| Here's an artistic depiction of this dance |
the can-can |
200 |
November 7, 2022 |
| New York drag competitions called balls were the birthplace of this stylized dance that Madonna brought to the mainstream |
vogue |
400 |
November 7, 2022 |
| Russell Horning, also known as "Backpack Kid", went viral doing this dance to Katy Perry's song "Swish Swish" |
the floss |
600 |
November 7, 2022 |
| In square dancing, this repetitive call means pass your partner, back to back! |
do-si-do |
800 |
November 7, 2022 |
| In Wonderland, the Mock Turtle & the Gryphon tell Alice how seals, turtles & salmon partner with lobsters for this dance |
the quadrille |
1000 |
November 7, 2022 |
| In this "national" folk dance, you dance around the brim of a sombrero |
the Mexican hat dance |
200 |
March 3, 2006 |
| You may feel like you're between heaven & hell when you bend over backward to do this under-the-stick dance |
the limbo |
400 |
March 3, 2006 |
| "Bring in 'da noise, bring in 'da funk", bring in Savion Glover, famous as a performer of this type of dance |
tap dance |
600 |
March 3, 2006 |
| I always get a kick out of this dance that's performed to the music heard here |
the can-can |
800 |
March 3, 2006 |
| Mayim, a popular folk dance from this country, means "water" in the native language |
Israel |
1000 |
March 3, 2006 |
| For a contra dance, couples form 2 of these & face each other |
Lines |
100 |
June 2, 1997 |
| This "Viennese" ballroom dance was considered scandalous because couples seemed to be embracing |
Waltz |
200 |
June 2, 1997 |
| In the film "True Lies" Arnold Schwarzenegger performed this sensual Argentine dance |
Tango |
300 |
June 2, 1997 |
| The Minangkabau candlelight dance of Sumatra is one of the most beautiful from this country |
Indonesia |
400 |
June 2, 1997 |
| This Andalusian gypsy dance may be accompanied by a cante chico, a "small song", or by a cante hondo, a "deep song" |
Flamenco |
500 |
June 2, 1997 |
| Some trace this American dance back to the musical theatre star Harry Fox |
Foxtrot |
100 |
April 3, 1997 |
| The czardas is the national dance of this country & Liszt used it as a basis for his rhapsodies |
Hungary |
200 |
April 3, 1997 |
| "Que Alegria Es Cosa Buena", this Los Del Rio dance hit has taken the world by storm |
"Macarena" |
300 |
April 3, 1997 |
| A fierce competition in this Mideast specialty might be called "navel warfare" |
Belly dancing |
400 |
April 3, 1997 |
| First popular in Paris music halls around 1840 & considered vulgar, its name is French for "gossip" |
Can-Can |
500 |
April 3, 1997 |
| Legend says Hi'iaka, sister of the goddess Pele, introduced this dance to Hawaii |
Hula |
100 |
February 24, 1997 |
| It's the kind of hat traditionally tossed on the floor in the Jarube Tapatio, or Mexican Hat Dance |
Sombrero |
200 |
February 24, 1997 |
| Pablo Casals composed music for the Sardana, a dance of this country's Catalan people |
Spain |
300 |
February 24, 1997 |
| This sitarist's older brother Uday created the ballet "Radha And Krishna" for Anna Pavlova |
Ravi Shankar |
400 |
February 24, 1997 |
| Casanova thought this dance performed by sailors was "lascivious" |
Hornpipe |
500 |
February 24, 1997 |
| In this type of dance company, the leading male is called the premier danseur |
ballet |
100 |
December 3, 1996 |
| The ribbon braiding of this dance performed on the 1st of the 5th month in England began in the 19th century |
maypole |
200 |
December 3, 1996 |
| The Viennese version of this dance stressed the first step & speeded up the tempo |
waltz |
300 |
December 3, 1996 |
| In 1976 Ludmila Pakhomova & Aleksandr Gorshkov won the first Olympic gold medal in this event |
ice dancing |
400 |
December 3, 1996 |
| Jimmy Sturr had a barrel of fun winning the 1995 Grammy for Best Album of this dance music |
polka |
500 |
December 3, 1996 |
| Name shared by a Spanish dance in 3/8 time & a game played on horseback |
polo |
100 |
November 4, 1996 |
| The kolo is a central European folk dance performed in this formation, with the soloists in the center |
ring/circle |
200 |
November 4, 1996 |
| Playing with an apron is the feature of the saltarello, a lively dance that originated in this country |
Italy |
300 |
November 4, 1996 |
| The oberek is similar to this folk dance originated by the Mazurs but is usually faster |
mazurka |
400 |
November 4, 1996 |
