Music App "Rhythms That Dance"

Question 0

A French dance in quick duple meter with a single up-beat

Answer 0

Bouree

Question 1

A style of classical dance that emerged in France during the 16th century

Answer 1

Ballet

Question 2

Traditional Irish and Scottish social dance

Answer 2

Ceili

Question 3

An African-Cuban dance that became popular because of its rhythms and because it was easy and fun

Answer 3

Conga

Question 4

Created by Mexicans living in Texas (Tex-Mex)

Answer 4

Conjunto

Question 5

A way of expressing who we are and what life is about

Answer 5

Dance

Question 6

Dance of the Lakota Indians

Answer 6

Eagle dance

Question 7

Chapters and instrumentalists

Answer 7

Ho’opa’a

Question 8

Poetry

Answer 8

Mele

Question 9

A rather slow and charming French dance that originated as a country dance

Answer 9

Minuet

Question 10

One who executes the movements

Answer 10

Olapa

Question 11

Mixes African and Caribbean rhythms created by Jamaican musicians

Answer 11

Reggae

Question 12

An Afro-Brazilian dance that is faster and jazzier than the tango

Answer 12

Samba

Question 13

A dance in triple meter with an accent on beat 2

Answer 13

Sarabande

Question 14

A set of instrumental pieces each in the character of a dance

Answer 14

Suite

Question 15

Latin American dance performed at a moderately slow walk-like tempo in 4/4 meter
The primary accents are on beats 1 and 3

Answer 15

Tango

Question 16

A four stringed guitarlike instrument

Answer 16

Ukulele

Question 17

A dance in triple meter

It was considered unsophisticated and unrestrained

Answer 17

Waltz

Question 18

Who composed “The Firebird Ballet”

Answer 18

Igor Stravinsky

Question 19

Why do people dance

Answer 19

To celebrate 
To ward off evil spirits 
To prevent sickness and danger 
To bring good fortune 
To ask for rain

Question 20

Who composed “West Side Story”

Answer 20

Leonard Bernstein

Question 21

What type of dance did Bach and Handel arrange

Answer 21

Popular dances of the day into a group of music that was meant to be heard, not danced to

Question 22

What 3 things shapes Conjunto music

Answer 22

Polka and waltz
German, Czech, and Polish immigrants
Button accordion

Question 23

Why type of dance did Mozart and Haydn make popular

Answer 23

The minuet

Question 24

Who was the “Waltz King”

Answer 24

Johann Strauss

Question 25

List 6 characteristics of Native American dance

Answer 25

Primarily sung
Drums, rattles, flutes, and stringed instruments are used
Never written down
Not composed
Believe that music is a gift from the creator
It fulfills a function within the society

Question 26

What are the differences between the reel and the jig

Answer 26

Reel — danced to quick music in a 2/4 meter (duple), comes from “weaving motion”, and is a group dance

Jig — danced to music in a 6/8 meter (triple), most associated with Ireland, and has up-and-down movements