Test your knowledge by taking our
Dance Quiz!
1. The step 'pas de chat' literally means:
Step of the horse
Step of the chicken
Step of the day
Step of the cat
2. In the Nutcracker, what is the name
of Clara's brother?
Claude
Fritz
Hank
Jean-Pierre
3. Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, Fred Astaire,
and Savion Glover are all famous for what type of dance?
Modern
Tap
Jazz
Ballet
4. The Charleston was a dance craze in the:
1920's
1940's
1950's
1960's
5. Which of these is a connecting step in
which one foot "chases" the other?
tombé
échappé
chassé
coupé
6. In which of these dance styles are
you likely not to wear shoes?
Tap
Ballet
Hip hop
Modern
7. The name of the white swan in Tchaikovsky's
Swan Lake is:
Ophelia
Odette
Oleta
Odile
8. Which of these was not a major figure
in dance history?
Anna Pavlova
Isadora Duncan
Merce Cunningham
Lauren Bacall
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