Dance Organizations and Their History
This quiz will test your knowledge about the history and significance of various dance organizations.
Questions
Which dance organization is credited with establishing the first professional ballet school in the United States?
- American Ballet Theatre
- New York City Ballet
- School of American Ballet
- Boston Ballet
What is the name of the organization that oversees the world of competitive ballroom dancing?
- World DanceSport Federation
- International DanceSport Federation
- United States DanceSport Federation
- National DanceSport Federation
Which dance organization is responsible for preserving and promoting the traditional dances of Mexico?
- Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura
- Secretaría de Cultura
- Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes
- Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia
What is the name of the organization that was founded in 1966 to promote and support modern dance in the United States?
- American Dance Festival
- Merce Cunningham Dance Company
- Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
- Martha Graham Dance Company
Which dance organization is known for its annual dance competition, the Prix de Lausanne?
- Royal Academy of Dance
- Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet
- Paris Opera Ballet School
- Bolshoi Ballet Academy
What is the name of the organization that was founded in 1982 to promote and support tap dance in the United States?
- American Tap Dance Foundation
- National Tap Dance Foundation
- International Tap Dance Association
- World Tap Dance Organization
Which dance organization is responsible for overseeing the world of competitive Irish dance?
- An Coimisiún le Rincí Gaelacha
- Irish Dance Commission
- World Irish Dance Association
- National Irish Dance Association
What is the name of the organization that was founded in 1969 to promote and support contemporary dance in the United States?
- American Dance Guild
- National Dance Association
- Dance/USA
- Contemporary Dance Association
Which dance organization is known for its annual dance competition, the Youth America Grand Prix?
- Youth America Grand Prix
- Prix de Lausanne
- International Ballet Competition
- World Ballet Competition
What is the name of the organization that was founded in 1936 to promote and support folk dance in the United States?
- National Folk Dance Association
- American Folk Dance Society
- International Folk Dance Association
- World Folk Dance Association
Which dance organization is responsible for overseeing the world of competitive ballroom dancing in the United States?
- United States DanceSport Federation
- National DanceSport Federation
- International DanceSport Federation
- World DanceSport Federation
What is the name of the organization that was founded in 1957 to promote and support jazz dance in the United States?
- American Jazz Dance Association
- National Jazz Dance Association
- International Jazz Dance Association
- World Jazz Dance Association
Which dance organization is known for its annual dance competition, the International Ballet Competition?
- International Ballet Competition
- Prix de Lausanne
- Youth America Grand Prix
- World Ballet Competition
What is the name of the organization that was founded in 1921 to promote and support modern dance in the United States?
- Denishawn School of Dancing and Related Arts
- Martha Graham Dance Company
- Merce Cunningham Dance Company
- Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Which dance organization is responsible for overseeing the world of competitive hip hop dance?
- World Hip Hop Dance Federation
- International Hip Hop Dance Federation
- United States Hip Hop Dance Federation
- National Hip Hop Dance Federation