Dance 100 - Tap

A Tap dance "cramp roll" has four sounds.

True

A Tap dance "flap" has two sounds.

True

All tap steps can be broken down in to the tap rudiments or fundamentals.

True

Clogging and soft shoe are two forms of dance which fall under the larger tap dance category.

True

Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers were dance partners who tap danced their way through the Hollywood musicals of the 1930s and 1940s.

True

Tap dance finds its roots in both African and Western European cultures.

True

When Tap dance was most popular, even dramatic movie stars found themselves in roles that required them to tap dance.

True

Which of the following is NOT true of the Cake Walk?

It involved a ritual marriage dance brought over from Africa.

Which is NOT true about the Musical Theater tap style?

It was first made popular by Savion Glover.

Which is NOT characteristic of the soft shoe style?

It was performed in slippers rather than hard shoes.

Which is NOT true about Rhythm tap as a style?

It was seen mostly in the early movie musicals.

What are the two primary styles of tap discussed in this lesson?

Rhythm and Musical Theater

Which of the following terms describes a passage when it looks like the dancer is tapping but not all of the sounds are audible?

Air tapping

Which theatrical production featured rhythm tap choreography by Savion Glover?

Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk

Beginning tap dancers need to rush the timing in order to improve.

False

Musical theater Tap is more improvisational that Rhythm Tap.

False

Rhythm tap is used mainly in Broadway shows.

False

Stormy Weather is a film with an all black cast starring Fred Astaire and the Nicholas Brothers.

False

In which venue was it most likely to see performers in blackface?

Minstrel shows

Which is NOT one of the Tap fundamentals (Tap Rudiments)?

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