| The Kathak is an exciting rhythmic dance from this country, while the Kathakali is a Hindu dance drama |
India |
100 |
November 16, 1995 |
| Act II of this 1948 fairy tale ballet choreographed by Frederick Ashton is set at a palace ball |
<i>Cinderella</i> |
200 |
November 16, 1995 |
| Ballerina Alicia Markova was director of this U.S. opera company's ballet from 1963-1969 |
Metropolitan Opera |
300 |
November 16, 1995 |
| The Joged is a modernized version of the Legong, the best-known dance of this Indonesian island |
Bali |
400 |
November 16, 1995 |
| He began with the Lester Horton Dance Theater before founding his own American Dance Theater in 1958 |
Alvin Ailey |
|
November 16, 1995 |
| Serge Lifar's abstract ballet "Suite en Blanc" is danced in costumes of this color |
white |
100 |
October 18, 1995 |
| Music for this French court dance became the standardized third movement of symphonies by Haydn & Mozart |
the minuet |
200 |
October 18, 1995 |
| In 1933 Charles Weidman based a full-length modern dance work on this Voltaire novel |
<i>Candide</i> |
300 |
October 18, 1995 |
| The tango evolved in the Buenos Aires area during the latter part of this century |
the nineteenth |
400 |
October 18, 1995 |
| After he ran away with gypsies as a teenager, Vicente Escudero became famous for this type of dance |
flamenco |
500 |
October 18, 1995 |
| Soft shoe is similar to this kind of dancing, but without the metal plates |
tap dancing |
100 |
July 10, 1995 |
| In romantic ballets such as "Les Sylphides", this ballet skirt is calf-length |
tutu |
200 |
July 10, 1995 |
| At the end of the Ukrainian Arkan dance, performers leap over a roaring one of these |
fire |
300 |
July 10, 1995 |
| This risque dance may be of Algerian origin, though it's most associated with France |
can-can |
400 |
July 10, 1995 |
| The legends, art & dances of this religion inspired Ruth St. Denis' 1906 dance work "Radha" |
Hinduism |
|
July 10, 1995 |
| Follow the hand movements in this Hawaiian dance; they're telling a story |
the hula |
100 |
November 10, 1993 |
| To conga you take 3 steps forward and do this |
kick |
200 |
November 10, 1993 |
| It's a tap dance without the metal taps |
a soft shoe |
300 |
November 10, 1993 |
| This "Singin' in the Rain" octogenarian helped choreograph Madonna's Fall '93 tour |
Gene Kelly |
400 |
November 10, 1993 |
| A toned-down version of the rumba reached the U.S. from this island country in the late 1920s |
Cuba |
500 |
November 10, 1993 |
| This syncopated dance was probably named for Vaudeville star Harry Fox |
foxtrot |
100 |
July 15, 1993 |
| The Academic American Encyclopedia's article on this dance says: "See Strauss family" |
waltz |
200 |
July 15, 1993 |
| Though the samba is called a Brazilian dance, its origins can be traced to this continent |
Africa |
300 |
July 15, 1993 |
| The Huapango, a fast-paced dance for couples, is named for a town near Veracruz in this country |
Mexico |
400 |
July 15, 1993 |
| A swing dance that resembles a square dance, or a gigantic granny smith |
big apple |
500 |
July 15, 1993 |
| Ballerinas under age 11 shouldn't dance in these shoes that have been called "satin thorns" |
toe shoes |
100 |
December 16, 1992 |
| Tony winner Hinton Battle says he doesn't buy these shoes premade, he buys soft shoes & makes his own |
tap shoes |
200 |
December 16, 1992 |
| A dance of the 1980s, it's also the title of Michael Jackson's 1988 autobiography |
moonwalk |
300 |
December 16, 1992 |
| Born in Italy in 1918 & raised from age 10 in New York, he was the top Spanish dancer of his time |
Jose Greco |
400 |
December 16, 1992 |
| An 18th century dance in 3/4 time or a call to go left or right in square dancing |
allemande |
500 |
December 16, 1992 |
| The Bharata Natyam, first performed in temples in India, combines dance & legends of this religion |
Hinduism |
100 |
October 19, 1992 |
| A traditional English Morris Dance often includes a "hobby" one of these |
horse |
200 |
October 19, 1992 |
| Type of footwear you should wear to perform a buck-and-wing |
tap shoes |
300 |
October 19, 1992 |
| Traditionally, a man who dances the Jarabe Tapatio wears one of these large hats |
sombrero |
400 |
October 19, 1992 |
| This lively dance of Bohemian origin was introduced in Paris in the 1840s & became wildly popular |
polka |
500 |
October 19, 1992 |
| A waltz isn't done in 4/4 time, but this |
