Quiz  /  All About Dance Quiz

  • 1. 
    What kind of music and dance is associated with the Andalusian Roma of Spain?

  • flamenco
  • samba
  • tango
  • polka

  • 2. 
    Which American dancer born in San Francisco paved the way for modern expressive dance?

  • Isadora Duncan
  • Martha Graham
  • Fred Astaire
  • Ted Shawn

  • 3. 
    Which American dancer was noted for his unique ability to run backward?

  • Arthur Murray
  • Mikhail Baryshnikov
  • Bill (“Bojangles”) Robinson
  • Gene Kelly

  • 4. 
    What is a masque?

  • a festival or entertainment
  • a form of disguise
  • a French novel
  • a place of worship

  • 5. 
    What is the name of the system of movement that had an enormous influence on 20th-century theatrical dance?

  • yoga
  • pilates
  • calisthenics
  • eurythmics

  • 6. 
    What American tap dancer became, in 1992, the youngest ever recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts grant?

  • Sammy Davis, Jr.
  • Fred Astaire
  • Savion Glover
  • Gregory Hines

  • 7. 
    Which of the following dance forms is an Americanized form of quadrille?

  • polka
  • twist
  • square dance
  • waltz

  • 8. 
    In which art form does the deeply musical dancer fall into a duende, an intensely focused trancelike state of transcendent emotion?

  • flamenco
  • ballet
  • cha-cha
  • samba
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