Jazz Dance Vocab & History
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What is a Jazz Dance grapevine?
29a turned-out low walk using shoulder opposition
step together step
steps moving sideways - side, back, side, front
a fruit-bearing vine
- Q1
What is a Jazz Dance grapevine?
a turned-out low walk using shoulder opposition
step together step
steps moving sideways - side, back, side, front
a fruit-bearing vine
30s - Q2
What is an isolation?
to disengage from another group
a movement of one part of the body
a half turn
a big kick
30s - Q3
What is ball change?
a weight shift from back foot to front foot
a half turn
switching a volleyball for a basketball
steps moving sideways - side, back, side, front
30s - Q4
What is a jazz square?
a 6 step move in the floor pattern of a square
a 2 step move in the floor pattern of a square
a square with jazz hands
a 4 step move in the floor pattern of a square
30s - Q5
What is a pivot?
1/2 turn on the balls of the feet to change directions
step together step
a spin
a weight shift from the back foot to the front foot
30s - Q6
What is a pirouette?
Take three equal steps while rotating 360 degrees
A turn performed with supporting leg in releve and other leg in passé
1/2 turn on the balls of the feet to change directions.
Cross back, side, front…with a fast tempo (1&2)
30s - Q7
What is a chasse?
a kick
a walk in an ostentatious manner
"to chase," a step together step
a half turn on 2 legs
30s - Q8
What is a leap?
step together step
a jump off 2 feet to 1 foot with legs opening in the air
a jump from 1 foot to the other with legs opening in the air
a jump from 1 foot to 2 feet with legs opening in the air
30s - Q9
What is vernacular dance?
VooDoo dance
Social/Cultural dance
Religious dance
Celebratory dance
30s - Q10
Jazz in its dance form, originates from these immigrant cultures:
British, American, and Irish cultures
Irish, British, and African cultures
African, Irish, and American cultures
African, Scottish, and American cultures
30s - Q11
Vernacular dance styles of the African-American performers was considered too __________ for the Broadway audiences.
easy
scary
rough
delicate
30s - Q12
What musical was credited with helping to unite the white Broadway and black jazz communities.
Ragtime
Oklahoma
Shuffle Along
On Your Toes
30s
