Dance Trivia

1. Which popular and dramatic dance originated in Argentina?

From Quiz Dance Dance Dance

Answer: Tango

The tango originated in Buenos Aires and was derived from the ceremonies of former slave people. The music is a mixture of different types of European music. One of the top tango partnerships in the world is that of Vincent Simone and Flavia Cocace. They have been touring together to packed theatres for over twenty years, and for many years took part in the UK's 'Strictly Come Dancing'. Vincent and Flavia also both teach and work as choreographers.

From Quiz Finesse

Answer: Kathak

The form Kathak usually tells a story through dance. It can be traced back to 400 BC, and was usually performed by traveling bards. Its use expanded during the Bhakti movement, by including the stories of the Hindu god Krishna. The name comes from the Sanskrit word 'katha', meaning story. The legs and the torso are maintained straight, and often little bells called Ghungroo are worn on the feet. The upper body movements, arm movements, and facial expressions are used to convey emotions. The main dance is usually preceded by a salutation to the teachers and gods.

From Quiz The Boogie Woogie Flu

Answer: Germany

Like most of the dancing mania plagues, this one started in what is now Germany. Bernburg is a small town that is mostly known for the cruel Nazi mental institute that was housed there during World War II. However, over a millennium before then Bernburg was the scene of the world's first dancing plague. It affected a group of about a dozen peasants. The peasants broke into a church during the Christmas celebrations.

From Quiz Two Left Feet

Answer: Salsa

There are many versions of the salsa, and the salsa itself is a bit of a hodgepodge of several other Latin American dances including the Cumbia, Merengue, and Bomba dances. All versions of the salsa tend to rely heavily on footwork and turning, though there is upper body movement as well.

From Quiz So You Think You Know Dance?

Answer: Gangnam

South Korean Park Jae-Sang or PSY popularized "Gangnam Style", the lead single from his 2012 album "Psy 6 (Six Rules), Part 1". It became the first YOUTube video to reach one billion viewers. Psy was awarded multiple Guinness World Records including: Most viewed video on line, and Most 'liked' video on line. Psy is considered the first K-pop artist to breakthrough into the Western music industry. He was once described by Chelsea Handler as "Korea's Ricky Martin". Saltarello is a lively Italian dance. Matachin is a Spanish ritualized sword dance. Moresco is a Moorish dance.

From Quiz Lose Yourself to Dance

Answer: Cyd Charisse

Cyd Charisse danced for over sixty years. She was paired with both Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire. Charisse worked on film, television and on Broadway and performed well into her 80s. This lovely lady was considered one of Hollywood's premier dancers, known for her ability to dance to almost any type of music and in almost any style.

From Quiz Strictly Come Dancing

Answer: Isadora Duncan

Isadora Duncan, known as the pioneer of expressive and free dance, started ballet lessons at an early age but did not enjoy the strict regime of ballet dancing. Obviously a "free spirit", she began to develop her own style. Her family moved to the USA where she was not well received, which also happened in the United Kingdom. Whilst in the United Kingdom, she began to study Greek sculpture in the hopes of enhancing her dance style, which led to her dance dress and barefoot dancing.

From Quiz Contra Dance Basics

Answer: All over the world

While contra dance is most popular in the Appalachian and New England areas of the US, there are contra dances all over the world, including (last time I checked) New Zealand, Israel, and even Japan.

From Quiz Breakdancing: How Much Do You Know?

Answer: Bronx, New York City

New York City is the home of the original b-boys. B-boying (or "breakdancing", as it is often called) got its name from these breakbeats. The "b" in b-boy actually stands for "break".

From Quiz International Cha Cha

Answer: Cuba

Cha Cha and Rumba both originated in Cuba. This is how a technical aspect, "Cuban Motion", got its name.

From Quiz Classical Dances of India

Answer: Bharatanatyam

While there is is a false conception that the term "BhaRaTa Natyam" was formed from three sanskrit words: Bhava: Emotion; Raga: Music; and Tala: Rhythm, it is, in fact, named for Bharata Muni, who wrote about the dance in the "Natya Shastra".

From Quiz Ballroom Dancers Anonymous

Answer: cha cha

Of Cuban decent, the cha cha is danced in American, International and Country Western ballroom styles.

From Quiz So You Think You KNOW Dance?

Answer: Swing

East Coast swing is typically danced with six counts. West Coast is typically danced with eight counts. Other types of swing include Charleston and Lindy.

