet and knees; Delayed shift of weight; Upper body is upright and quiet, with a focus on one’s partner.

Question 16

Originally known as “Cha-Cha-Cha,” an offshoot of the Mambo. It means “nursemaid.”

Answer 16

cha cha

Question 17

Name is derived from the sound of the feet in the chasse.

Answer 17

cha cha

Question 18

English dance teacher who realized that sometimes Rumba was danced with extra beats when he visited Cuba in 1952.

Answer 18

Pierre Lavelle

Question 19

The step that people began dancing to when a distinct sound in the slow Mambo tempo was heard.

Answer 19

The Triple Mambo

Question 20

It means “chew coca leaves.”

Answer 20

charchar

Question 21

It means “tea.”

Answer 21

char

Question 22

Fast and cheerful Cuban dance.

Answer 22

Guaracha

Question 23

Originated in Haiti and has 3 forms: single, double, and triple.

Answer 23

mambo

Question 24

Name of a Voodoo priestess in the religion brought by the Negroes from Africa.

Answer 24

mambo

Question 25

Man’s dance portraying the story of the matador with his cape, where the matador is to wield his cape according to the anger and intensity of the roaring boar.

Answer 25

paso doble

Question 26

A “joy” dance of ballroom dancing and noted as a quick Foxtrot.

Answer 26

Quick Step

Question 27

Characterized by a slow-slow-quick-quick-slow rhythm performed relatively fast 48-52 bars/min.

Answer 27

quick step

Question 28

Where the story of Tango as told is that it started.

Answer 28

Argentina

Question 29

The three main characteristics of Rumba worked together in a spot dance form to “______” your partner into exotic and rhythmic taunting and flirting, creating the excitement of a relatively slow and simple dance step.

Answer 29

tease