3/4 time |
100 |
April 20, 1992 |
| The tango evolved from folk dances in this South American country |
Argentina |
200 |
April 20, 1992 |
| The punk rock movement gave us this dance consisting of leaping, jumping & banging into one another |
slam dancing |
300 |
April 20, 1992 |
| Though this line dance is of Latin American origin, it's named after a region in Africa |
the conga |
400 |
April 20, 1992 |
| This singer popularized not only the twist but also the fly & the limbo |
Chubby Checker |
100 |
March 25, 1991 |
| Name for the heavy shoes used to hammer out its heavy rhythm, it was a forerunner of tap dancing |
clog dancing |
300 |
March 25, 1991 |
| Some believe this fast Italian dance derived from mad movement caused by a tarantula's bite |
the tarantella |
400 |
March 25, 1991 |
| In ballet the French name for a dance that takes two to do |
a <i>pas de deux</i> |
500 |
March 25, 1991 |
| Title dance you'd do to the following music: |
the (Pennsylvania) polka |
|
March 25, 1991 |
| "Birdie hop out & crow hop in" is part of a call for "Birdie in the Cage", one of these dances |
a square dance |
100 |
January 28, 1991 |
| The famous solo sword dance of this country is known as the Gillie Callum |
Scotland |
200 |
January 28, 1991 |
| The bugaku dances of this country were influenced by Chinese, Indian & Korean dances |
Japan |
300 |
January 28, 1991 |
| The jarabe tapatio is generally accepted as the nat'l dance of this N. American country |
Mexico |
400 |
January 28, 1991 |
| The hassapikos of this country is danced in a line, & dancers hold their partners' shoulders |
Greece |
500 |
January 28, 1991 |
| Ballroom dance in 4/4 time allegedly named for Vaudeville comedian Harry Fox |
the foxtrot |
100 |
October 24, 1990 |
| Portuguese for "new trend", this dance evolved from the samba in the 1950s & '60s |
the bossa nova |
400 |
October 24, 1990 |
| "A way of dancing that's really ultra new... because it does what you want it to do" |
the Continental |
500 |
October 24, 1990 |
| It follows bunny, record & sock |
a hop |
100 |
September 25, 1989 |
| The music & dance show hosted by Don Cornelius |
"Soul Train" |
200 |
September 25, 1989 |
| To dance with stamping steps in heavy shoes, it's also a block in the drain |
clog |
300 |
September 25, 1989 |
| Sometimes done out in a meadow, it's a traditional dance of Romania & Israel |
the hora |
500 |
September 25, 1989 |
| Dance that Eydie Gorme sang about in the following 1963 hit:"I was at a dance / When he caught my eye / Standin' all alone / Lookin' sad and shy..." |
the bossa nova |
|
September 25, 1989 |
| This 1977 film set in Brooklyn capitalized on the disco craze of the late '70s |
<i>Saturday Night Fever</i> |
100 |
May 4, 1989 |
| "The kids in Bristol are sharp as a pistol when they do" this dance |
the Bristol Stomp |
200 |
May 4, 1989 |
| In 1965 Freddie & the Dreamers urged everyone to do this dance |
the Freddie |
300 |
May 4, 1989 |
| This red-haired dancer, once Frank Sinatra's fiancee, was TV's "Mona McCluskey" |
Juliet Prowse |
400 |
May 4, 1989 |
| Popular at carnivals, the hootchy-kootchy is a form of this tummy twister |
belly dancing |
100 |
December 16, 1988 |
| One could be Scotch or Virginia |
a reel |
200 |
December 16, 1988 |
| He created half the ballets the NYC Ballet performed in its 1988 winter season |
George Balanchine |
300 |
December 16, 1988 |
| A 1919 song lamented, "I wish I could" do this dance "like my sister Kate" |
the shimmy |
400 |
December 16, 1988 |
| World Book says blacks in the U.S. combined African dances with English clog & Irish jig to create this form |
tap |
500 |
December 16, 1988 |
| Goddess Pele made the earth shake, but some say her sister made Hawaiians shake by giving them this dance |
the hula |
100 |
November 11, 1986 |
| Meaning "big" or "grand" in Russian, it's the name of Moscow's big grand ballet company |
the Bolshoi |
200 |
November 11, 1986 |
| Gwen Verdon kicked her way to fame doing this in the 1953 musical of the same name |
<i>Can-Can</i> |
400 |
November 11, 1986 |
| Scientifically, this party dance could be called "The Infant Oryctolagus Bipedal Spring" |
the Bunny Hop |
500 |
November 11, 1986 |
| Twyla Tharp "car"eographed a ballet to this Beach Boys hit: |
"Little Deuce Coupe" |
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November 11, 1986 |