Arts Toolkit: Dance Handout

Multiple-Choice Questions

Funky Tap

1. The roots of tap dance include
   1. West African dance and music and Spanish flamenco.
   2. West African dance and music and Irish step dance.
   3. Spanish flamenco and English clogging.
   4. Irish step dance and American body percussion.
   
   
2. The tap shoe is essential to tap dance because
   1. the taps are a percussion instrument.
   2. it protects the dancer’s feet from the hard floor.
   3. the dancer can make more noise with it.
   4. it distinguishes tap from other dance forms.
   
   
3. A unique expression of American culture, tap
   1. symbolizes American ingenuity.
   2. epitomizes American virtuosity.
   3. blends music and dance.
   4. works well in movie musicals.

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