DANC 360 CH. 6

Dance can allow an individual the opportunity to express his/her allegiance to a society

True

A key aspect taken from african dance and incorporated into the various dances that emerged within the American social scene during the 20th century was improvisation

True

African dance differed from European dance in that the dancers tended to bend forward at the waist while dancing rather than maintaining an erect torso

True

Blackface minstrelsy was popular during the 1930s century

True

Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers tamed the "animal dances" of the early 1900s

True

In the nineteenth century, some individuals thought the waltz to be scandalous

True

The cakewalk was the first american dance to cross over from black to white society and from stage to ballroom

True

The slave trade fueled the fusion process of African and European dance

True

According to your reading, the waltz began among the lower and middle classes as serious art

false

African dance incorporated only simple rhythms in which the entire body moved in the exact same rhythm at all times

false

Dancing by couples who face each other in a formal embrace is an invention of america

false

Slave owners were never hesitant about letting their slaves dance

false

Minstrel performers wore make up that made their faces white.

False

The key element of the Lindy hop was the erect and carefully held upper body

False

the american carnival is a national celebration that represents a grand fusion of Portuguese and African traditions

False

Social dance during the early 1900s featured african body movements joined with european touch dancing

true

the calenda is a circle dance from the caribbean

true

European and American influences combined to create new dance forms in both North and South America

False

European dancing featured improvisation against a background of basic movement motifs, a sense of groundedness, and focus typically on the group of dancers

False