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What is ballet
Originated during the Italian Renaissance in the fifteenth century.
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What is the 'Cha Cha Slide' by DJ Casper?
"Alright now, we're going to do the basic step... to the left!"
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Who is Abby Lee Miller?
The main dance teacher from 'Dance Moms.'
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What is ballet?
The earliest form of concert dance.
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What is Bring It On?
A series of cheerleading films that began in 2000.
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What is hip hop
Began in New York during the late 1960s and early 70s and includes a wide variety of styles.
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What is 'Single Ladies' by Beyonce?
"I'm up on him, he up on me, don't pay him any attention. I cried my tears, for three good years, you can't be mad at me."
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Who is Mark Meismer?
Well known in the world of competition dance. An instructor with NUVO dance convention and often works with Autumn Miller.
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What is a principal dancer?
The highest ranking for a dancer in a ballet company.
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What is So You Think You Can Dance?
A televised dance competition on FOX.
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What is tap
Originated in the US in the early 29th century at the crossroad of African and Irish American dance forms.
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What is "I Wanna Dance With Somebody' by Whitney Houston?
"It's the light of day that shows me how, and when the night falls, loneliness calls."
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Who are the Jabbawockeez?
Season 1 winner of America's Best Dance Crew. Also appeared on World of Dance season 1.
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What is tap dance?
Mister Bojangles was well known for this genre of dance.
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What is Chicago?
A 2002 American musical comedy crime film based on the 1975 stage musical of the same name.
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What is jazz
Originated from the African American vernacular dance of the late 1800s to the mid 1900s.
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What is 'Hey Ya!' by OutKast?
"My baby don't mess around because she loves me so, this I know fo sho."
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Who is Bob Fosse?
American dance, choreographer, and director who revolutionized musicals with a distinct style of dance.
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Who is Tchaikovsky?
Known for composing these two famous ballets: Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker.
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What is West Side Story?
A 1961 American musical romantic drama film directed by Robert Wise and choreographed by Jerome Robbins. A new remake is set to come out in 2020.
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What is ballroom
Earliest authoritative knowledge of this was recorded in the 16th century in France.
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What is 'Beat It' By Michael Jackson?
"They're out to get you, better leave while you can. Don't want to be a boy, you want to be a man."
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Who is Pina Bausch?
A German dancer and choreographer who, with a blend of movement, sound, and prominent stage sets, became an influence in the field of modern dance from the 1970s on.
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What is 1795?
The year pointe shoes were developed.
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What is Fame?
A 1980 teen musical drama film set in New York City following the lives of students attending a performing arts high school.
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