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Ballroom Dance Terminology

Test your knowledge of the terminology used in ballroom dance.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the basic unit of movement in ballroom dance?

  1. Step
  2. Turn
  3. Figure
  4. Pattern
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for a series of steps that are danced in a specific order?

  1. Figure
  2. Pattern
  3. Sequence
  4. Routine
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for a series of figures that are danced together?

  1. Pattern
  2. Sequence
  3. Routine
  4. Set
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for a complete dance that is performed by a couple?

  1. Routine
  2. Set
  3. Sequence
  4. Pattern
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for the position of the dancers' feet when they are standing side by side?

  1. Closed position
  2. Open position
  3. Parallel position
  4. Contra position
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for the position of the dancers' feet when they are standing opposite each other?

  1. Open position
  2. Parallel position
  3. Contra position
  4. Closed position
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for the position of the dancers' feet when they are standing side by side, with their feet staggered?

  1. Parallel position
  2. Contra position
  3. Closed position
  4. Open position
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for the position of the dancers' feet when they are standing opposite each other, with their feet crossed?

  1. Contra position
  2. Closed position
  3. Open position
  4. Parallel position
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for a step in which the dancer moves their foot forward and then back?

  1. Forward step
  2. Backward step
  3. Side step
  4. Cross step
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for a step in which the dancer moves their foot backward?

  1. Backward step
  2. Side step
  3. Cross step
  4. Forward step
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for a step in which the dancer moves their foot to the side?

  1. Side step
  2. Cross step
  3. Forward step
  4. Backward step
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for a step in which the dancer crosses their feet?

  1. Cross step
  2. Forward step
  3. Backward step
  4. Side step
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for a turn in which the dancer rotates their body on the spot?

  1. Spot turn
  2. Pivot turn
  3. Traveling turn
  4. Progressive turn
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for a turn in which the dancer moves around the dance floor?

  1. Pivot turn
  2. Traveling turn
  3. Progressive turn
  4. Spot turn
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for a turn in which the dancer moves forward or backward while turning?

  1. Progressive turn
  2. Spot turn
  3. Pivot turn
  4. Traveling turn
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