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| What term designates a type of ballroom dance that originated in Cuba? | mambo |
| What word refers to an athletic dance that includes kicks and inward leg rotations on syncopated beats of the music? | Charleston |
| What term is used to describe a jazzy dance in which couples swing, balance, and twirl? | Lindy Hop |
| What word designates a dance music created by Mexicans in Texas? | conjunto |
| What word refers to a refined style of classical dance emphasizing the verticality of the body, an outward rotation of the legs with fluid footwork and legwork, and virtuosic turns and jumps? | ballet |
| What term refers to an African-Brazilian dance that is faster and jazzier than the tango? | samba |
| What term is used to refer to a Latin American dance performed at a moderately slow, walk-like tempo in 4/4 meter? | tango |
| What is a rhythmic Latin American dance with the basic pattern of three steps and a shuffle? | cha-cha |
| ___________ refers to a dance in which foot movements produce audible rhythms emphasized by small metal plates on the soles of the dancer's shoes | tap dancing |
| The body movement and gestures of the hula _____________ | tell a story |
| A twentieth-century musical form that radically changed the course of popular music was _______________ music. | rock and roll |
| The music for The Rite of Spring was composed by ______________. | Igor Stravinsky |
| A dance that became popular during the Jazz Age of the 1920s was the _________________ | Charleston |
| A dance that features the breakaway, when dance partners separate to improvise movement before coming back together, is called ______________ | Lindy Hop |
| The roots of many Latin American and Caribbean musical styles can be traced to _______________. | Africa |
| Riverdance created a renewed interest in _____________. | Irish step dance |
| T or F The Irish jig has a simple duple feeling while the reel has a compound duple meter that gives it a triple feeling. | false |
| T or F Texas-Mexican or tejano musicians created dance music bassssed on the triple waltz rhythm. | false |
| T or F The body movement and gestures of the hula may be performed in a seated position. | true |
| T or F Classical ballet has roots in European court dances. | true |
| T or F Leonard Bernstein wrote tango and samba music for the Broadway show West Side Story | false |
| T or F "The Twist" was both a song and dance performed by the rock singer Chubby Checker. | true |
| Why is The Rite of Spring considered a ballet that broke new ground? | It consisted of driving primal rhythms and frequently changing meters. The dancers' legs were bent and turned in and did not follow the rules of the classical ballet. |
| How did the audience at the premiere of The Rite of Spring react to the ballet? | They rioted |
| Explain the term disco and describe the music. | it is short for discotheque, and the music was an eclectic mix of rhythm and blues, gospel, soul, and Latin dance music. |
| What new profession was created because of disco? | Disc jocky |
