PE 12 Quiz #2

a partnership dance where couples, using step-patterns, move rhythmically, expressing the characteristics of music.

• Ballroom Dancing

• Hiphop

• Latin Dance

• Standard Dance

The social origin of ballroom dance lies in what country?

• Cambodia

• Puerto Rico

• America

• Europe

a style focuses on the elegance, grace and fluidity of movement.

• Standard Style

• Latin Style

It is a fast paced (180 beats a minute) rotary dance where the dancers are constantly turning either in a clockwise (natural) or counter-clockwise (reverse) direction

• Viennese Waltz

• Jive

• Rumba

• Samba

this style of ballroom dance was known for being a passionate, emotional form of dance.

• Quickstep

• Cha Cha Cha

• Tango

• Samba

a lively, fun, cheeky and playful dance. It is a non-progressive dance that emphasizes Cuban motion.

• Rumba

• Salsa

• Samba

• Cha Cha Cha

Originated in the United States from African Americans in the early 1930s. The name of the dance comes from the name of a form of African-American vernacular slang

• Jive

• Tango

• Viennese Waltz

• Quicksteps

a style focuses on a display of vibrant energy and a personal flair. The couple’s dancing pattern is syncopated to the rhythm of the music.

• Latin Style

• Standard Style

Where was the samba originated?

• Africa

• Japan

• Brazil

• Jamaica

a style of ballroom dance that is derived from the Afro-Caribbean dance “Son” and has been popular in this country as a ballroom dance since the 1930's.

• Rumba

• Salsa

• Cha Cha Cha

• Jive