From Quiz Beautiful Bassedanse

Answer: France and Italy

There is at least one reference to basse danse from a German source ("Nurnberg", written 1517, containing material apparently typical of the 15th century), and at least one late 15th-century Spanish source ("Cervera"). However, most of the sources that have come down to us are from Italy or France, usually written in the vernacular.

From Quiz Classical Dance Vocabulary

Answer: Pas de Chat

A Pas de Chat is a kind of jump, or a Sauté, which means jump in French.

From Quiz It's Time to Line Dance

Answer: Hairspray

The Madison is reported to have been started in Columbus, Ohio by William "Bubbles" Holloway. The Madison is a dance where the dancer moves in steps back and forth. Different moves are called out during the dance. Some of the names of these moves include: the Double Cross, the Cleveland Box, the Big M, the Rifleman, and the Jackie Gleason.

From Quiz The Visual Imagination of Modern Dance

Answer: Martha Graham, "Lamentation"

Martha Graham was one of the most well known and enduring modern dance pioneers in America. The jersey fabric in "Lamentation" looked like a second skin. The disturbing movements inside the cloth hinted at internal anguish. She bought the fabric cheaply!

From Quiz Types of Dance

Answer: Tap

Tap dancing began in the 1840s in New York City. It was majorly influenced by Irish and African dance styles.

From Quiz Identify the Country Dance

Answer: Cumberland Square Eight

This is danced by four couples in a square set. The head couples lead the dance, and side couples copy everything they do. The dance is usually either loved or hated, few people are indifferent to it.

From Quiz The Basics of Clogging

Answer: basic

In clogging it is a basic, but in tap (which is totally different from clogging)it is a shuffle.

From Quiz Origin of Krumping

Answer: Clown Dancing

Although the Krump is a version of Hip-hop dancing, it is known as Clown Dancing because it is also an evolution of Clown Dancing.

From Quiz Famous Dancers

Answer: Darcey Bussell

Darcey Andrea Bussell was born in 1969, in London. She trained at the Royal Ballet School and made a successful debut in "Concerto" in 1986. She became a member of the Royal Ballet in 1988. She is a tall dancer with long limbs and a very strong technique, and she has danced all the leading classical roles, including Giselle and Aurora. She has also danced, with great success, with the New York City Ballet. Kenneth MacMillan created roles for her in "The Prince of the Pagodas" (1989) and "Winter Dreams" (1991) and Twyla Tharp created the role of Mistress Truth-on-Toe in "Mr Worldly Wise" for her in 1995. Bussell received the 1990 Evening Standard Award for Outstanding Achievement in Ballet and in 1997 the choreographer Glen Tetley created a new work, "Amores" in her honour. She was appointed an OBE in 1995, and has become one of the most popular dancers of today.

From Quiz The Dance Quiz

Answer: Fall

Tombe is a French word that means fall. It is a ballet movement where you sort of "fall" with your feet.

From Quiz History of Dance

Answer: Mazurka

This lively dance, performed in 3/4 time, originated in Masuria, Poland, in the sixteenth century. It's similar in form to the polka.

From Quiz Clogging

Answer: 2

The basic one is probably the second step you'll learn (second only to the double toe).

From Quiz Native American Powwows: Stories Through Art

Answer: The Gourd Dance

The Gourd Dance was originally one of the dances of the Kiowa people. The Gourd Dance was the offshoot of the Kiowa Sundance, which was no longer being used by the people. After the Warrior Society and Black Leggings Society adapted these songs, the Gourd Dance found its way to many other Native American tribes outside of the Kiowas and soon was adopted by many area powwows, regional powwows, and other Native American societies as a prelude dance to the powwow that should occur right before the Flag Dance, and at no other time.

From Quiz Indonesian Dance Traditions

Answer: The Sultan appointed his brothers as teachers in a school of dance.

Prior to this time, knowledge of the dances had been restricted to the royal courts. The school was established so that any child of a good family could have a chance at learning the dances.

From Quiz A Trivial History of Dance of the Renaissance Era

Answer: English country dance

Queen Elizabeth I loved to dance. She preferred to move to the rollicking country dances. Her favorite dance was the galliard. She didn't enjoy the stifling court dances of the day.

From Quiz Cha-Cha-Cha, Por Favor!

Answer: Mambo

From Quiz Tango, Por Favor!

Answer: Milonga

The Milonga (also called Argentine Tango)is a more private and more sensual dance - it doesn't have the Tango's staccato movement and the hold is less tight.

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