Year 8 Street Dance Introduction Quiz 21/05/2020, 10 52
Year 8 Street Dance Introduction Quiz Your next topic in Dance will be Street Dance. Read through the information below carefully then see what you remember by answering the following questions. (All the answers can be found in the extract.) *Required
Street Dance A Brief Summary Street Dance is an informal style of dance involving a variety of moves, which is popular with young people and often developed in public spaces such as streets, clubs and playgrounds.
Street dance, also informally referred to as street, is an umbrella term which encompasses a range of dance styles characterised by descriptions such as hip hop, funk and breakdancing. Its eclectic nature has spawned a whole new street dance language, including terms such as popping, locking, waving and krumping.
When a dancer pops, they jerk their body by quickly contracting and relaxing the muscles. The movements they make are correspondingly referred to as pops or hits.
Locking refers to fast, exaggerated, movements which then freeze into a rigid position (a lock), whereas waving describes a more Fuid style where movement appears to ripple through the limbs (as if a wave were traversing the dancer's body).
Krumping is characterised by free, expressive and energetic movement of the arms, legs, chest and head.
Street dance originated in New York in the 1970s. Evolving on the streets of Manhattan and the Bronx, it was developed as an improvised, social dance form, reacting against traditional, high-art dance styles. Popular with African-Americans and Puerto- Ricans, street dance was used as an expression of resistance and cultural identity outside of the mainstream.
The energetic nature of street dance makes it popular with young people on a variety of levels, both as an art form, a competitive activity or for physical exercise
(extract sourced from Macmillan Dictionary)
1. From reading the passage above, what does the term 'Umberella' mean in relation to 1 point Street Dance? *
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Something which covers various different styles of Dance
Something which covers the dancers in bad weather
A style of street dance.
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2. From reading the passage above which of the following is NOT a Street Dance style? * 1 point
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Breakdancing
Hip Hop
Contemporary
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3. From reading the passage above which terms below are ALL used when talking about 1 point Street Dance? *
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Locking, Popping, Waving
Locking, Rolling, Popping
Locking, Waving and Jumping
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4. From reading the passage above which best describes how a dancer 'Pops' * 1 point
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Jerk body quickly, contract and relax
Jerk body quickly, fall and roll
Jerk body quickly, wave and freeze
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5. From reading the passage above which best describes how a dancer would 'Krump' * 1 point
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Exaggerate movements and freeze
Jerk body, contract and relax
Free, expressive and energetic movements
6. From reading the passage above what would a Street Dancer do if they were 'Locking' * 1 point
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Fast exaggerated movements then freeze
Fast exaggerated movements followed by free movement
Free, Exaggerated movements.
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7. From reading the passage above, where did Street Dance originate from? * 1 point
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London
New York
Paris
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8. From reading the passage above, In what year did Street Dance originate? * 1 point
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1980s
1990s
1970s
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9. From reading the passage above, why did Street Dance develop? * 1 point
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Reaction to traditional 'high end' dance styles
Reaction to different types of music
Reaction to different types of clm
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10. From reading the passage above what did Street Dance give to people? 1 point
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Cultural Identity
Culural belonging
Cultural heritage
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11. From reading the passage above what makes Street Dance popular? * 1 point
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Its energetic didcult and physical
Its energetic competitive and physical
Its physical, slow and sometimes energetic
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12. From reading the passage above in what types of places was Street dance 1 point developed? *
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Schools and Colleges
Playgrounds and Schools
Streets and Playgrounds
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