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One Step Forward, Two Steps Back Quiz


My fairy godmother has given me a magic pair of dancing shoes. With them I can journey through the land of dance.

A multiple-choice quiz by StarStruck60. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
StarStruck60
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
322,460
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
640
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Top 35% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. Donning my magic shoes, I do a quick soft shoe shuffle and am transported to a magical ballroom. Beautiful music fills the room and I am twirling, twirling, twirling, caught up in the romance of the Viennese Waltz. Which composer was known as "The Waltz King"? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. A bit dizzy from all that twirling, I click my heels and am immediately whisked away to America, where I find myself wearing a very short skirt. My hair is cropped and I am doing a dance named after a Southern City. What is it?
Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Another quick twirl and my magic shoes work again, taking me to Brazil. What is the national dance of Brazil? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. After all that, my feet feel in need of a rest. A gentle toe tap of my shoes takes me to Moscow and the best seat in the house for the ballet. What is the name of the world famous ballet company based in Moscow? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Rested, I leave the ballet and tap the toes of my shoes together. This time I find myself back in Europe, dancing a wild and passionate flamenco. Which country am I in? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Exhilarated by the flamenco, I stamp my feet. My shoes transport me to Argentina, where I find myself doing another passionate dance, this time in the close embrace of a male partner. Which dance am I doing? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. I've decided I need something a little less hot-blooded. A single heel click and my magic shoes take me back in time to Regency England. Which of the following was a popular dance of that period? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. An elegantly pointed toe tells my shoes it is time to move on again. I come forward in time to the 1960s and a dance craze that swept the world. Popularised by a Chubby Checker song, what was this? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. A quick toe tap of my magic shoes whisks me off on my travels again, this time to Cuba, where I find myself doing a dance introduced by Perez Prado in 1943. What is this? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. My shoes are almost out of magic, but they have one last journey left in them, back to England and The Lambeth Walk. When did this dance first become popular? Hint



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1. Donning my magic shoes, I do a quick soft shoe shuffle and am transported to a magical ballroom. Beautiful music fills the room and I am twirling, twirling, twirling, caught up in the romance of the Viennese Waltz. Which composer was known as "The Waltz King"?

Answer: Johann Strauss II

The waltz is the oldest ballroom dance. It probably originates from a German folk dance, the Landler. Napoleon's soldiers spread it across Europe and from there it made its way to England. At first it was greeted with outrage, as it was the first dance where the man actually made close contact with his partner, but then, in the 1830s, came Johann Strauss I, and the Viennese Waltz.

However it was Johann Strauss II who wrote wonderful waltz music, such as "The Blue Danube", that took Vienna by storm and popularised the dance throughout Europe.
2. A bit dizzy from all that twirling, I click my heels and am immediately whisked away to America, where I find myself wearing a very short skirt. My hair is cropped and I am doing a dance named after a Southern City. What is it?

Answer: The Charleston

The Charleston became popular after featuring in the musical "Runnin' Wild" in 1923. Danced to the ragtime jazz so popular in the 1920s, it can be done with a partner, alone, or in a group. The dance is actually older than the 1920s, having been popular in black communities in and around Charleston, South Carolina (hence its name) since around 1903.
3. Another quick twirl and my magic shoes work again, taking me to Brazil. What is the national dance of Brazil?

Answer: Samba

The Samba is a very old dance, possibly African in origin and it is the dance of festival. During festival time in Rio Samba, "Schools" with many thousands of performers dance through the streets. It was introduced into the movies by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in "Flying Down to Rio" in 1933, and was later danced by Carmen Miranda in "That Night In Rio".
4. After all that, my feet feel in need of a rest. A gentle toe tap of my shoes takes me to Moscow and the best seat in the house for the ballet. What is the name of the world famous ballet company based in Moscow?

Answer: The Bolshoi Ballet

The Bolshoi Ballet Company is one of the oldest in the world. The Bolshoi Company was founded in 1776 to produce opera, plays and ballet. It has always promoted Russian-born writers and musicians and, in 1877, premiered Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake". It has a world-famous ballet school and competition for the very few places available to non-Russian students is fierce.
5. Rested, I leave the ballet and tap the toes of my shoes together. This time I find myself back in Europe, dancing a wild and passionate flamenco. Which country am I in?

Answer: Spain

Flamenco is considered an integral part of Spanish culture, but it is indigenous to only one region of Spain - Andalucia. Both the original music and dances come from Andalucian gypsies, but over the years other influences have crept in, notably from Cuba and Latin American. Flamenco dancing involves strong, sensual movements of the entire body and takes many years to master properly.
6. Exhilarated by the flamenco, I stamp my feet. My shoes transport me to Argentina, where I find myself doing another passionate dance, this time in the close embrace of a male partner. Which dance am I doing?

Answer: Tango

The Argentinian tango should not be confused with ballroom tango. The Argentinian version involves maintaining contact with your partner at all times, often in a very close embrace, whilst the ballroom version is more open. Argentinian tango is essentially a walking dance where the interpretation of the music is the most important element.
7. I've decided I need something a little less hot-blooded. A single heel click and my magic shoes take me back in time to Regency England. Which of the following was a popular dance of that period?

Answer: Quadrille

Before the arrival of the waltz, the majority of dances in England were based on country dances and were done in either long lines or sets, with partners facing each other and having little contact other than their hands. The Quadrille was performed by four couples in a square and could be quite intricate.
8. An elegantly pointed toe tells my shoes it is time to move on again. I come forward in time to the 1960s and a dance craze that swept the world. Popularised by a Chubby Checker song, what was this?

Answer: The Twist

Imagine putting out a cigarette with your feet whilst drying your behind and back with a large towel, and you have the basics of how to do the twist. The craze swept the world in the 1960s fuelled by records such as "The Twist", "Let's Twist Again" and "Peppermint Twist". Other crazes, such as The Mashed Potato, The Monkey and The Funky Chicken, grew out of it.
9. A quick toe tap of my magic shoes whisks me off on my travels again, this time to Cuba, where I find myself doing a dance introduced by Perez Prado in 1943. What is this?

Answer: Mambo

The birth of the Mambo is credited to Perez Prado, who introduced it at La Tropicana night club in Havana in 1943. Musically, it is a fusion of swing and Cuban music which was born out of American jazz musicians being hired to play in Cuban night clubs to entertain tourists.

After Perez Prado other Latin American band leaders such as Xavier Cugat put their own stamp on it. It was a short-lived craze and is rarely danced today other than by advanced competition dancers.
10. My shoes are almost out of magic, but they have one last journey left in them, back to England and The Lambeth Walk. When did this dance first become popular?

Answer: 1937

"The Lambeth Walk" is a song in "Me and My Girl", a 1937 Noel Gay musical. The song gave its name to a dance made popular by Lupino Lane. A walking dance done in pairs, lines, solo, it became enormously popular, with the song and choreography that went with it becoming a show stopper.

The craze even reached royalty, with King George VI and Queen Elizabeth attending a performance and joining in with the audience.
Source: Author StarStruck60

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