Advanced Beginner Tap Tap Dance Trivia

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1. Which tap dancer is famous for his “Stair Dance?” a. Jimmy Slyde b. Bill “Bojangles” Robinson c. Fred Astaire d. King Rastus Brown

2. In the 1930s, the Nicholas Brothers dance at what famous New York City club? a. The Jazz Club b. The Jazz House c. The Cotton Club d. The Vine

3. Which tap dancer is famous for appearing in movies with Shirley Temple? a. Bill “Bojangles” Robinson b. Willie Coven c. LaVaughn Robinson d. Eddie Brown

4. Which female tap dancers was known for her “machine gun” fast tapping in the 1930s and 1940s? a. Jeni LeGon b. Elenor Powell c. Ginger Rogers d. Ann Miller

5. Which tap dancer appeared with Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds in MGM’s “Singing in the Rain?” a. Fred Astaire b. Donald O’Connor c. Fred Kelly d. Buddy Ebsen

6. Some historians think that tap dancing is a mix of which dance forms? a. Irish Step Dance b. African Dance c. English Clog Dance d. All of the above

7. This small room in a New York club served as the “Harlem Headquarters” for tap dancers in the 1930s: a. The Hoofers Club b. The Hoofers Lounge c. The Tappers Club d. The Hoofers Corner

8. Leonard Reed is known for this tap dance routine: a. The Charleston b. The Tack Annie c. The Shim Sham Shimmy d. The Cakewalk

9. The Famous tap dancers who starred in the film “Tap” was: a. Gene Kelly b. Gregory Hines c. Savion Glover d. Jimmy Slyde

10.May 25th is “National Tap Dance Day” in the U.S. The date was selected for which famous tap dancer’s birthday? a. Gene Kelly b. Fred Astaire c. Bill “Bojangles” Robinson d. Harold Nicholas