Beats, Rhymes, and Life Quiz Review
Across
- 3. Clowning is the less aggressive predecessor to __________.
- 5. Hip hop moves were inspired by complex rhythms and the down-to-earth movement style of _______________ dancing. Music and movement came together to form a new art.
- 7. Popping is based on the technique of quickly ____________ and relaxing muscles to cause a jerk in the dancer’s body, referred to as a pop or a hit.
- 9. Locking relies on fast and distinct arm and hand movements combined with more _____________ hips and legs.
- 10. Refers to the dance form that is a __________ dance style primarily performed to hip-hop music or that has evolved as part of the hip-hop culture.
- 11. Original tutting movements were made with the aid of the wrists, elbows and shoulders, to create the desired ____________ angle.
- 12. The Sugar Hill Gang recorded the first popular commercial rap recording, “__________ _________,” in 1979. This song was many Americans’ first brush with hip-hop.
Down
- 1. The youths who started krumping saw the dance as a way for them to escape gang life and to release ______________, aggression, and frustration positively, in a non-violent way.
- 2. The four main elements of the hip hop culture are deejaying, breakdancing, graffiti, and ______________.
- 4. Both informal and formal competitions often arose. Informal competitions started when a few truly exceptional dancers were noticed on the dance floor; the rest of the people would back off and allow the leaders to duke it out. This is known as a dance _____________.
- 6. Hip hop dancing is thought to have officially begun in _______________ during the late 1960’s and early 70’s.
- 8. Stylish and challenging dance poses that sometimes require the breaker to suspend himself or herself off the ground using upper body strength in poses such as the pike are called ____________________.
- 9. While vestiges of modern, tap, swing, and African dancing can all be found in hip hop, this dance style is really in a class of its own when it comes to improvisation, lack of ______________, and an edge of competition.