This Dance Trivia Has All the Right Moves
1.
What is the name of the person who announces the dance figures for a square dance?
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Caller
2.
Which Hawaiian dance was developed to communicate with gods through chanting and body movements?
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Hula
3.
In 16th- and 17th-century Europe, what class of people found ballroom dancing a popular pastime?
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Noblemen And Women
4.
What part of the world does belly dancing come from?
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Middle East
5.
When performing ballroom dance, who usually leads?
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The Male Partner
6.
What type of musical instrument most often accompanies American Indian ceremonial dance?
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Drums
7.
Where did "bachata" dance originate?
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Dominican Republic
8.
What was the "cha-cha" named after?
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An Instrumental Sound
9.
What ballroom dance is the New Vogue dance "La Bomba" based on?
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Tango
10.
How many people dance the "polka" at a time?
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Two, As A Couple
11.
What country did clog dancing develop in?
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Ireland
12.
Which phrase describes the act of making up moves as the music plays?
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Improvisation
13.
What actor made Disco dancing famous in "Saturday Night Fever"?
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John Travolta
14.
Which term describes a dance that evolves in a region and is closely tied to the peoples' identity?
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Folk Dance
15.
Which ballroom dance has bold moves and quick snaps of the head from one side to the other?
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Tango
16.
When did English folk dancing stop being performed?
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Still Performed In 2000's
17.
What is the "tango" meant to pantomime?
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A Seduction Scene
18.
What type of dance is the basis for many types of Disco?
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Swing
19.
Where was the "Mambo" developed?
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New York
20.
What continent did the "waltz" originate on?
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Europe
21.
The mambo is danced to which type of beat?
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Fast And Upbeat
22.
During the Black Plague, a dance was performed throughout Europe to commemorate which event?
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Death
23.
Which type of musical instrument is used by flamenco dancers?
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Castanets
24.
Which dance style, known for its outrageous movements, became newly popular in the 1980's?
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Breakdancing
25.
In English folk dance, how many people typically dance at a time?
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People Dance In Groups
26.
What was the first Cuban-African dance to gain mass popularity in the United States?
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Rumba
27.
Which South American ballroom dance evolved from the flamenco?
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Tango
28.
Which German ballroom dance was originally known as the "Boston in America"?
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The Waltz
29.
Which type of ballroom dance was associated with rock 'n' roll songs like "Rock Around the Clock"?
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Foxtrot
30.
What is the traditional pairing in Flamenco duets?
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Male And Female
31.
Which Latin American dance was popularized in the United States by a song of the same name?
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La Bamba
32.
What is a piece of garb that men typically wear when performing Irish folk dance?
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Kilt
33.
How do square dancers know which steps to perform?
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A Caller Tells Them
34.
In Ireland in the 1800's, who traveled from village to village to teach the peasants how to dance?
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Dancemaster
35.
What type of dance has deep roots in English clogging, Irish and African-American traditions?
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Tap Dance
36.
What type of dance is typically thrown for single males?
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Stag Dance
37.
What specific type of person was Western Dance perfect for?
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Cowboy
38.
What is the Irish word for an informal evening of dance?
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Ceili
39.
What type of lucrative dance is sometimes held at wedding receptions?
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Money Dance
40.
What type of dance is associated with luaus?
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Hula
41.
How did the Irish welcome arriving royalty?
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Performing Local Dances
42.
What type of hat is the Mexican Hat Dance performed around?
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Sombrero
43.
After what famous pilot, who crossed the Atlantic in one "hop", was the "Lindy Hop" named?
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Charles Lindbergh
44.
What type of dance is known for the same improvisation as the music that accompanies it?
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Jazz Dance
45.
Which Disney film features a little girl who wants to be a hula dancer?
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Lilo And Stitch
46.
In the "Nutcracker", who is Clara's uncle?
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Uncle Drosselmyer
47.
In which ballet are seasons represented by individual dancers?
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Swan Lake
48.
Which term refers to the weight shift from both feet to one foot, giving the body a graceful S-curve?
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Contrapposto
49.
What group of people developed the Flamenco to escape from persecution by the Spanish monarchy?
