#8: Salsa Dance Quiz – What’s your knowledge about salsa dance?
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Quiz #8 Scale
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CORRECT ANSWERS:
1. Salsa dance was created fairly recently, mixing many different dancing styles. It started however in Cuba
b) at the very end of 19th century.
2. Most popular styles are: Los Angeles (“L.A.”), New York, Cuban style / “Casino”, Miami style Casino, Colombian / Cali, Rueda de Casino. We are talking about
a) Salsa.
3. The solo breaks during the performance are known as
b) “shines”.
4. The most traditional salsa dance style is
c) Cuban.
5. Salsa is usually a lead-and-follow partnered dance, although solo forms like line dancing do exist. It’s called
a) Salsa Suelta.
6. Who was dubbed the “Queen of Salsa”?
b) Celia Cruz
7. Dancers stick very close to each other while performing unbelievably fast and complex footwork and tight spins. This salsa style is known as
c) Cali.
8. L.A. Style can be traced back to the Cuban immigrants to the U.S. who borrowed plenty of elements from
a) Mambo and Swing.
9. In the late 1970s, dance instructor Eddie Torres developed
a) New York style.
10. In which Salsa style there are lots of shines and show-off?
b) Miami.
b) at the very end of 19th century.
2. Most popular styles are: Los Angeles (“L.A.”), New York, Cuban style / “Casino”, Miami style Casino, Colombian / Cali, Rueda de Casino. We are talking about
a) Salsa.
3. The solo breaks during the performance are known as
b) “shines”.
4. The most traditional salsa dance style is
c) Cuban.
5. Salsa is usually a lead-and-follow partnered dance, although solo forms like line dancing do exist. It’s called
a) Salsa Suelta.
6. Who was dubbed the “Queen of Salsa”?
b) Celia Cruz
7. Dancers stick very close to each other while performing unbelievably fast and complex footwork and tight spins. This salsa style is known as
c) Cali.
8. L.A. Style can be traced back to the Cuban immigrants to the U.S. who borrowed plenty of elements from
a) Mambo and Swing.
9. In the late 1970s, dance instructor Eddie Torres developed
a) New York style.
10. In which Salsa style there are lots of shines and show-off?
b) Miami.
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