Tap Dance Trivia
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Do you love to tap dance? Find out how much you know about the history of tap dance!
Questions and Answers
- 1.Which tap dancer is famous for his 'Stair Dance'?
- A.
Jimmy Slyde
- B.
Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson
- C.
Fred Astaire
- D.
King Rastus Brown
- 2.In the 1930's, the Nicholas Brothers danced at this famous New York Club:
- A.
The Jazz Club
- B.
The Jazz House
- C.
The Cotton Club
- D.
The Vine
- 3.Which tap dancer is famous for appearing in movies with Shirley Temple?
- A.
Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson
- B.
Willie Covan
- C.
LaVaughn Robinson
- D.
Eddie Brown
- 4.Which female tap dancer was known for her 'machine gun' fast tapping in the 1940's and 1950's?
- A.
Jeni LeGon
- B.
Eleanor Powell
- C.
Ginger Rogers
- D.
Ann Miller
- 5.Which tap dancer appeared with Gene Kelly and Debbie Renoylds in MGM's 'Singing in the Rain'?
- A.
Fred Astaire
- B.
Donald O'Connor
- C.
Fred Kelly
- D.
Buddy Ebsen
- 6.Some historians think that tap dancing is a mix of which dance forms:
- A.
Irish Step Dance
- B.
African Dance
- C.
English Clog Dance
- D.
All of the above
- 7.This small room in a New York club served as the 'Harlem head-quarters for tap dancers' in the 1930's:
- A.
The Hoofers Club
- B.
The Hoofers Lounge
- C.
The Tapper's Club
- D.
The Hoofers Corner
- 8.Leonard Reed is known for this tap dance routine:
- A.
The Charleston
- B.
The Tack Annie
- C.
The Shim Sham Shimmy
- D.
The Cakewalk
- 9.The famous tap dancer who starred in the film 'Tap' was:
- A.
Gene Kelly
- B.
Gregory Hines
- C.
Savion Glover
- D.
Jimmy Slyde
- 10.May 25th is 'National Tap Dance Day' in the United States. The date was selected for which famous tap dancer's birthday?
- A.
Gene Kelly
- B.
Fred Astaire
- C.
Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson
- D.
Harold Nicholas
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