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Gypsies
50.
Balante dance, which originated in West Africa, uses what type of object?
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Masks
51.
What type of dance was developed by Argentinean "gauchos", or cowboys?
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Malambo
52.
What country did Kpanlogo dance originate in?
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Ghana
53.
In ballroom dance, what direction do partners usually move when they assume the promenade position?
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Diagonally
54.
What is the shark-skin drum traditionally used when performing Hula dance called?
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Pahu
55.
What social class of Argentinean people originally developed the Tango?
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Lower Class And Immigrants
56.
In 1969 and 1970, what destructive action was Breakdance promoted as an alternative to?
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Gang Warfare
57.
Where was "salsa", which originally referred to many different types of dance, said to be invented?
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New York
58.
What country did the Cha-Cha dance initially appear in?
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Haiti
59.
In South America, during what type of situation is Samba dance typically performed?
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Festivals
60.
Approximately how old is Breakdance?
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500 Years
61.
In what decade was the "cha-cha" invented?
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1900's
62.
Which country did the Samba, a festive dance, originate in?
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Brazil
63.
Which two regions had prominent influence on the evolution of dance in the 20th century?
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Africa And Caribbean
64.
Which dance is a slow variant of the Mambo?
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Cha-Cha
65.
When dancing the Flamenco, where do men's hands traditionally go?
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Raised By The Head
66.
Approximately when was the Polka invented?
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1830's
67.
What was the purpose of belly dancing when it was originally developed?
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Strengthening Abdominal Muscles
68.
What are the two main styles of ballroom dancing?
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American And International
69.
What part of the music that accompanies the Flamenco dance was the last to evolve?
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Instrumental
70.
Which type of "mambo" dance is the fastest?
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Triple Mambo
71.
What is a phrase describing a dance that follows a story line?
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Narrative
72.
Which social occasion does the "flamenco" simulate through body language?
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A Duel
73.
In ancient Egypt, what role did dance play in hunting?
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To Pray For Good Future Hunts
74.
What was the first musical that incorporated dance as a main part of the show?
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Oklahoma!
75.
What was the first ancient culture to incorporate dance?
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Egyptian
76.
What popular modern art form evolved from ancient Greek dance?
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Live Theater
77.
How did many ancient dance movements evolve?
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Common Everyday Gestures
78.
What were dance groups that performed during the Middle Ages called?
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Troubadours
79.
The "Cha-Cha" contains how many beats per measure?
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Four
80.
What musical instrument is traditionally used to play background music for the "tango"?
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Bandoneon
81.
The "salsa" was derived from which dance?
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Mambo
82.
Which age group was the first to enthusiastically adopt the "Tango" in Europe?
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Teens
83.
When dancing the Hustle, what dance move does the woman perform almost constantly?
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Spinning
84.
The Native American "Fancy War Dance" demonstrates which characteristic?
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Stamina
85.
In primitive culture, what did dances typically commemorate?
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Significant Life Change
86.
Which type of dance did a woman named Zourna make famous by performing in cafes for money?
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Veil Dance
87.
Which kind of movement does the "Cha-Cha" require to be performed correctly?
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Small Steps
88.
What city did the Hustle originate in?
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New York City
89.
What was the "polka" originally called?
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Madera
90.
What is the name of the record producer who modernized Breakdancing?
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Afrika Bambaataa
91.
If the "waltz" has a rhythm of 3/4, how many steps must dancers take for each bar of music?
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Three
92.
What do European sword dances commemorate?
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Battles
93.
What dance move is an important feature of the Salsa?
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Turns
94.
What region did Breakdancing originate in?
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South America
95.
By dictating the rhythmic beat of music, what element of ancient dance did a dance leader control?
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Dancers' Pace
96.
In the United States, what unlikely group of music lovers took a liking to "polka"?
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Country Western Dancers
97.
What is the national dance of the Dominican Republic?
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Merengue
98.
What was the most important element of ancient dance rituals?
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Rhythm
99.
What dance was the "cha-cha" derived from?
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Mambo
100.
Who coined the phrase "Belly Dance" as a name for Oriental or Middle Eastern dancing?
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Sol Bloom
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