History of Dance

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1. This genre of dance was popular in the court of Queen Elizabeth in the 16th century. English country dance Waltz Minuet The Charleston

2. The 'canario' step was essentially: Stomping Arming Hopping A small turn

3. Out of these four reasons, a noble's purpose for dancing in a European royal court would most likely be: because he lost a bet to get married because the queen would get mad if he didn't to be chosen to be the queen's champion

4. The 'Moresche' was: A circle dance An Italian ball A masked play A solo dance

5. Early Burgundian dances were similar to each other in that: Most of them traced out patterns visible from above They all had four beats to the bar Only the men were allowed to dance The couples were not allowed to touch each other

6. All European Renaissance dances began with this. A reprieve A pavan A galliard A reverence

7. Who was Thoinot Arbeau? A musician A composer of music A dance expert An historian

8. How did a lord hold a lady's hand while dancing? At the lady's comfort At shoulder level At waist level They did not hold hands

9. What was the basic step of the Allemande? A step similar to a skip A sliding step A simple walking step A step similar to a goose step

10. In the later Italian dances, the number of people was limited to: 2 4 or more 3 Any of these