PE Flashcards
from the german word walzen
waltz
mean to roll or to turn
waltz
popularly known as weller spinner
waltz
performed fashionably by couples/ partners in fast sliding or gliding movements
waltz
first originated in cuba
cha cha cha
fun, flirtations and energetic dance with kots of hip movement and fancy foot work
cha cha cha
-to dance with many dramatic or artistic posses.
Tango Bail Con Corte
types of tango styles
Argentine Tango
International Tango
American Tango
closed embrace where the leader and follower connects chest to chest
Argentine Tango
connected in upper thigh and hip areas
International Tango
A combination of argentine and international tango
american tango
known in recent years as swing
Jive
Iively energetic dance combining quick footwork and graceful handmovement with swirls and dips
Jive
originated at brazil
Samba
characterized by simple Forward and
backward steps and Tilting, rocking body movements.
Samba
what is jive known as
swing
what is the german word of waltz
WALZEN
what does walzen mean
to roll or to term
where did waltz first populated at
Vienna Austria
what is waltz popularly known as as
weller or spinner
made the tango first hit in 1921
Rudolf Valentino
- You are dancing a ballroom with your partner and you accidentally step on their foot. What should you do?
a. Apologize and continue dancing.
b. Stop dancing and check to make sure your partner is okay
c. Ignore it and hope they don’t notice.
d. None of the Above
Stop dancing and check to make sure your partner is okay
- Which of the following does not belong to the group?
a. Cha-cha-cha c. Samba
b. Quick Step d. Rumba
b. Quick Step
- Elmer is at a ballroom dance and the music starts playing for the foxtrot. Elmer is a beginner dancer and he is not sure what to do. What should he do?
a. Stand there and wait for someone to him for a dance.
b. Approach someone and ask them to dance.
c. Try to dance on his own.
d. None of the above.
. Approach someone and ask them to dance.
- What style of Tango is a close embrace where the leader and follower connect their chest-to-chest?
a. Argentine Tango
- The following are standard ballroom dance except one. Which one is it?
a. Waltz c. Jive
b. Tango d. Foxtrot
c. Jive
- What dance which is characterized by simple forward and backward steps and tilting, rocking body movements, it is danced to music in4/4 time with syncopated rhythm.
. Samba
- The following are the nature and characteristics of Waltz except one. Which one is it?
a. The music time signature is ¾
b. It is considered as “mother of present-day dances” and the “backbone dance” of the ballroom.
c. It travels around the line of dance, characterized by its “rise and fall” action.
d. None of the above.
a. The music time signature is ¾
- What dance first popularized in Vienna Austria?
a. Waltz
- Which of the following is correct about Standard ballroom dances?
a. They are smooth and flowing ballroom dances that move around the entire dance floor in a counterclockwise movement.
b. They are energetic dances which reflect the shift in rhythm of the music being danced to.
c. They had a rich cultural history rooted in the traditional dances of native people of Latin America.
d. Both a and b are correct. - Which of the following best describes L
They are smooth and flowing ballroom dances that move around the entire dance floor in a counterclockwise movement.
- Which of the following best describes Latin ballroom dances?
a. They are smooth and flowing ballroom dances that move around the entire dance floor in a counterclockwise movement.
b. They are energetic dances which reflect the shift in rhythm of the music being danced to
c. They had a rich cultural history rooted in the traditional dances of native peoples of Latin America.
d. Both b and c are correct
d. Both b and c are correct
- These are styles of Tango dance, EXCEPT?
a. Argentine Tango C. American Tango
b. Philippine Tango D. International Tango
b. Philippine Tango
- In what year was the Jive being renamed as “Jitterbug”?
C. Mid 1930’s
- Which of the following does not have its roots in Cuba?
a. Salsa c. Cha- Cha- Cha
b. Tango d. Rumba
Cha- Cha- Cha
- What kind of dance which is energetic dance combining quick footwork and graceful arm movements with swirls and dip.
Jive
